Sales training software provider MindTickle has now raised more than $14m in just over a year, with Qualcomm Ventures now among its investors.

Stuart secured the capital in a series A round led by the La Poste subsidiary as it prepares to launch its rapid logistics service in five European cities.

The language learning platform, backed by Alibaba and CyberAgent, raised the money at a $1bn valuation and intends to expand into other on-demand services.

The $307m Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund and $129m Entrepreneurs Fund for Hong Kong will invest in companies leveraging its technology ecosystem to develop products.

Business Growth Fund has invested a combined $21.5m in Acro Aircraft Seating and Giggling Squid, and an undisclosed sum in Braidwater.

Times Internet has taken a majority stake of undisclosed size in the microjobs marketplace, which pays users for completing small assignments.

The Pearson-backed adaptive learning company took its overall funding to almost $150m in a round expected to close at about $47m.

Bertelsmann led coding course provider Udacity's $105m series D round days after investing $230m in education technology producer HotChalk, possibly heralding a big drive in educational corporate venturing for the firm.