Consumer

You & Mr Jones put up a share of the funding as the consumer data technology provider took its overall funding to $60m.

Eli Lilly is to exit the genetic sequencing system provider Readcoor in a cash-and-share acquisition by 10x Genomics. This is one of the relatively few exits we have seen in this space over the past decade.

John Doherty, a GCV Powerlist award winner, becomes CFO as Walter Delph heads business.

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

University endowment-backed Will Ventures aims to unlock sports-related innovation across markets such as fitness, media and gaming.

Returning investor SoftBank Vision Fund came back for a round that valued the consumer product delivery platform at $3.9bn.

The Comcast, American Express and Amazon-backed grocery delivery service increased its valuation to $17.7bn in a round co-led by Valiant Peregrine Fund and D1 Capital Partners.

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

The series D round included Digital Garage and reportedly valued the food distribution platform between $400m and $500m.

University endowments have backed a dollar-denominated venture capital fund from M31 Capital, whose earlier investments include Grail.

The food delivery service reportedly expects to achieve a valuation of more than $2.6bn when it floats, having secured permission for Amazon to invest earlier this year.