Recruitment business Andela raised $100m series D round featuring Alphabet

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

SoftBank is reportedly set to lead the next round for GV-backed storage and home removal services provider Clutter, which has targeted $200m to $250m.

The General Electric-backed oilfield services marketplace operator has reportedly increased its valuation to $300m following a round led by Founders Fund.

The end-to-end supply chain services provider, which was spun off from Foxconn, has raised $356m in a China Life-led round that also featured China Railway Group.

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover and Porsche all backed a series B round for the roadside assistance app developer, whose early investors include Verizon, Allianz and ATD.

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

The JF Shea-backed trucking services platform has increased its total funding to more than $125m with a series C round that included Global Logistic Properties.

The African IT recruitment platform has closed a series D round featuring existing investor GV that boosted its total funding to $180m.

The service provider marketplace operator has increased its total funding to $172m with an investment from SoftBank Vision Fund that valued it at almost $1bn.