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SoftBank-backed genome medical research tech provider 10x Genomics, previously backed by SoftBank, filed to go public. This may be a notable exit in burgeoning genomics and gene technology space, which has seen much corporate backing in 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.

The SIG and Ookbee-backed ticketing platform has been purchased by e-commerce company Tiki in the latter’s first-ever acquisition deal.

The luxury goods resale platform received $33.8m in a round backed by SBI Investment and SBI Securities that will fund international growth.

Max Life Innovation Labs will focus on startups in spaces such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, the internet of things and big data.

Kyushu University's Qu Ventures has supported a series A round for robot-equipped consumer goods delivery service Starship Technologies.

TDK Ventures made its first investment by backing a series A round for robot-equipped consumer goods delivery service Starship Technologies.

The consumer goods trading platform has secured nearly $80m from existing investor Tencent in a deal that took its total funding past $510m.

The university spun out 19 businesses over the course of 2018-19, including orthodontic device producer Invisia and dietary insights software developer Eaterpad.

The Altria-backed electronic cigarette maker has secured new funding according to a regulatory filing, as it prepares to fight an upcoming lawsuit.