After three years as head of India for Alphabet unit CapitalG, Kaushik Anand has left to join a venture capital firm recently founded by former Sequoia executives.

Visa has provided a reported $200m in equity funding for bill payment platform BillDesk and bought up to $100m worth of shares in a secondary transaction.

Leap Motor has received $288m in a round co-led by Shanghai Electric and CRRC as it prepares to launch its smart electric sports car early next year.

Drone provider Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory plans to float on December 21, having raised at least $25m in VC funding from investors including Rakuten.

The community-focused e-commerce platform has raised series A funds from investors including Ping An Ventures and SIG Asia.

The Hakim Unique, Shanda Interactive and Dong Yi Ri Sheng-backed lending platform raised $45m, floating in the middle of its range.

Utec-backed Chiba spinout Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory has filed for an initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and plans to list on December 21.

The 51Job and New Oriental-backed financial services training provider has raised cash in a series C round co-led by Morgan Stanley and Hillhouse.

The institute has secured grant funding to coalesce its entrepreneurial services into a new centre partnered with corporates including Teva, Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Alpha Omega.

Intel Capital led a series B round for the artificial intelligence-based processor developer, bringing its overall funding to $120m.