Existing investor Kaplan has returned for a NewSpring Growth Capital-led round that increased the leadership course provider's total funding to more than $23m.

Goldman Sachs Investment Partners led a $25m series B round for the budget hotel chain that follows a Qualcomm Ventures-backed round in June 2016.

Recruitment software provider JazzHR has now raised $24m in four funding rounds from a consortium including Salesforce Ventures.

The Alphabet-backed language learning platform increased its total funding to $108m with a series E round led by Drive Capital that valued it at $700m.

The investment increased the Southeast Asian tourism booking platform's funding to $500m over the past year, JD.com also having provided funding.

English language learning platform developer Liulishuo has closed a Hearst Ventures-backed round that was co-led by China Media Capital and Wu Capital.

Educational app developer Byju's has raised funding from Tencent as part of a round reportedly sized at $40m that could value it at up to $800m.

SoftBank and Hony Capital have provided $500m in funding for WeWork's newly formed Chinese subsidiary, with each set to take a minority stake.

Qualcomm Ventures, which invested in the urban delivery service last year, has come back for a $14.3m round alongside Dragoneer Investment Group and Monashees Capital.