New investors PepsiCo, Maersk, Verizon and NTT Docomo joined existing backers including Avery Dennison, Amazon Web Services, Merck, Qualcomm and Samsung in the round.

Israel-based internet-of-things (IoT) technology provider Wiliot added an amount reported by Globes to be $20m to its series B round on Tuesday, raising the money from investors including several corporates.

Venture investment platform Vintage Investment Partners led the round, which also featured beverage producer PepsiCo, Maersk Growth, Verizon Ventures and NTT Docomo Ventures – subsidiaries of shipping services provider Maersk and telecommunications firms Verizon and NTT, all fellow new investors.

Adhesive manufacturer Avery Dennison, cloud services provider Amazon Web Services,…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.