The ByteDance, Google and Microsoft-backed owner of news aggregator platform DailyHunt was valued above $1bn as of two months ago.

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

The Tencent and Baidu-backed livestreaming app saw its shares almost triple on the first day of trading and is now valued at about $160bn.

Ascential has invested in Hudson MX for the second time, as part of a $63.5m round that will fund the growth of its media purchasing and accounting platform.

Accenture Ventures was among the investors in a round that will support the expansion of Touchcast's virtual events platform.

SIG, Gojek and Telstra helped mobile gaming platform developer Mobile Premier League roughly double its valuation to $975m.

Existing investors Five Below and Comcast helped the esports tournament operator hike its overall funding to $25m.

The Tencent and WMG-backed game development platform operator, valued at $29.5bn as of last month. is pausing its direct listing plans due to regulatory scrutiny.

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

Japan Post Investment Corporation and Mirai Creation Fund have taken part in a $28.6m round for the video production software provider to take its total funding to almost $67m.