TAL Education helped boost the tutoring platform operator’s overall equity and debt financing to more than $59m, having previously invested $5m in November.

The corporate has picked up a 57% stake in SoftBank-backed professional social network Dajie for just over $50m in cash and shares.

The e-commerce platform is conducting due diligence for an investment that would reportedly more than double last-mile delivery service Shadowfax's valuation to $200m.

Sustainable food-focused Germi8 has been co-founded by Leave a Nest and has backing from fellow corporates Kobashi Industries and Euglena.

Insurance broker NFP's corporate venturing vehicle was among the investors in a round that will accelerate commercialisation of Hound Labs' advanced breathalyser.

Axel Johnson’s corporate venture capital arm has contributed to a $10.4m series A round for the Sweden-based digital insurer that was led by Obvious Ventures.

Bertelsmann Asia Investments and TAL Education's Good Future Education Industry Fund combined in a $27.9m round for literary education platform Hexiaoxiang.

Huohua Siwei more than doubled its total funding to $160m after attracting $85m in a round that featured an investment vehicle for Longfor Properties.

Accor, Hilton, IHG and Marriot provided a total of $50m for the event-booking management platform, which will use it to beef up engineering, sales and marketing.

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