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Special report: Chinese unicorns

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SoftBank has tapped three executives to help run its $5bn Latin America-focused fund, with Paulo Passoni and Shu Nyatta to work alongside managing partner André Maciel.

The e-commerce loyalty platform has now raised approximately $85m in total, after Rakuten Capital co-led a round that will fund technology development.

The cannabis-focused vaping product maker has increased its overall funding to approximately $14.7m with a $10.4m round backed by Newstrike Brands.

The Max Group and TVS-backed beauty product retail platform has reportedly increased its valuation to $724m in an investment by TPG Growth.

The smart gym equipment producer doubled its total funding to $90m following a round that included the CAA-backed Evolution Media.

The Shea Ventures-backed social fashion marketplace has hired underwriters for an initial public offering that would follow almost $150m in funding.

Self-storage service MakeSpace is targeting $30m for its latest round having already secured funding from new strategic partner Iron Mountain.

Oncology therapeutics developer Fusion Pharmaceticals closed a $105 round, featuring several corporate investors. The deal forms part of the growing broad oncology space, which has seen much attention from corporate venturers in recent years.

The fast food chain has completed a five-day bootcamp which forms part of Chipotle Aluminaries Project, its food and agriculture-focused accelerator.