The online query platform is now reportedly valued at $3.5bn, Kuaishou having led a round that included Baidu and existing investor Tencent.

The gold-based lending service has reeled in $30m in a round led by Bertelsmann India Investments that will support development of its platform.

Bertelsmann India Investments has returned to back online lending marketplace Lendingkart as part of a series D round that took its overall equity funding to at least $143m.

Tunas Toyota-backed second-hand vehicle marketplace BeliMobilGue has received $30m from founding investor Frontier Car Group

GS Shop-backed real estate marketplace Propzy is seeking $25m to fund the launch of new services and enter new geographical markets.

Wangsu-backed computer vision technology developer Clobotics has received pre-series B financing to extend its overall funding to at least $48m.

Samsung Next has bet on secure telecommunications platform developer SignalWire in an $11.5m round that will support work on its newest product.

Shinji Asada on Salesforce’s engagement with the Japanese SaaS ecosystem.

Facebook provided $25m for the social commerce marketplace as part of a Naspers-led round that has been set to value it at up to $650m.

Insurance group MS&AD Holdings has boosted the size of its corporate venturing unit eight months after its launch, having reportedly made in excess of 20 investments.