Consumer

The corporate contributed to a series B-plus round for second-hand goods trading platform Plum that will fund marketing and the bolstering of its services.

Al Nassar-backed farm-to-plate food provider FreshToHome took its total funding to $33m with a series B round led by Iron Pillar.

Solar system provider Bboxx completed a round led by Mitsubishi. This year we have seen a revival of corporate-backed deals in the solar energy tech space, which registered a slowdown last year.

Online warddrobe platform Finery has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Stitch Fix, allowing Farfetch and BBG Ventures to exit.

Ebates-backed brand customer review portal Influenster has been bought for an undisclosed amount by Marlin Equity Partners and will be merged with marketing software producer Bazaarvoice.

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

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Cargill has put another $75m into pea protein-based food ingredient provider Puris, roughly a little over 18 months after it invested an initial $25m.

Toy electronics kit provider LittleBits had raised $59m from investors including O'Reilly Media, and will become part of Sphero's smart toy product lineup.

Smart urban lighting management business Smartnodes has been picked up by Lacroix Group having spun out of University of Liège and UCLouvain in 2007.

Comcast and Grace Beauty-backed exercise equipment provider Peloton has filed to raise up to $500m in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Select market.