Consumer

Robert Bosch's corporate venturing unit recently launched a $170m third fund, and China and agribusiness startups are on the menu, according to managing director Ingo Ramesohl.

Existing shareholder Zalando increased its stake in the fashion e-commerce network, contributing an undisclosed amount to its latest funding round.

The IDG Capital-backed baby and infant product marketplace has closed its second $100m round in under 18 months, again at a $1bn valuation.

Finance for Business North East invests $173,000 in Hexislab, a company using machine learning to identify compounds for skincare.

Bed Bath & Beyond has acquired Scripps-backed home furnishings flash sales platform One Kings Lane for a sum likely to be far less than its $912m series E valuation.

Golden Gate Ventures has closed an oversubscribed second fund at $60m backed by limited partners including Hanwha Life Insurance, Naver and Hubert Burda Media.

The second-hand furniture marketplace, backed by Alphabet and IDG, is in talks to be acquired by an as-yet unnamed "symbiotic company".

Cisco is the main news of the past week but there's been plenty of fund launches and deals struck.