The Chinese instalment buying platform is seeking between $500m and $800m in a US IPO that will provide exits to Kunlun Tech and Ant Financial.

The modular shoelace developer received the funding from backers including Sforza, the owner of new strategic partners Topper Brazil and Rainha, and a footwear brand that is most likely Adidas.

The firm, already backed by Lenovo and Macrolink, has added Heilan Home, Hengxing Group, Yihua Group, Man Wah, Yuyue Group and Luye Pharma to its shareholders.

Huawen Food produces a large range of snacks and has secured the investment from agricultural group Joyvio as part of a strategic partnership agreement.

The personal robot developer has secured $13.1m, after raising more than $52m last year from investors including Samsung, Acer, KDDI, LG Uplus, Dentsu, NetPosa and Ningbo GQY.

Legend Capital and the Alibaba-backed Riverhill Fund have invested $20m in seafood trading platform Gfresh, which will leverage their affiliate companies to grow.

Home appliance retailer Suning Commerce has led a $200m series C+ round for fresh food e-commerce platform Yiguo.com that included existing investor Alibaba.

The online men's fashion retailer, which has secured almost $130m from investors including Nordstrom and Coppel, could raise new funding at a $500m valuation.

The corporate has booked a $555m loss in value for its investments in ride hailing service Ola and e-commerce platform Snapdeal, according to an earnings report.

Comcast Ventures was among the investors in a Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers-led round that boosted Hollar's overall funding to more than $47m.