XinChao, the owner of a network of more than 700,000 elevator advertising screens, has secured funding in a round led by strategic partner Baidu.

NAB and US Bancorp subsidiary Evalon invested in a series C round that increased payment technology developer Poynt's overall funding to more than $130m.

Backed by Stanford-Start X Fund and a trio of corporates, Poynt has now received more than $128m in total for its payment processing terminal and software business.

Existing investors SoftBank Vision Fund and Dexxon both returned for a $200m round that will help drug developer Roivant Sciences expand its range of subsidiaries.

SNCF has invested in BlaBlaCar, the buyer of its bus transport subsidiary, Ouibus, in a round that took the carpooling platform's total funding to $450m.

Bicycle sharing platform Hellobike has entered discussions with SoftBank for an investment as part of a $400m round that would value it at $2bn.

Novo invested in liver disease drug developer Mirum Pharmaceuticals as part of the round while Shire acquired an equity stake in the startup through a licensing deal.

The carmakers have supplied $250m in connection with an electric vehicle promotion deal, and the round already includes Toyota, Ping An, Microsoft and Citi Ventures.

Ant Financial was among the participants in a series C round for the rural microfinance and financial trading provider that was led by Rise Fund.

Hotel smartphone provider Tink Labs already counts Foxconn and TCL as investors but has reportedly approached travel and hospitality companies for funding at a $1.5bn valuation.