Harel Insurance and Finance, which helped form cancer therapy developer Ayala Pharmaceuticals in November, is among the investors.

Go-Jek, which is in the process of raising $1.5bn in a round that will value it at $4bn, has pulled in $35m from Allianz X.

Media localisation services provider Iyuno has raised $23.5m from SoftBank Ventures in what appears to be its first external funding round.

Tencent has reportedly led a $3bn funding round for e-commerce company Pinduoduo at a $15bn valuation, having previously backed a $110m round in 2016.

Alibaba's financial services affiliate has reportedly already raised $3bn from investors including Temasek and is targeting an $8bn to $9bn close.

Game producer Youzu Interactive led a round that took the credit risk assessment platform's overall funding to more than $50m.

NTT Group is preparing to launch a third corporate venturing fund in July this year aimed at technologies such as artificial intelligence.

Electric vehicle developer Xiaopeng Motors intends to raise $2.7bn this year, having already secured $348m from investors including Alibaba and Foxconn in January.

The YY-founded live game streaming platform raised $462m from Tencent last month at a valuation of $1.16bn.

Doosan Group and AJU Capital invested in Kakao-backed streaming portal Watcha, taking the company's total funding to $21m.