The consumer engagement tool developer has been acquired by Appier after raising $3.2m from investors including Digital Garage four years earlier.

Walmart and Lennar both invested in the home automation technology developer, which has just unveiled its first product, a smart lock.

Legend Capital and Industrial Bank have supplied $70.5m in series B funding for Gambol Pet Group, a pet food manufacturer with operations in Asia, the US and Europe.

Louken Group is exiting CombineSell in an acquisition by Shopmatic, having backed the e-commerce management platform developer at seed stage.

The SIG-backed art and culture IP licensor completed a series A-plus round that will support recruitment and the expansion of its properties.

Rakuten Ventures and Simon Property both invested in a $12.5m pre-series B round that valued the premium e-commerce startup at roughly $100m.

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

The $350m fund will provide capital for Gingko spinoffs and has attracted limited partners including Viking Global Investors, General Atlantic and Cascade Investment.

Bertelsmann Asia Investments has returned for the cross-border e-commerce platform's latest round, having backed a series C round of equal size in early 2018.

Ant Financial is in discussions to lead the round, which could boost the online restaurant portal's valuation to $4bn and its stake to nearly 29%.