Baidu and Fosun-backed automated retail system developer SandStar has now secured a total of $25m in funding and rebranded from YI Tunnel.

Elan Microelectronics has contributed to a $290m fund raised by Vertex Ventures that has so far invested 10% of its capital in markets including Southeast Asia.

Returning investor Central Group has contributed to a round that boosted fashion e-commerce platform Pomelo's overall funding to more than $83m.

The database technology developer increased its overall funding to $60m in a round featuring existing investor Qualcomm Ventures.

Sinar Mas Land plans to form a property technology-focused incubator with accelerators Digitaraya and GK Plug and Play that will kick off early next year.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Tnuva and Tempo Beverages have teamed up with OurCrowd and Finistere Ventures to launch a foodtech incubator called Fresh Start with an expected $284m in funding.

Jason Hu, who held executive roles at Cathay Capital and CDH Investments for more than a decade, has joined JD.com as head of strategic investment.

InMobi-owned mobile lockscreen content publisher Glance has secured external funding from Mithril Capital Management, which has also taken a board seat.

Lilly Asia Ventures and Baidu Ventures chipped in as part of the latest round for WuXi AppTec-backed drug discovery platform developer Insilico Medicine.