Much eye-catching activity in the consumer sector is coming
from Asian markets, both in terms of the level of corporate
venturing investment by native groups and the investment in
high-growth winners in those markets.

SIG's Asian unit has participated in a round worth 'tens of millions of dollars' for the online retailer, which sells mainly imported fruit to Chinese customers.

The e-commerce group has taken a 25% stake in InTime, the owner of a chain of brick-and-mortar stores in China as it expands beyond the online market.

3D printed orthotic company, Sols, gains $1.75m in seed funding led by Lux Capital.

Ingram Content Group's ICG Ventures invests an undisclosed amount into Librify, an ebook platform for book clubs.

DKT Technologies creators of e-commerce marketplace Hangtot has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Japan's CyberAgent Ventures.

AirVend, a company that produces cashless touchscreen devices that attach to vending machines, has raised $1.2m in seed funding led by 365 Retail Markets.