Tencent invested $6m as educational app developer Byju's raised $31m to boost its overall funding to more than $820m.

Alibaba-backed software services provider Authine has secured $14.9m in a series B round led by Gaorong Capital.

BNP Paribas’ Opera Tech Ventures and Standard Bank have backed a series A round for remittance banking services provider Rewire, which plans to spend the cash on expansion and recruitment.

Dai-ichi Life has supplied $9m for the fund, which is targeting technologies such as renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy storage.

BMW Group Asia, Intel and Nielsen have formed partnerships with Tribe Accelerator, which is focusing on distributed ledger startups.

Claris Lifesciences has exited the online clinic management platform in a cash-and-share acquisition by NetMeds.

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

Dingdang Medicine Express has secured further funding from repeat backer SoftBank China Venture Capital, while a healthcare fund backed by Sinopharm also took part in the round.

The electric car developer plans to follow a $288m Shanghai Electric and CRRC-backed round in November with more than $370m in new funding.