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Mobile shopping app Curbside, which is also backed by O'Reilly Media, has now raised almost $35m altogether and will use the funding to expand its service.

The electronic easy-to-use building kit manufacturer has now raised $59m altogether, with O'Reilly Media numbering among its past backers.

Amazon has formed a fund to back startups that could incorporate its Alexa voice technology, and has revealed its first seven investments.

The Qualcomm and SoftBank-backed wearable fitness tracker maker's stock has almost doubled since it went public on Thursday.

The high-end mattress startup raised the series B funding in a Norwest Venture Partners-backed round at a $555m valuation.

The Comcast-backed men's grooming product retailer has now raised almost $150m, after raising series D money that will fund hiring and marketing.

Qualcomm Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, which has SAP as its sole limited partner, Softbank Corporation and US financial firm SVB Financial were big winners from the floatation of the fitness tracking business last week.

Evonik has participated in a funding round for Wiivv, a provider of custom-made, 3D printed insoles.

Global Corporate Venturing tracked six direct investments linked to oil and gas corporate venturing units. There was also one undisclosed fund investment by Chevron Technology Ventures, the sponsor of our research, and an exit by Statoil Technology Ventures.