Fireside Ventures has closed a $52.3m fund backed by corporate limited partners Unilever, ITC, RP-Sanjiv Goenka, Hero Enterprise and Emami.

The SoftBank-led series D round is indicative of a startup space where logistics, buying and transport are moving closer together.

Fidelity subsidiary Eight Roads Ventures has attracted $375m for a Europe and Israel-focused fund that will target enterprise, consumer, fintech and healthcare IT.

Vermouth brand Belsazar is the first portfolio company of Diageo-backed accelerator Distill Ventures to be acquired by the corporate.

SoftBank invested $40m to lead a $61.4m funding round for Grofers that valued it at $300m, increasing its stake in the online grocer to between 35% and 40%.

Alibaba has doubled its investment in the Southeast Asian online marketplace, having accumulated an 83% stake as of June last year.

The Unilever-backed meal-kit delivery service has received $39.8m from Hargreave Hale, Angel CoFund, MMC Ventures and BGF Ventures to more than double its total funding.