SoftBank emerged in the news last week with its sizeable bets in the equity derivative markets in the US. Despite some recent challenges, the telecoms conglomerate has been very active in large venturing deals this year as well.

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

American Express, Interpublic, US Cellular and Verizon exited the advertising platform developer last year in an acquisition by NinthDecimal.

A range of corporate LPs made commitments to the third vehicle raised by the US and Japan-focused venture firm, which has reached a final close.

Emtek and SoftBank Ventures Asia participated in a series B round that lifted the logistics services provider's funding in the past year to roughly $100m.

The Vietnam-focused venture firm’s maiden fund has attracted commitments from limited partners Naver, Sea and Woowa Brothers on the way to a $50m target.

The online course and tutoring provider, which counts Tencent, BCC and Naspers as investors, bumped its valuation up to $10.8bn in the round.

Dollar General, Workday Ventures and NTT Docomo Ventures participated in a round that boosted the staff management software provider's total funding to more than $35m.

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

The last-mile delivery service has secured $28m for the first close of a Google-backed series E round valuing it at $245m.