Consumer

Novel Group-backed luxury goods marketplace The RealReal will raise $300m in an initial public offering in which it will float above its range.

TCL Venture Capital took part in the $14.5m series B round, which will enable F5 Future Store to expand its network of cashier-free convenience stores in China.

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

GV returned for consumer goods stock exchange StockX’s $110m series C round, which valued the company at more than $1bn and brought its total funding to $150m.

Chernin Group took part in a series B round that increased the total funding raised by celebrity message video service Cameo to nearly $66m.

Pablo Moro Casquete has left his head of innovation role at Mutua Madrileña to join Telefónica’s Innovation Investment arm, having previously worked for the telecoms firm for over a decade.

CureFit had held discussions with SoftBank Vision Fund over a $200m investment, but Unilever Ventures has instead stepped up as part of a $120m round.

The fast fashion retailer has invite banks to apply for roles in the offering, having raised its first external financing in a Tencent-backed round last year.

CureFit had held discussions with SoftBank Vision Fund over a $200m investment, but Unilever Ventures has instead stepped up as part of a $120m round.

Booster, a fuel delivery service backed by Stanford-StartX Fund, has collected $56m in series C funding from investors including Enterprise Holdings and Total.

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