VIPCode, which provides online programming education service for teenagers and children aged 6 to 16 years, has raised $13.3m.

The Sinar Mas-backed company has nearly doubled the size of its series C round to almost $112m after securing $60m from CLSA and Kamet Capital Partners.

Bertelsmann Asia Investments was among the returning investors in a $70m series B+ round, which followed an initial $100m series B in February this year.

YY has led a series D round for Bigo, which operates an ecosystem of streaming apps and has now raised more than $450m.

Ripple will pour $50m into R&D at 17 academic institutions, including institutions in the US, UK, India and Brazil.

The ride hailing firm has launched Grab Ventures, which is set to make eight to 10 investments over the next two years, and established an accelerator called Velocity.

SoftBank Ventures Korea has led a series A round for the co-working spaces provider, while Line, Naver and Sinar Mas Land also contributed cash.

Kuaishou has acquired AcFun, which was reported earlier this year to have wound down but had in fact experienced a major server crash.

Huobi and Kiwoom Securities have joined forces with NewMargin Capital to launch a blockchain-focused investment fund.

Sina has co-led a $103m funding round for Pintec, which focuses on retail financial services.