Consumer

Online furniture retailer Gaia, warehouse robot provider Locus Robotics, recruitment platform developer Canvas and ESG software producer Measurabl all raised $50m.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a series C-1 round for the irregular produce marketplace that lifted its overall funding to nearly $527m and valued it at $2bn.

The online real estate portal's valuation shot from $1bn to $1.5bn in a series C round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Samsung-backed automation software developer Rezilion secured $30m while IGC Hospitality took part in restaurant management technology provider MarginEdge's $18m series B round.

Q&A with Will Geiger & Brett Kadesh, principals, Touchdown Ventures

The online food retail platform took in series E capital from investors including Japan Post Capital at a pre-money valuation topping $1bn.

M Ventures contributed to a round which will support research and development for the non-dairy cheese developer as well as its move to a new headquarters.

UPS is buying delivery service Roadie having helped it raise $62m while heart disease treatment developer Nectero Medical secured $19.5m in a Boston Scientific-led round.

HomeLane has now taken in over $104m of funding since it was founded, including a series E round backed by Pidilite Group.

PayPal is to purchase its portfolio company Paidy, a consumer finance service provider. Paidy is part of the wider payment tech space, which has seen an increasing number of exits since last year.

Myeg returned for augmented reality technology developer HiScene's $41.6m series C-plus round while celiac disease drug developer Calypso Biotech hiked a corporate-backed round to over $33m.