Ford Smart Mobility led the car sharing company's $24m funding round, confirming initial reports in July 2016, with participation from Nokia Growth Partners.

Retail group Suning Commerce has made strategic investments in mobile camera developer Arashi Vision and campus e-commerce platform 8Day.

IDG Capital-backed Testin has developed a cloud-based platform that lets developers test their mobile apps before releasing them.

Recruitment firm Kelly Services has established a $10m fund with its Asia Pacific partner Temp Holdings, aimed at Indian startups in the human resources sector.

FullContact has acquired Profoundis, a graduate of Microsoft Accelerator, for an undisclosed sum in a move to defend itself against soon-to-be Microsoft-owned LinkedIn.

The IDG-backed maternity, baby and childcare product retailer aims to raise between $50m and $75m in a round that could include part-exits for investors.

Kakao-backed air quality monitor developer Bitfinder has closed a series A round, after previously raising $2.2m from investors including Kakao.

Tsinghua University's investment affiliate has led a series B round for the bicycle maker.

Chinese film commentary track producer Dushe has received an undisclosed sum, thought to be up to $11m, from a consortium led by Bertelsmann Asia Investments.

GMO reinvested in the online payment platform, also backed by Rakuten and CyberAgent in the past, as part of a series A-2 round that lifted its total funding to $5.2m.