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The agribusiness venture fund, backed by partners including Tereos, AG2R-La Mondiale and Groupama, has funded eight companies since its April 2014 formation.

Nokia and Reed Elsevier returned to reinvest in the language learning app developer, which has now secured $34m in total funding.

The firm has invested $206m in SingPost and its e-commerce logistics subsidiary, and a further $100m in flash sales site Mei.com.

Priceline invested the capital as part of a strategic agreement that will involve it helping the Brazil-based online travel company to enhance its global offering.

Recruit Holdings has paid $40m to acquire learning quiz app provider Quipper, allowing education and publishing company Benesse to exit the company.

Wanda provided $577m of the money, as the Ctrip-backed online tourism guide raised cash at a $2.1bn valuation from investors also including Tencent.

Qualcomm, SoftBank and Yahoo Japan have provided series B funding for the Korea-based restaurant discovery platform.

Hearst Communications was among the investors in the latest round raised by the female-focused online human resources marketplace.

The 3D printing services provider has secured funding from backers including Hewlett Packard and Sumitomo, taking its overall financing to almost $80m.