Nexstar Media co-led a round disclosed two months after the company launched its gaming and esports livestreaming network.

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

Griffith Foods helped plant-based food and media group Livekindly Collective increase its funding this year to $335m.

The private placement valued the gamified educational platform developer at more than $2.2bn and gives SoftBank a 9.7% stake.

The Tencent-backed social gaming platform developer had been reported to be targeting an $8bn valuation in its initial public offering.

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

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

Big Hit Entertainment, the Netmarble-backed talent management agency and record company, priced its initial public offering at the top of its range.

University endowment-backed Will Ventures aims to unlock sports-related innovation across markets such as fitness, media and gaming.

One97's gaming app, PFG, launched the $1.4m fund alongside more than $40m in support for the domestic gaming and fantasy sports space.