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

US-based software development platform Pixie has raised $9.2m in a series A round led by Benchmark, with participation from conglomerate Alphabet’s GV subsidiary, according to TechCrunch. The company revealed the funding as it released its product as a public beta.

US-based beauty products marketplace Mira Beauty has picked up $9m in a series A round co-led by Unilever Ventures, the consumer conglomerate’s venturing subsidiary, and venture capital firm 14W. The money will allow Mira Beauty to move its mobile app…

Thierry Heles

Thierry Heles is editor-at-large of Global University Venturing and Global Corporate Venturing, and host of the Beyond the Breakthrough podcast.