Consumer

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

Monthly analysis: April 2020

US-based autonomous driving technology Waymo, a spinoff from internet conglomerate Alphabet, received $750m in extension equity financing, taking its round to $3bn.

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

GV and Tyson Ventures invested in an $18m funding round for Clear Labs that has now raised $62m altogether from backers also including Dentsu and Tencent.

Flex-backed baby monitor developer Nanit has closed a $21m funding round, bringing its total equity to $50m four years after the corporate made its investment.

Same-day goods courier marketplace Deliv, whose backers include Google and Westfield, is expected to close after moving its assets and some staff over to Target.

E-commerce supply chain business Shiprocket secured the return of Bertelsmann India Investments in a round earmarked for product development, recruitment and overseas expansion.

Vroom, the AutoNation-backed used car marketplace that completed a $254m series H round last December, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering scheduled for next month.

Kunlun has contributed to a $109m series B round for Kopi Kenangan that will allow the Indonesian coffeehouse chain to launch new products as well as expand nationally and overseas.