The telecommunications company paid $70m for a 30% stake in the online real estate listings company, which raised $100m in a round in which Qualcomm reinvested.

Two months after it raised $35m, the Times Internet-backed e-commerce logistics company has set a target of $150m in growth funding over the next two years.

The online travel information provider will invest in startups directly while also providing an incubator for entrepreneurs with good ideas.

Course Hero, a learning platform for crowdsourced study resources, has raised $15m in a series A round which included IDG Capital, bringing its total funding to $17.4m.

Media company Espresso Group has formed a corporate venturing fund in conjunction with venture capital firm Innogest that will target digital business startups.

The crowdsourcing platform, backed by CyberAgent, Digital Garage, Dentsu and Itochu, has secured about $14.5m in funding since it was founded in 2011.

The staffing company's corporate venturing fund, launched in March this year, is sized at $62.4m, it told TechCrunch.

Marketing research spin-out Consumer Insights is launched by the New Zealand university.