Consumer

Several corporate investors backed the latest $250 round raised by data management platform developer Cohesity at a valuation of $2.5bn. The deal is part of the dynamic broader space of big data technologies which have captivated the attention of corporates over the past decade.

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

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

Family office Perwyn led a round that will help Unilever-backed Gousto deal with increased demand for its meal kit delivery service.

M12 and Salesforce Ventures have returned for a $100m round for the identity verification technology provider, which is also backed by University of Oxford.

SoftBank Vision Fund could hypothetically invest up to $200m if Zomato goes through with buying grocery delivery service Grofers in an all-share deal.

Hedge fund manager Coatue Management invested $50m in the Gojek, Sistema and Northwest Industrial-backed cloud kitchen operator.

Corigin's property and consumer technology-focused venture capital arm has closed its second fund and hired Aubrie Pagano in a partner position.

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What do you do after you have launched a spinout that has raised venture capital from illustrious backers such as pharmaceutical firm Novo, care provider Kaiser Permanente and medical device manufacturer St Jude Medical, and successfully gone public through a $107m initial public offering?