The Rocket Internet-backed meal ingredients delivery service nearly doubled its overall funding to $32m in a series B round featuring ad-for-equity firm GMPVC.

Marley Spoon, a Germany-based on-demand food delivery service backed by e-commerce group Rocket Internet, has closed a $17m series B round, TechCrunch reported yesterday.

The round included QD Ventures, Kreos Capital, Lakestar and unnamed existing shareholders. Hedge fund Luxor Capital also contributed capital, according to Gründerszene.

The company concurrently revealed it has received $44m in advertising credit from GMPVC, a media-for-equity fund that partners several Germany-based media companies, to strengthen its market visibility in Germany and across Europe, where it…