Sudheer Kuppam has left Intel Capital, where he oversaw its Asia Pacific investments, to form a venture firm called Epsilon Venture Partners.

Gaurav Sachdeva has moved on from his position as general manager at Brand Capital, the investment arm of Times Group, to join JSW Venture Fund.

Food delivery company Linqu has secured an undisclosed amount in series B from investors including IDG Capital Partners and Qiming Venture Partners.

Legend Holdings provided series D funding for Social Touch, having previously also invested in a 2013 series C round that raised an undisclosed amount.

The online brokerage service, launched in June 2014, has closed a series A round led by smartphone maker Xiaomi.

The newly established Macnica Ventures will seek out ICT and emerging technology startups to help extend its reach to markets and businesses.

Road builder Sadbhav Infrastructure Projects secured $31.6m from anchor investors including Tata and Tata AIG Life Insurance as part of the initial public offering.

Baidu followed up its $600m in Uber by participating in a $1bn fundraising for Uber China, which could be set to spin out in an initial public offering.

The pharmaceutical company has set a $471m target for an investment unit that will fund healthcare startups.