The AI-enabled humanoid robot builder has received $36.4m in funding from investors including existing backer Tencent, which supplied its series A financing two years ago.

Satt Sud-Est has assigned an exclusive licence to Arteac-Lab, co-founded by former CNRS researcher Philippe Herzog, for an electroacoustic modeling software called Simbox.

The smartphone maker has launched a $29m VC and consulting business subsidiary based in the Chinese city of Chongqing.

Chief financial officer Maggie Wu has been put in charge of strategic acquisitions and investments at Alibaba, replacing executive vice-chairman Joe Tsai.

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

General Electric had considered spinning out its corporate venturing operation, but has now shifted its focus to finding a buyer for a portfolio consisting of stakes in more than 100 companies.

KDDI and SMBC have returned to back a $10m round for artisanal e-commerce platform Creema alongside fellow corporates Japan Post, Mixi, SBI and Mitsui Fudosan, almost doubling its overall funding to $21m.

Lumar-backed social shopping app Depop has received $62m in a series C round that will fund the company's expansion in the US.

Peloton has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the US that would follow $995m of equity funding and provide exits for Comcast and Grace Beauty.

The daily grocery delivery service has now raised about $28m to date, securing $10.5m in a Unilever Ventures-led round.