Conversational software developer Uniphore has confirmed a $51m series C round backed by Sistema, though it did not verify reports of National Grid’s involvement.

Legend Capital led a $14.2m round for cargo delivery services platform Yungehuo, which has earmarked the funding for further business expansion.

MDI Ventures and Rakuten Capital contributed to a $20m round for mobile payment technology producer QFPay, which has now raised at least $36.5m altogether.

JD.com, iFlytek and Wanda Group have thrown their weight behind Terminus Technologies, backing a $283m series C1 round led by China Everbright.

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.