The company database and news app operator, backed by GMO, Yahoo Japan, Itochu and Kodansha, will float in its home country of Japan next month.

Online video platform iQiyi provided the funding for the smart television maker as part of a strategic partnership agreement.

Cisco joined fellow returning investor Bessemer Venture Partners and Vintage Investment Partners for a round that lifted CTera's total funding to almost $70m.

Cato Networks, developer of a secure enterprise network product for the cloud, took its overall funding to $50m in a round backed by Singtel Innov8.

TVS Capital Funds reinvested as part of a round that doubled the beauty e-commerce platform's funding to more than $24.5m.

Beenos and eContext are set to exit Citrus Pay in a $130m acquisition by Naspers subsidiary PayU Corporate, defying earlier reports valuing the deal at up to $180m.

The corporate returned to support a series B round for OTMS, developer of a cloud platform that connects logistics companies and shipping providers.

Foxconn is the anchor investor in a $300m dollar-denominated fund closed by VC firm Sinovation Ventures alongside a $375m renminbi fund.

Baidu Venture will target artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality startups, and will operate separately to Baidu's existing CVC activities.