Ping An Insurance has raised almost $1bn in funding for its medical data analysis unit ahead of an initial public offering for the business, with investors including the SoftBank Vision Fund.

The internet-of-things security technology startup has secured its first funding in a 83 North-led round that included Dell Technology Capital.

Line, Dentsu, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Mitsui are among the backers of the asset management platform's series A2 round.

Mercari, whose corporate backers include Mitsui, Itochu, United and GMO, has set its sights on a Tokyo initial public offering that would value it at more than $1.8bn.

Kinzon Capital led the artificial intelligence technology startup's $25.7m angel round, raised just two months after it was founded.

Xiaomi invested $5.8m in social networking app developer ShareChat as part of an $18.2m round that took the startup's overall funding to almost $24m.

Salesforce Ventures has contributed to a $12m second tranche of the supply chain software provider's latest round, which already included Coca-Cola.

Google, Meituan-Dianping and Temasek have joined a $1.2bn round for Go-Jek that incudes investments by JD.com and Tencent last year.