Naver contributed to a series B round for the audio streaming service, which already counts SoftBank Ventures Asia among its backers.

The Fox Sports and Kraft Group-backed fantasy sports contest operator has gone public through a reverse merger, forming a $3.3bn company that will include betting technology producer SBTech.

Corporate backers Kakao Games and E&M are among the limited partners for newly launched esports-focused private equity fund ATU Partners.

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

Broadcaster Fuji Media has put up $45.8m for a growth and late-stage vehicle, following on from a $16m early-stage fund in 2013.

The AI-powered esports tournament platform developer raised the cash in an Intel Capital-led round after spinning off from BlueStacks.

Guangxi Royal Dairy committed nearly half the capital for the venture firm's latest fund, which has closed at $86.7m.

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

Emory University's endowment fund was among the LPs that chipped in for the venture capital firm’s Continuum I fund, which has closed at $56.6m.

Soci, which counts Stanford's Daper Fund as an investor, has raised series C capital to build headcount and upgrade the AI underpinnings of its retail social media page management platform.