SoftBank Vision Fund has reportedly got to the halfway point of its $98.6bn allocation and is expected to run out of capital in the next 18 months.

On-demand ride platform Ola has added $15.3m to a round that now totals about $160m, though none of its corporate investors have so far contributed.

Samsung Next has taken part in a series B round that will fund the roll out of Healthy.io's home urinalysis analyser system in the UK and expansion in the US.

Glade Brook Capital has invested $39.7m in food listings and ordering platform Zomato, adding to $210m from Ant Financial in October.

Japanese conglomerate Sojitz has formed a $33m fund that will be managed by venture firm Fenox Venture Capital, already an investment partner for Sega Sammy and Aisin.

Guazi, which already counts Shougang as a backer, is in negotiations with SoftBank Vision Fund over an investment that will value it at $8.5bn pre-money.

EPMG, the owner of Dubai-based real estate listing site Bayut, has increased its series D round to $100m following an investment from Exor subsidiary Exor Seeds.

Incubated at Indian Institute of Science, Simyog has been backed by Robert Bosch for software that helps automotive parts manufacturers test for electromagnetic interference.

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

Tencent, JD.com and Google co-led a $1bn investment in the ride hailing service that represents the first tranche of a series F round expected to close at $2bn.