Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Consumer electronics producer Lenovo spun off its Lecoo smart retail subsidiary yesterday with an undisclosed amount of funding from e-commerce group JD.com. The companies intend to collaborate on promoting smart retail both online and offline, with JD.com providing assistance and technology to help Lenovo improve its supply chain management capabilities.
Healthcare services firm Cardinal Health joined unnamed strategic investors to provide $10m of series B funding for US-based homecare technology and services supplier Medically Home Group on Tuesday. Medically Home…
