Services

The Bertelsmann automotive e-commerce platform has priced its shares at the lower end of its range to raise $20m instead of its targeted $150m.

Two large and important deals above the $1bn mark in the e-commerce and e-retail space in East Asia appeared in the news last week. Both deals involved telecoms group SoftBank as a corporate backer.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

JHU-backed fitness platform operator BurnAlong obtained the cash from investors including Brown Advisory to take its total to $4.7m.

NovaUCD, Vodafone Ireland and Ericsson will start an Ireland-wide accelerator for emerging 5G-related technologies.

The exercise equipment producer has received $20m in series D funding, two years after it secured $45m, with NGP Capital leading the latest round.

Human resources provider AMN Healthcare invested in the on-demand recruitment platform’s series C round, which increased its funding to $60m altogether.

Hospitality shift work platform Qwick’s seed investors include UAVenture Capital Fund, an independent vehicle set up to cultivate University of Arizona’s ecosystem.

Meredith Finn, the Salesforce Ventures senior director that launched its $50m Impact Fund,

The 51Job and New Oriental-backed financial services training provider has raised cash in a series C round co-led by Morgan Stanley and Hillhouse.

Real Estate Technology Ventures has achieved a final close of $108m for a first fund backed by Aimco, Boardwalk, Essex, MidAmerica and UDR, and made a follow-on investment in SmartRent.