Services

Vista Equity Partners has agreed to buy Applause, a brand services provider that had raised $115m from investors including corporate venturing unit Accenture Ventures.

Tencent has participated in a round that valued the online education platform at more than $1.5bn, taking its total funding past the $325m mark.

Shipping firms Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM joined GE Ventures and Goldman Sachs to add $4.5m to the freight contract platform's series A round, which now stands at $13m.

Latin American travel booking platform Despegar has filed to go public in the US, two years after Expedia invested $270m for a 16% share in the company.

Rivigo stands to receive at least $100m and possibly as much as $400m from SoftBank in a deal that would value the logistics services provider at close to $1bn.

On-demand refuelling service Filld has raised $9.65m in a series A round led by JF Shea's corporate venturing unit.

The autonomous security system developer, which is backed by NTT Docomo, Konica Minolta and Flextronics, has closed the first half of a mini-IPO.

The GV-backed online realtor marketplace has now secured a total of $55m, having raised $40m in a series B round featuring Citi Ventures.

The electronic device repair service has rebranded from CellSavers and raised new funding from investors including corporate venturing unit Samsung Next.

Baidu spinout Zuoyebang has added $150m in funding from investors including Legend Capital and will use the capital to strengthen its online education platform.