Consumer

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

Comcast Ventures upped its stake in Tovala as part of a round that brought the company's overall funding past the $60m mark.

Rich’s and Alphabet subsidiary GV took part in a round that more than doubled the online food retailer's overall funding as it prepares for expansion in California.

NC State is the first of a planned five academic partners to benefit from on-campus commercialisation experts and access to capital.

SuperDraft has received $30m from Caesars Entertainment, which will add the company's daily fantasy game to its stable of online games.

PreSeed Ventures-backed Vivino runs a wine recommendation platform and has raised $155m in a series D round after adding 21 million users in three years.

Pea-based snack chip brand PeaTos has pulled in $12.5m through a round led by packaged goods manufacturer Post Holdings.

Sachin Bhanot has left B Capital after two years to lead Prosus Ventures' investment efforts in Southeast Asia.

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

SEB Alliance was among the participants in a round that will help the recipe publisher develop children's cooking kits along with a packaged goods offering.

An undisclosed US university endowment has helped the consumer-focused venture firm hit a $118m final close for its second fund, surpassing its $100m target in the process.