Unilever Ventures co-led an $11.4m round for the social commerce platform that closed five months after its $5m series A.

MIT retail analytics spinout Celect has now raised a total of $25m, having received $15m in an NGP Partners-led round.

Co-founded by an Indiana University graduate, customer behaviour analytics software developer Zio has secured funding from two of the university’s venture funds.

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

E-cigarette brand Juul has overcome internal opposition to agree a $12.8bn investment by Marlboro owner Altria at a $38bn valuation.

The round reportedly valued the online food ordering platform at $3.3bn and was led by $660m from Naspers, while Meituan Dianping and Tencent also invested.

Goldman Sachs invested $35m in the Grace Beauty-backed eco-friendly footwear brand that will be used to expand its retail presence in the US.

StartX-backed Lighthouse AI failed to garner enough commercial interest in its interactive household camera despite raising $17m in funding.

Ikove Venture Partners has launched a $10m venture capital vehicle to help spawn spinouts based on projects at Ohio universities.

GV has exited POC-focused health and beauty product manufacturer Walker and Company in an acquisition of undisclosed size by Procter & Gamble.