The series C round was led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and backed by GLP Capital Partners, GV and Volvo Group Venture Capital at a $500m valuation.

Everyday Network has exited apartment manager BestBond in an acquisition of undisclosed size by SoftBank-backed Ziroom.

The business management software provider's Zhongnan Capital-backed series D round lifted its overall funding to about $165m.

Q&A with Tarik Galijasevic, managing director, ASV

GoodWorker has put up $33.8m to help fund the newly launched company’s plans to help migrant workers in India find employment.

Empower Education Online has pulled in $265m through a round that included Tencent and SIG, its earlier backers including New Oriental, TAL Education Group and ATA.

Property engine developer Homesnap agreed to a $250m cash acquisition by Real estate data provider CoStar Group. This is a notable exit in the space in which corporates have been actively investing over the past five years but there have not been many exits.

The Maif Avenir-backed home improvement services marketplace will join a number of home improvement brands owned by Kingfisher, with its founder retaining a significant stake.

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

Mitsubishi UFJ’s research subsidiary has revealed the finalists for its accelerator’s latest batch: Acompany, Dynave, Kifutta, Mory, RadarLab and TransRecog.