The consumer goods trading platform has secured nearly $80m from existing investor Tencent in a deal that took its total funding past $510m.

The university spun out 19 businesses over the course of 2018-19, including orthodontic device producer Invisia and dietary insights software developer Eaterpad.

The Altria-backed electronic cigarette maker has secured new funding according to a regulatory filing, as it prepares to fight an upcoming lawsuit.

SoftBank could invest $50m to $60m in e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal to lead a round that could possibly stretch to $100m.

The digital gifting platform, which counts KDDI as its largest investor, expects to raise approximately $51.7m when it floats in Tokyo.

Marico will acquire an additional 14.5% of fitness and wellness app developer Revofit over the next year having initially invested in 2018.

Rakuten has backed a $70m round for the hotel booking platform that came less than a month after it completed a $45m series B.

Motley Fool Ventures co-led UrbanStems' series B round to bring the online florist's debt and equity financing to more than $27m altogether.

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

BBG Ventures, the female-focused venture fund formed by AOL, has set a $50m target for its third fund, the first to feature additional LPs.