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The adult education provider completed a series D round, reportedly advancing its valuation past the $700m mark in the process.

The disaster prediction platform developer has signed a multi-year agreement with insurance firm Sompo Holdings, which had already backed its series B round.

As the month of August draws to a close, last week we reported several initial public offerings (IPOs) which are lined up for the coming weeks along with some notable ones that have already taken place.

The four-month accelerator programme operated by banking group MUFG’s research subsidiary has begun accepting submissions by startups focusing on post-pandemic realities.

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

KKR has led a $150m round for Huohua Siwei that included Longfor Properties, after the online education provider added 100,000 users in under five months.

Huike Group's IT education spinoff has secured $79.7m from Gaorong Capital and GL Ventures seven years after it was launched.

Alibaba has paid a nine-figure renminbi amount for a stake in its strategic partner Helijia, which markets beauty services to consumers through a mobile app.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Hyatt, Sotheby’s, Digital Garage, American Express and Advance Publications exited experience marketplace IfOnly in an acquistion by fellow investor Mastercard in January.

The predictive logistics platform developer has raised a further $13m, adding to $24.5m raised from investors including M12 and Honeywell Ventures in April.