Sinotrans, Benxi Group, Jianlong Heavy Industry and parent company Baowu all invested in steel trading platform Ouyeel's latest round.

Tencent and Legend Holdings offshoot Hony Capital helped take online art tuition provider Meishubao's funding total to roughly $73m.

AI chip developer NeuroBlade increased its overall funding to $27.5m with the Intel Capital-backed series A round.

CureFit had held discussions with SoftBank Vision Fund over a $200m investment, but Unilever Ventures has instead stepped up as part of a $120m round.

The Bank Mandiri and Gunung Sewu-backed online lending platform received $12.2m in a round that was co-led by the Yahoo Japan and Sinar Mas-founded EV Growth.

The $25m round, which featured Koito Manufacturing, will help Elbit Systems spinoff BrightWay Vision to commercialise its driverless car sensor technology.

NGP Capital invested $20m in the traditional Chinese medicine and healthcare portal, which had previously raised more than $44m from investors including Fosun.

The fast fashion retailer has invite banks to apply for roles in the offering, having raised its first external financing in a Tencent-backed round last year.

CureFit had held discussions with SoftBank Vision Fund over a $200m investment, but Unilever Ventures has instead stepped up as part of a $120m round.

The Indo-Japan Emerging Technology & Innovation initiative has secured Nippon Life and Suzuki as limited partners and will back up to 25 Indian VC funds.