University of Tokyo-founded VC firm Deep 30 has pumped money into apparel industry services provider Liaro, which will use the cash to ramp up recruitment and R&D.

The robo-advisor developer has raised a further $35.5m from the likes of Sony, Mizuho Bank and SBI Group to take its total funding to approximately $96m.

37 Interactive Entertainment and existing backer TAL Education both invested in a $14.4m round for the children's literature platform.

The automotive parts producer intends to invest $26.3m in robotics, semiconductor, advanced materials and car components technology in the next two years.

SoftBank was among the investors in a round for Alibaba's recently merged local services platforms Ele.me and Koubei that valued it at $30bn.

The Tencent, Bertelsmann and Ping An-backed owner of social commerce platform Mogujie is looking to raise $200m in the offering.

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

Tsinghua University has led a round for Trifo, with the funding to support the launch of the startup's smart home robot.

Grab has added $50m from Kasikornbank to a round sized at $2.7bn, following a $250m investment by Hyundai and Kia earlier this week.

In-game services marketplace Overwolf has raised $16m in a round led by Intel, the company with which it formed a $7m fund earlier this year.