Conglomerate Reliance Group has injected $12m into Square Yards, an online-to-offline marketplace focusing on real estate, adding to $11m raised last year.

Astremedia, Channel 4 and ad-for-equity vehicle German Media Pool VC all participated as new investors, lifting the HR marketplace's total funding to $30m.

Glenmede Trust and the Ontario Pension Board have joined a $30m extension for Hired's Comcast-backed series C round, which is now sized at $70m.

The series B capital was provided by undisclosed backers, and follows a $10m series A investment by Baidu in 2014.

The hotelier acquired a 30% stake in boutique hotel operator 25hours through the deal and will now look to help it expand internationally.

Kr Space, a co-working spinout of 36Kr, has received $30m in series B funding from IDG Capital Partners and Prometheus Capital.

Emissary has launched its business intelligence platform and added $10m to a $2m seed round backed by Alphabet subsidiary GV and The New York Times.

Google Capital-backed Freshdesk has secured funding in a Sequoia Capital India and Accel Partners-backed series F round, taking its overall funding to $150m.