Seven West Media was among the participants in the task marketplace's $25.7m round and now owns a stake in excess of 18%.

Verve, The Universal Music-backed marketing service formerly known as StreetTeam, will use its $18.5m series B round to support international growth.

The freight management software provider, which counts Bloomberg Beta and GV as investors, has confirmed its DST-led series C round, which included Wells Fargo.

The seven programs, formed between two University of Maryland institutions, UMB and UMCP, include a commercialisation vehicle for high-potential spinouts.

Childcare service provider UrbanSitter took its overall funding to $40m with a round led by the corporate-affiliated Advance Venture Partners.

GV-backed online travel marketplace Secret Escapes has collected $111m in equity and debt financing from investors including Singapore state-owned Temasek.

On-demand delivery platform Glovo has confirmed a $35.2m series B round co-led by Rakuten Capital that took its total funding to approximately $43m.

The private equity firm has acquired a majority stake in online property marketplace Ten-X at a $1.6bn valuation, $400m more than when CapitalG invested in 2014.