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Two corporate players backed gene therapeutics firm Orchard Therapeutics in a round that may indicate an uptick in investments in genetics-related tech for this year

Dell Technologies Capital contributed to a round that more than doubled the container security software provider's overall funding to $63m.

Cyber threat analysis software provider RiskSense took its funding to $26m in total after closing a UL Ventures-backed round.

Cybersecurity software provider Exabeam has welcomed back the same consortium that backed its series C round last year, including Cisco Investments.

Industrial cybersecurity software provider iS5 Communications has received $18.8m in a round backed by Phoenix Contact Innovation Ventures.

Union Tech Ventures took part in the series D round, which increased the personalised marketing software provider's total funding to $77m.

Last week, Global Corporate Venturing reported several interesting and sizeable transactions in the e-commerce space from around the globe.

Large rounds tend to be raised by companies based in the US and China, more so than other parts of the world. China-based businesses also tend to raise much larger rounds.

Jennifer Xuan Li has moved from an investment position at Baidu to a similar post at SenseTime, which is becoming increasingly active in corporate venturing.

Domino Data Lab has now raised more than $81m altogether, having received $40m in a round co-led by Sequoia Capital and Coatue Management.

The AI testing data platform secured $11.8m in an Evolution Equity Partners-led round that included Mastercard, EDP, Sony and Amazon Alexa Fund.