Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

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

Bloomberg Beta and Slack Fund were among the investors that provided $12m for the workplace messaging tool developer.

GMG Ventures came onboard for the market research provider's series B round, which was led by venture firm Lakestar.

The Advance, Take-Two Interactive and Chernin Group-backed mobile game publisher increased its valuation to $3.3bn and its total funding to approximately $900m.

Canon, Dai Nippon Printing, Gree, Hakuhodo DY, Marui, Mixi, Mizuho, Nihon Unisys, Oriental Land and Tokyu Fudosan all contributed to the venture firm’s $76.3m second fund.

Tencent led a round sized at nearly $100m, with fellow coprorates Kuaishou and technology firm Susquehanna International Group also contributing.

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

Rheinische Post Mediengruppe has taken part in a $2.3m round for the podcast marketing platform a year after it was founded.

Sony, 21st Century Fox, WarnerMedia, Alibaba, Walt Disney and Entertainment One are among the investors that had supplied $1.75bn for the short-form streaming service.