Axiomatic, Brit + Co, Savioke and ReplyYes are among the 11 companies that make up the 2017 cohort of Disney Accelerator.

The modular programmable robotics kit developer is in talks with SoftBank over a round that could double its valuation to $400m.

Gatehouse Media and iHeartMedia provided cash and media assets through the round, which will support the mobile lottery platform's global expansion.

New Oriental Education and Technology Group has participated in a round for Yamibuy, which sells Asian consumer items to North America-based customers.

Carmaker Toyota's research division has put $100m into a unit called Toyota AI Ventures and disclosed its first three portfolio companies.

Brandless, the developer of an online budget supermarket, has emerged from stealth with $50m, $35m of which came in a recently closed series B round.

Online clothing modelling platform Metail has received $12.9m from TAL Group, which had teamed with Perform Group to invest $12m in the company three years ago.

The building materials retail group has launched an accelerator called Breakthru that will invest in and mentor health and safety, digitalisation and customer service startups.

Tencent has taken a 16.7% stake in TCL smart television subsidiary Shenzhen Thunderbird Network Technology and will pre-load content on to its TVs.

The Deutsche Telekom-backed wearable fitness tracker developer was once valued at more than $3bn, but has now begun liquidation proceedings.