Toyota Tsusho carried on its parent company's partnership with Sendy by taking part in the courier services provider's latest round.

The university formed 23 new spinouts in 2019, while a total of 33 companies raised a combined $292m – an amount only beaten by 2016’s record-holding $408m.

JLL Spark and returning investor Comcast Ventures participated in a series B round that will support the hotel chain's movement into new markets.

SoftBank led a series A round for the robotic waiter developer that included fellow corporate investors Line Ventures, Lotte Group, Smilegate and DSC.

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

Ingka-backed interior design services marketplace Livspace has increased its latest round to $60m, with a close of up to $100m expected next month.

Anheuser-Busch InBev, Salesforce and General Electric all contributed to the equity portion of the consulting services platform's series E round.

Tiger Global and Steadview Capital provided the series B financing, which came roughly five years after a Paytm and Alibaba-backed series A round.

The postal service is exploring the possibility of either putting together a dedicated investment vehicle or investing in other venture funds.

Axa is set to exit residential engagement app developer Modern Message, which has agreed to be bought by RealPage.