Consumer

IDG Capital Partners portfolio company LineKong is proving its bet on mobile gaming would pay off for investors. The company has recently raised $80m in a series C round of funding led by Starwish Global.

The Daily Mail Group Information (DMGI) on behalf of its education subsidiary Hobsons has invested $9m in India e-learning company iProf Learning Solutions India, in a series B round of funding. Existing investors Norwest Venture Partners and IDG Ventures India, the corporate venturing unit of publisher International Data Group also participated in the round.

A summary of some of the most active corporate venturing units last year, with the link to our 2013 data supplement.

The Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Beijing China has selected the 19 start-ups that will participate in the fourth Beijing Accelerator class taking place in January. Accelerator Participants receive an average $250,000 worth of resources.

ISAI, a French early stage and small cap private equity fund backed by a growing list of European - largely French entrepreneurs and high ranking senior executives - has re-invested in French travel agency-linked business, Evaneos. Fellow corporate venturing outfit, XAnge Private Equity, also participated in the $6m series B round. The company has raised $7m since it was established in 2009.

Germany-based Delivery Hero has raised $88m in a series E round to consolidate its global position in the online and mobile food ordering sector. Insight Ventures led the deal. Existing backers include Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ruNet, Tengelmann Ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, Point Nine Capital and Phenomen Ventures. Its total funding to date is about $200m.