Financial

Wayra-backed consumer loan provider Addi has boosted its total funding to nearly $32m as it prepares to move into Brazil and Mexico.

The auto insurance provider secured $18.3m in a round led by CommerzBank’s investment arm that lifted its overall funding to more than $26m.

US-based construction services provider Katerra received $200m in funding from the SoftBank Vision Fund I, the vehicle formed by telecoms conglomerate SoftBank.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Dogan Beta has signed up Yamaguchi Financial Group as a cornerstone investor for its fourth fund, which has achieved a $14m first close with multiple corporate LPs on its way to a $23.3m ceiling.

UBS O’Connor contributed to a round that pushed the total raised by the socially responsible digital bank past the $200m mark.

Assurant, Scor Global P&C Ventures and Lennar Ventures all contributed to the series C round for States Title, a developer of technology that streamlines real estate deals.

Lendingkart has boosted its series D round to $41.3m, taking $11.3m in an extension featuring Bertelsmann India Investments and Sistema Asia Fund.

Tencent and Unilever Ventures have participated in a series B round for the business accounting platform developer, reportedly valuing it at up to $300m.

The Orange and Stripe-backed digital bank is reportedly in talks for up to $98m at a valuation topping $1.5bn, which would nevertheless represent a drop of near 40% from its last round.

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