Zinc's occupational communication platform, geared towards deskless workers in service industries, has been picked up by ServiceMax after receiving equity from CVC subsidiaries of GE and Hearst.

The rental guarantee provider has collected $15m in a Silverstein Properties-backed series B round, which increased the company's overall funding to $27m.

Home Depot has taken part in a $37m series C round, which increased the UPS-backed courier service's overall funding to $62m.

Ian Folau, a co-founder and former CEO of GitLinks, has been hired by the recently launched LMI Ventures as a managing director.

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Cargo shipping services platform Flexport is now valued at $3.2bn following a $1bn round led by SoftBank Vision Fund that will go to technology development and hiring.

The last-mile consumer goods delivery service has almost quadrupled its valuation in under a year, as SoftBank Vision Fund returned for a $400m round.

University of Michigan will supply an initial $2.75m in funding to MemryX, Ripple Science, GreenMark Biomedical, and Give and Take, and could invest as much as $20m altogether.

Mofang Apartment has tapped its investment unit to invest in the 58.com-backed apartment rental platform operator's $29.7m series B round.