Consumer

Lithium mining process developer Lilac completed its series B round, which received backing from a several corporates. A sizeable round like this has been somewhat rare to see from the mining space, which has been so far somewhat neglected by corporates.

SoftBank’s Latin America Fund has thrown its weight behind CRM&Bonus as the customer loyalty platform accelerates its international expansion.

Amdocs and Comcast contributed to deep learning software provider Neural Magic's $30m series A round while packaging producer Creapaper completed a series B featuring Ranpak.

Q&A with Héctor Shibata Salazar, director of investments and portfolio, AC Ventures

Tel Aviv University spinout CB4 has been bought by Gap after having raised at least $22m in equity financing.

The Bertelsmann and Sistema-backed farm-to-fork produce provider pushed its valuation past the $1bn mark in a round led by IIFL AMC.

The fashion rental service has officially filed to go public having raised over $500m from investors including Advance Publications and American Express.

Tencent and Prosus Ventures were among the investors leading the small business wholesaler's latest round, bringing its total funding to almost $120m.

Sesame Ventures helped lazy eye treatment developer Luminopia raise $12m while UPS, Qualcomm and Mercado Libre exited courier marketplace Mandaê in a purchase by Nuvemshop.

The SoftBank-backed grocery delivery service has received $16.7m from KTB Network to push its overall funding past $650m.

Online reselling platform developer Meesho attracted corporate investors Facebook, SoftBank and Prosus Ventures for a multimillion-dollar round, valuing it at $4.9bn.