Prosus, Times Internet and Tencent-backed online education provider Byju’s is seeking up to $400m in funding at a $10bn valuation, just a couple of months after fetching an $8bn valuation.

Telstra was among the investors in a $185m series B round that brought the artificial intelligence-powered customer service technology developer’s total funding to $260m.

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

The corporate has revealed it expects to lose $6.6bn on its WeWork investment in the last financial year, separate to its Vision Fund commitments.

Salesforce Ventures has thrown its weight behind Niche as the educational matchmaking service prepares to add thousands of schools to its platform.

Topia, a developer of remote work management software, closed a series D round shortly after integrating with software produced by new investor Workday.

Ferguson's investment arm is in weekly contact with portfolio companies and expects digitisation to be more widely adopted in the construction industry as work practices change.

The corporate-backed coding education platform secured $35.3m in funding as its business receives a boost from the coronavirus lockdown.

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

Wujiang Hotels, Baicheng and Meili Jinrong are among the first wave of China-based companies to close due to Covid-19 restrictions.