Busuu has received $6.5m from McGraw-Hill Education and will incorporate the larger company's technology into its language learning platform.

The e-commerce group will target startups developing apps for local services, and will provide an additional $161m in debt through its Ant Financial affiliate.

Direct emailing service Mailjet took its total funding to more than $17m in a round featuring Orange and Publicis-backed Iris Capital.

The supply chain services provider received the money from Riverhill Fund, in which e-commerce company Alibaba is the largest investor.

Recruit invested in the specialist hiring platform through the $20m HR Technology Fund it formed in January this year.

The agribusiness venture fund, backed by partners including Tereos, AG2R-La Mondiale and Groupama, has funded eight companies since its April 2014 formation.

Nokia and Reed Elsevier returned to reinvest in the language learning app developer, which has now secured $34m in total funding.

The firm has invested $206m in SingPost and its e-commerce logistics subsidiary, and a further $100m in flash sales site Mei.com.