Itochu added $48m to a debt and equity round already featuring PayPal and Visa and has now provided a total of $91m for the consumer finance provider.

Cosmetics brand Marubi is partnering Jinding on a fund that will invest in beauty brands and supply chain-focused companies.

The SiBionics-backed heart disease device developer secured $28.4m in a round led by SDIC Gaoxin Industrial Investment.

Grab, Intouch Holdings, Carmenta and GeoPost all contributed to a series D round raised at a $590m valuation over the past year, alongside $89m in convertible debt financing.

Princeton University is a long-standing partner of Qiming Venture Partners, having invested in the latter's inaugural fund back in 2006.

Carmaker FAW Group joined Bank of China subsidiary BOCG Investment to provide $100m for lithium ceramic battery provider ProLogium.

The e-commerce firm is reportedly investing in online grocery service BigBasket as part of a $60m round at a valuation of up to $1.3bn.

On-demand delivery services marketplace Porter has attracted $18.2m from Lightstone Global Fund, coming after Mahindra & Mahindra invested $10m two years ago.

Legend Holdings contributed to a $12.6m round that boosted the total raised by the TAL Education-backed online tutoring provider to more than $83m.

The TVS and Max Group-backed cosmetics e-commerce platform has received $13.3m from Steadview despite shutting down during the coronavirus pandemic.