Services

Ticketing management platform Eventbrite has received $25m in funding from Square as part of a strategic partnership deal, taking its total funding to $225m.

Travel agency Ctrip has co-led a $300m round for holiday home platform Tujia, two years after the corporate contributed to a series D round of the same size.

Seven West Media was among the participants in the task marketplace's $25.7m round and now owns a stake in excess of 18%.

Verve, The Universal Music-backed marketing service formerly known as StreetTeam, will use its $18.5m series B round to support international growth.

The freight management software provider, which counts Bloomberg Beta and GV as investors, has confirmed its DST-led series C round, which included Wells Fargo.

The seven programs, formed between two University of Maryland institutions, UMB and UMCP, include a commercialisation vehicle for high-potential spinouts.

Last week the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency, Apex-Brasil, and Global Corporate Venturing ran once again the Corporate Venture in Brasil conference to develop corporate venture capital in Brasil. <br />

Childcare service provider UrbanSitter took its overall funding to $40m with a round led by the corporate-affiliated Advance Venture Partners.

GV-backed online travel marketplace Secret Escapes has collected $111m in equity and debt financing from investors including Singapore state-owned Temasek.