Consumer

Roche has agreed to acquire oncology research platform Flatiron in a deal that valued it at $2.15bn, giving GV what would be its fifth latest life sciences exit since the start of November.

The Grace Beauty-backed razor blade subscription service has received new funding in a round featuring Temasek and Alliance Consumer Growth.

The Grace Beauty-backed online childrenswear brand has secured $19.8m according to a securities filing, to take its overall equity funding to $32.5m.

Walmart could buy more than 40% of the e-commerce company at a higher valuation than the $12.5bn at which SoftBank Vision Fund invested in August.

US-based grocery delivery service Instacart, which has been backed by multiple corporates previously, raised $200m in a series E round.

The e-commerce firm led rounds for Snapdeal totalling $184m in 2013 and 2014, but has written off $61m of its investment according to a financial report.

The Bertelsmann-backed clothing brand has raised $15.9m that will go to enhancing its technology, and has now secured $32m in total.

Coiney, which is backed by Dentsu, CyberAgent and SBI, is set to merge with Stores.jp and form a payment technology company called Hey.

The Amazon, American Express Ventures and Comcast Ventures-backed grocery delivery platform is now valued at $4.2bn.