The online question-and-answer platform developer is going public alongside a $250m private placement featuring JD.com, Alibaba, Tencent and Lilith Games.

The SIG-backed social network developer doubled its valuation to $250m in a round coming less than a year after it raised $35m.

The Tencent-backed online sports app operator’s latest secondary round valued it at nearly $5bn, though the identity of the sellers has not been disclosed.

The event community platform developer secured the series C funding at a $325m valuation and plans to more than double headcount this year.

Nuverse Inspiration Fund will invest in game developers on behalf of ByteDance's Nuverse gaming subsidiary.

Social media talent manager Night Media's fund will invest up to $300,000 per company in areas such as consumer-facing products, gaming and the creator economy.

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

Ubisoft, Warner Music Group, Intel Capital and Liberty Technology Venture Capital helped the game development platform provider secure $52.5m.

SoftBank-backed Volpe has reached an $80m first close of its inaugural fund and made its first deal by investing in Uol Edtech.

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