The Lianjia spinoff is currently raising $800m in a series D round that will be led by Tencent, and which looks likely to be its first external funding.

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

The real estate services platform secured the cash at a $3.8bn valuation, with Lennar, SoftBank Vision Fund, Access Technology Ventures and new investor GV all participating.

The JD.com-backed office equipment leasing service has increased its overall funding to nearly $60m in a $22.3m pre-series B round.

Ease, the HR enrolment and benefits software provider formerly known as EaseCentral, took its total funding to almost $28m in a Propel Venture Partners-backed series B round.

Airbnb is considering an investment in Oyo sized at $100m to $200m, which would drive the India-based company's international expansion efforts.

Microsoft subsidiary M12 and existing backer Seek both chipped in to a $21.3m round for the corporate training services provider.

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

Online learning platform Newsela has received $50m in series C funding from TCV, six years after graduating from Kaplan’s accelerator and securing funding from the corporate.

IU Philanthropic Venture Fund was among the investors in the contact centre platform creator's round, which will help grow the business through recruitment and product development.