Cellular Agriculture was spun out of University of Bath in 2016 as the UK’s first startup in the cultured meat space, but its ambitions go far beyond a lab-grown burger.

SHV Holdings,' NPM Capital fund reinvested in online grocery retailer Picnic as part of a round that will fund construction of a huge new distribution centre.

The second-hand clothing marketplace is now valued at $1.1bn, having raised money from backers including Burda Principal Investments.

The furniture rental service pulled in $17.5m from a round led by Crescent Enterprises' corporate venture capital vehicle as it prepares to expand into the Middle East.

V2Food has secured series A funding on the back of its strategic partnership with burger retail chain Hungry Jack's.

Plant-based burger manufacturer Impossible Foods is hoping to more than double its current valuation of $2bn, having already raised some $750m from investors including GV.

The Alibaba and SoftBank-backed peer-to-peer e-commerce platform is looking to close $1bn to $1.5bn in funding early next year.

The furniture rental platform has confirmed it recently raised series B funding from investors including WeWork, HNI and JLL Spark.

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

Sunshine Insurance and SF Express-backed fresh produce distributor Hongjiu Fruit has raised $71.1m in a round led by CMC Capital.