Finger received $14.4m in the round, which featured property management firm Greentown Service Group, taking the musical education provider's overall funding to $20.6m.

Ben Soffer will stand down as managing director of Technion Technology Transfer after 13 years in charge.

SAIC, BAIC and Cainiao all invested in the lidar technology developer, whose previous backers include Fosun and its Kinzon Capital vehicle.

Flipkart-backed freight shipping marketplace Blackbuck has received $27.3m in funding, with existing backer Sequoia Capital leading the round.

Marketing distribution product supplier Open8 has now raised $36m in funding after winning the backing of the corporate-backed Mirai Creation Fund.

Lenovo joined a trio of VC firms for Yunshan Networks’ series B-plus round, bringing the total raised by the IT networking services provider to $26m.

Tencent's corporate venturing department is reportedly in talks with prospective limited partners for a $650m fund that would focus on follow-on investments.

HUJ’s tech transfer arm still hopes to raise a further $3m for the fund to close it at $9m and has already invested in three technologies.

The Bertelsmann-backed short-term accommodation marketplace has raised nearly $300m in a round led by Yunfeng Capital.

Facial recognition system developer CloudWalk Technology has secured an undisclosed sum in a round that included leasing services firm Bohai Capital.