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Corporate venturing deal net: 20-24 May 2019

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

May 24, 2019

DoorDash jumps to $600m series G round

DoorDash is now valued at $12.6bn after securing funding in a series G round backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, taking its total funding to nearly $2bn.

May 24, 2019

Wild Earth forages $11m

Mars Petcare-backed vegan dog food producer Wild Earth has collected $11m in a series A round that took its total funding to $16m.

May 23, 2019

Technology of the Year: Apeel Sciences

With the growing focus on food sustainability, University of California (UC) Santa Barbara-founded food preservative developer Apeel Science is a particularly apt selection for the Technology of the Year award.

May 22, 2019

Ingka moves into Livspace

Ingka Group, a franchisee of furniture retailer Ikea, invested a reported $10m to $15m in interior design services platform Livspace, which will use the cash to expand its offering.

May 22, 2019

Sun Basket orders $30m in fresh funding

Unilever Ventures participated in a series E round that increased the healthy meal delivery service's overall funding to $125m.

May 22, 2019

GetYourGuide goes to $484m series E

ETH Zurich spinout GetYourGuide secured $484m in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund that took its total funding past $650m.

May 21, 2019

Luxury Closet opens up for $11m

EquiTrust-backed clothing e-commerce company Luxury Closet has collected $11m, taking its overall funding to nearly $30m.

May 21, 2019

Telstra comes back to Boomtown in $12m series B

Customer service software developer Boomtown secured the cash in a Telstra Ventures-led round that was also backed by Capital One Growth Ventures and NHN Ventures.

May 20, 2019

DoorDash stretches toward $500m

The SoftBank-backed food delivery platform is reportedly seeking a minimum of $500m at a valuation of about $13bn.

May 20, 2019
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