Consumer

Macy’s has returned for a $50m series C round for B8ta, which is gearing up to add a fashion and lifestyle offering to its retail services.

Geltor, backed by Archer Daniels Midland and Wilbur-Ellis, is seeking between $50m and $100m in a series B round to scale its collagen manufacturing capabilities.

Helpling has picked up $97m in total funding since its launch five years ago and will use the latest $22.5m round to push further into Europe and Asia Pacific.

SoftBank invested $655m in supply chain finance provider Greensill. The deal is part of the burgeoning alternative lending space within fintech.

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

Lululemon contributed to a series B-1 round that boosted the total raised by the home fitness system provider to $72m.

The Time-backed e-commerce marketing tool provider took its overall funding to $82m in a series C round where TDM Growth Partners joined existing investors.

The Southeast Asian venture firm has reached the final close of a third fund, in which Cisco Investments is among the limited partners.

The big data platform Databricks raised $400m reportedly at $6.2bn valuation, with the backing of Microsoft. The company forms part of the broader big data tech space, in which corporates have been heavily investing over recent years.

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