Itochu Technology Ventures was among the investors in a $10.8m round closed as the drone technology developer rebranded from V-Cube.

Baidu and Sunshine Insurance have supplied $150m in funding to Lionbridge, a week after Baidu announced a collaboration deal with the leasing service.

Baidu remains the largest investor in the home renovation marketplace, which went public with a $748m market cap.

Existing investor JD.com returned for a Tiger Global-led round that valued the electronics recycler at more than $1.5bn.

Meituan Dianping's investment arm has raised $300m from a consortium featuring the corporate itself as well as Tencent and New Hope.

Cainiao Networks has taken a controlling stake in the logistics service provider, which already counted Cainiao parent Alibaba as an investor.

The SIG-backed digital media company is reportedly considering an initial public offering in its home country.

JD.com's financial services spinoff has raised at least $1.95bn at a reported $18bn valuation from backers including Bank of China and CICC.

Amnon Dekel and Ayelet Cohen will lead the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Centre and drive more collaboration across the Jerusalem ecosystem.

Tencent and Bertelsmann Asia Investments have returned for the online fitness class provider's series D round, boosting its total funding to $187m.