The funding will make up part of a round expected to close at $500m in the next two months and valued the food listings and ordering platform at $3bn.

University of Auckland Inventors Fund has contributed to a $40m series B round for AI-based avatar developer Soul Machines, with the investment led by Temasek.

The restaurant management software provider, which counts PayPal among its investors, could reportedly float at a billion-dollar valuation this year.

Trifo, developer of a cleaning-based surveillance system, increased its total funding to $26m in a round that included Yidu Cloud.

Football helmet producer Vicis, a University of Washington spinout, has succumbed to cash pressures despite previously raising $85m in funding.

Trifo, developer of a cleaning-based surveillance system, increased its total funding to $26m in a round that included Yidu Cloud.

In an extended version covering the holidays, Global Corporate Venturing has rounded up the period’s smaller deals and tracked the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

The furniture and design services marketplace has reportedly now raised $46m in total, following a series D round that included Pidilite Group.

The community grocery retailer raised about $143m in a Taikang Life-backed series D round that will be used for the expansion of its warehousing and product range.

GV exited video shopping platform developer Packagd in September through an acquisition by Facebook, it has recently emerged.