The book publisher and nursing care service group’s Gakken Innovation-Tech Fund plans to invest about $29m over the next five years, targeting edtech and healthtech.

Fivestar Holdings took part in a series B round for the early education platform developer through investment vehicle Focustar Capital.

McClatchy, Gannett and Tonc have exited the gig-economy recruitment platform in an acquisition by peer CareerGig.

Temporary staffing portal Jobandtalent has added $108m to its latest round from investors including Seek to take its total funding to roughly $290m.

The O’Reilly Media-backed online campsite booking service achieved a $300m valuation in a series C round featuring Index Ventures and Bond Capital.

Nutresa contributed to a $14.2m round that increased the grocery trading platform developer's overall funding to approximately $54m.

Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs has exited the domestic assistance provider in an acquisition by Angi Homeservices.

The currency processing equipment provider has backed a $9.6m round that pushed mobile payment technology developer Showcase Gig’s total funding to $48m.

The fitness class provider roughly doubled its valuation to $2bn in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund that included Bertelsmann Asia Investments and Tencent.

Tencent participated in the HR management software provider's series D round, which was disclosed together with $50.5m in series C funding.