Services

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

The customer interaction software provider’s Salesforce-backed series G round lifted its total funding to $489m and valued it at $4.4bn.

Salesforce Ventures has reinvested in Guild Education in a series E round valuing the adult education platform developer at $3.75bn.

SoftBank contributed to a $65m round for fresh produce marketplace Frubana while KDDI invested in food ordering service Menu at a $228m valuation.

Prosus Ventures co-led a $255m primary and secondary round for the home service booking platform, which is planning to go public in the next year or two.

The integrated construction services provider is reportedly closing after raising $2bn from investors including SoftBank, Foxconn and Divco West.

Chanwanich Security Printing, Durbell, eWTP Capital, Krungsri Finnovate, PTTOR and SCB10X were among the investors in the logistics provider's series D-plus and E rounds.

Oriola sold part of its stake in telehealth platform developer Doktor.se through a $61.1m round while bicycle marketplace The Pro’s Closet bagged $40m.

Fidelity has led the SoftBank, Fosun and Bennett Coleman & Co-backed logistics service provider’s latest round, set to precede an IPO slated for 2022.

Intel Capital looks set exit the marketing technology provider, which has filed to raise up to $100m on the New York Stock Exchange.

AI-based online tutor developer Riiid raised a sizeable $175m round from SoftBank. Riiid is part of the broader edtech space, which has been given much attention by corporate investors in recent years.