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BOCG Investment was among the participants in a round that will fund technology and strategic investments for the Haier-backed logistics service.

Ron Arnold, who had headed the Australia-based insurer’s corporate venturing arm for nearly six years, has departed in order to launch professional services firm 11eight.

Khosla Ventures led a series A round for WndrCo-backed skills training platform developer Statespace that will help it grow headcount.

Iron Mountain has contributed to a $55m series E round that boosted the storage service provider's overall funding to more than $140m.

Trip.com participated in a $14m series B-plus round for the hotel management software provider through subsidiary Shanghai Kehui Investment.

Poste Italiane has taken part in a $27.2m round for the last-mile delivery service having already launched a strategic partnership in January.

US-based construction services provider Katerra received $200m in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund I, the vehicle formed by telecoms conglomerate SoftBank.

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

Kakao Investment contributed to an $11.5m round led by Horizons Ventures that increased the pod accommodation provider's total funding to $15m.

Naspers has reportedly contributed to a round for the shipping services portal sized at up to $20m, with the cash earmarked for hiring and general business purposes.

The online teaching service was valued at $800m in a Fidelity-led round, adding to earlier funding from investors such as Bloomberg Beta, WME Ventures and Novel TMT.