Consumer

DKT Technologies creators of e-commerce marketplace Hangtot has received an undisclosed amount of investment from Japan's CyberAgent Ventures.

AirVend, a company that produces cashless touchscreen devices that attach to vending machines, has raised $1.2m in seed funding led by 365 Retail Markets.

MobStac, a platform that provides a mobile-specific e-commerce experience, has raised $2m in series B funding.

Beyond the Rack, headquartered in Saint-Laurent, Canada, has closed $25m in series C investment from investors including Iris Capital.

Foodpanda, a German-based online food delivery service and marketplace incubated by Rocket Internet, has raised $20m in venture capital funding from investors including Phenomen Ventures.

Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit owned by search engine company Google, has co-invested with Spark Labs Global Ventures in a $3m funding round for The Orange Chef, which has developed clever connectable kitchen products for home use.

The retail real estate company has formed a corporate venturing subsidiary that will invest through series C+, and which will pursue startups developing technology that can be applied to retail.

Souq.com, an e-commerce site that serves the Middle East and North Africa, has secured $75m from e-commerce group Naspers, an existing investor.

The California-based developer of educational robots raised $8m in a round backed by VC firms Madrona and Charles River.

The Randstad Innovation Fund will target online, mobile, social media and big data, and has already made its first investment.