Alphabet’s GV and Stripe supplied the funding for computer science academy Lambda School, a Y Combinator graduate that trains software engineers for no upfront cost.

American Family Ventures, SoftBank Capital and Verizon Ventures all reinvested in the car repair services provider in a $10.2m round led by Royal Bank of Canada.

Paradise Group of Industries and Gobi Ventures co-led a $9.9m round for working space provider GoWork, which merged with competitor ReWork in February.

Finger received $14.4m in the round, which featured property management firm Greentown Service Group, taking the musical education provider's overall funding to $20.6m.

Flipkart-backed freight shipping marketplace Blackbuck has received $27.3m in funding, with existing backer Sequoia Capital leading the round.

The corporate's Vision Fund is reportedly thinking of buying a majority stake in WeWork for $15bn to $20bn, though the FT places the deal size at up to $10bn.

The Bertelsmann-backed short-term accommodation marketplace has raised nearly $300m in a round led by Yunfeng Capital.

Alibaba has backed smart enterprise tools provider Landray through its DingTalk communication app office, building on earlier collaborations between Landray and the corporate’s AliCloud unit.

Evolv Ventures will be headed by ex-Lightbank partner Bill Pescatello and will fund startups developing technology for the food industry.

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