SoftBank Vision Fund has committed $1.5bn to Chehaoduo, whose past funding rounds include a $818m series C round led by Tencent a year ago.

VoiceAI Technologies collected funding from investors including Hong Kong X Technology Fund after launching a research collaboration with Hong Kong University of Science Technology.

Visa has contributed to an $85m funding round in BillDesk, despite reports last year that suggested the corporate could provide as much as $300m.

Tencent-backed Futu has set its range at $10 to $12 and stands to raise a maximum of $150m, half of the $300m it had initially targeted.

SK China, SK Hynix and several unnamed carmakers have thrown their weight behind a $600m series B round for Horizon Robotics, whose shareholders already include Intel.

FMO has led peer-to-peer lending platform Validus's $15.2m series B round, which included the corporate venturing arm of Siam Cement Group.

The Opt and SKY TV NZ-backed video production platform has collected series B financing from investors including Susquehanna International Group.

Tiger Brokers, an online brokerage service backed by Xiaomi, has filed for a $150m initial public offering on Nasdaq.

Taikang and WuXi-backed CStone Pharmaceuticals has priced its shares near the middle of its proposed range to raise $285m in proceeds at a valuation of $1.5bn.

The Siasun-backed augmented reality glasses maker has increased its overall funding to $31m, following a $16m round that included investment from iQiyi.