The Africa-focused e-commerce platform, backed by MTN, Rocket Internet, Millicom, Orange, Axa and Pernod Ricard, has filed for a $100m initial public offering in the US.

The cross-border e-commerce platform has completed a $59.5m series C round led by the Alibaba-headed Electronic World Trade Platform, boosting its total funding to about $85m.

Tobacco maker JTI and Plug and Play have launched an accelerator to back 20 startups each year that are developing vaping technology.

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

The online marketplace for handmade goods, which reportedly counts KapanLagi Networks as an investor, has shut its business.

Delivery Hero has confirmed a $50m investment in the food listings and ordering platform as part of a $105m second tranche of a round that now totals $315m.

The funding was led by SoftBank Vision Fund, valuing Grofers at $425m, and provided as part of a larger round expected to close at between $120m and $140m.

The venture capital firm has sourced commitments from investors including Arlon Group and Rabobank for a $100m food and beverage-focused fund known as BFG Fund II.

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

BASF Venture Capital has joined Alchemist Accelerator as a limited partner to develop digital technologies in the chemical industry.