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The on-demand ride provider has picked three social impact-focused groups from its accelerator’s four cohorts, having named its latest batch last month.

The American Express, Comcast and Amazon-backed shopping service is valued at $13.8bn having raised $100m from T.Rowe Price for its latest round.

Celebrity Kim Kardashian West’s beauty brand raised $200m at a $1bn valuation from beauty brand Coty.

Jüsto has lured the return of Femsa Ventures in a round that will expand its grocery e-commerce offering in Mexico and Colombia.

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

There was a record number of first-time corporate investors in the first half of the year despite corporate venturing activity being down across deals, exits and funds.

Marico has purchased the remainder of Beardo three years after it acquired a 45% stake in the men's grooming brand.

Aquitaine Science Transfert's new incubator will provide $22,600 of initial funding to help build out nascent deep tech projects.

Google paid a reported $180m for Amazon and Intel-backed North Wearables, the augmented reality glasses developer having sought a buyer since spring.

Comcast Ventures-backed smart luggage brand Away has reportedly secured $30m to $40m in bridge financing as it faces a downturn in business due to the coronavirus.

At-home fitness company Mirror is set to be acquired by Lululemon for $500m, after the corporate contributed to its series B round in November.