University of California-backed Congruent Ventures is among the investors in Bellwether Coffee, which is marketing an ethical coffee roasting system.

Narvar has obtained $30m in funding from a consortium that included Salesforce Ventures, though Fung Capital chose not to participate this time.

The investment holding company has made an investment in Paytm owner One97 Communications reportedly sized at up to $356m.

Meituan Dianping's forthcoming initial public offering, which is expected to be $4bn in size, will feature Tencent as a cornerstone investor.

Legend Capital has led a series A round for teahouse chain Gaga Cafe, which also attracted an unnamed industrial investor.

Alibaba's investment in Trendyol has been revealed to be a majority stake acquisition that valued the e-commerce marketplace at $750m.

Rakuten Ventures has co-led a $50m series A-plus round for e-commerce company Black Fish that also featured a Fullshare Group subsidiary.

Aeon led the round, which valued wholesale mobile commerce platform Boxed at $470m, taking its funding past the $240m mark.

JD.com and Advance Publications both hold stakes greater than 5% in the fashion e-commerce platform, which has raised more than $700m in funding.

Bumble Fund has secured $1m in capital commitments from its parent company and will invest up to $250,000 in female-founded startups.