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The computer vision technology developer has added a $15m second tranche backed by Qualcomm Ventures to a round that now totals $43m.

Led by two former Caixa Capital team members, Indico Capital Partners has raised $47m for the first close of a fund that will target Portuguese and Spanish startups.

Macnica has purchased a 41.8% stake in the AI crowdsourcing platform through a primary and secondary share deal having been a partner since late 2017.

Magenta Venture Partners, a joint venture between Mitsui and two Israeli venture capitalists, is seeking a $100m close to invest in Israel-based startups.

The artificial intelligence software provider, which counts Alibaba, Qualcomm, Suning and Dalian Wanda as investors, is looking to raise about $2bn in funding.

Slack, which is backed by Comcast Ventures, SoftBank and GV, and valued at $7.1bn, is set to forego an initial public offering and instead opt for a direct listing.

The employee communication software provider will use SGE's investment to expand its operations internationally.

India-based vehicle marketplace CarDekho closed a $110m CapitalG-backed round in the beginning of January, being the first notable deal for this year in the vehicle marketplace space.

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

The augmented reality glasses provider has now raised $15m to date, following a series A round that included investments from Siasun and iQiyi.

Canopy Growth joined Poseidon Asset Management and AFI Capital Partners to invest in a $12.1m round for Headset, a cannabis data analytics provider.