National Petrochemical Industrial Company has led the natural gas-to-fuels company's latest round, boosting its overall funding to $150m since 2008.

Alibaba's financial services affiliate will own a 60.8% stake in finance information company Shumi, also backed by Hundsun, through the deal.

Stuart secured the capital in a series A round led by the La Poste subsidiary as it prepares to launch its rapid logistics service in five European cities.

The smart apparel developer has now raised more than $51m altogether, securing funding from backers including apparel producer Mas Holdings.

The facial recognition technology producer, backed by Legend Holdings at angel-stage, increased its series B round to $47m with an extra $25m.

Kraft Group has contributed funds to an ElMinda funding round that will support continued development of a medical device to measure brain function.

Motion capture software producer Noitom has received $20m in series B capital from investors including Legend Holdings and Alpha Animation.

Kraft Group has contributed funds to an ElMinda funding round that will support continued development of a medical device to measure brain function.

E-commerce website Avenida has added Naspers and Tiger Global to its shareholders in a series C round that boosted its overall funding to more than $50m.

Alphabet-backed funding marketplace CircleUp has boosted its total funding to $53m following a series C round that will support an expansion in headcount.