Services

The food delivery platform has almost tripled its valuation to $4bn in the five months since SoftBank led its $535m series D round.

University of Aberdeen and entrepreneurial training firm Elevator have concluded the latest edition of their Accelerator Aberdeen program.

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

Prosperity Holdings led a $43.5m round for the co-working space provider, which already had several corporate backers, at a $1.8bn valuation.

Giant Network Group has returned for the co-working space provider's latest round, having backed its series B in March.

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.

Fresh produce distributor Wangjiahuan has raised $58.5m from Global Logistic Properties subsidiary Hidden Hill Modern Logistics Private Equity Fund.

12-year old employee benefits platform PerkSpot raised its first external funding, securing $50m from Susquehanna Growth Equity.

New Oriental Education and Technology will invest in education-focused startups through a fund backed by fellow corporates 51Job and Sunlands Education.