Comcast Ventures and existing backers The Chernin Group and Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments all took part as the sports media company raised money at a $200m valuation.

The developer of blockchain gaming product CryptoKitties has raised $15m from investors including Samsung Next, GV, Animoca Brands, Endeavor and aXiomatic.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Japanese entertainment producer Sega Sammy has assembled a $20m fund that will be managed by existing partner Fenox Venture Capital.

Naspers, which has had some substantial success with its overseas investments, will fund South African startups through the Naspers Foundry from 2019.

Axiomatic was among the new investors in Epic Games, developer of the hugely popular Fortnite, which is now valued at almost $15bn.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Digital media company Bytedance has agreed $3bn in a round set to be led by SoftBank that will reportedly value it at $75bn.

Media holding company WndrCo is among the investors in a series A round that helped eSports and lifestyle brand 100 Thieves take its total funding to $25m.

The latest cohort of The Information’s journalism accelerator includes founders from Global Coin Research, The Logic, ThePlug and China Money Network.