Walmart and Cox Communication invested in the smart home technology developer’s series C round, increasing its total funding to $171m.

NTT Docomo took part in a series A round for VR technology developer Hikky that stands at $57.1m so far while cancer therapy developer Ankyra raised $45m from investors including GV.

The corporate-backed fashion and beauty marketplace operator listed on the BSE and NSE in India and reached a market cap of $13.5bn.

Meituan has re-upped its commitment to the Longfor Group and Tencent-backed robotic vacuum cleaner producer in a round co-led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

The online beauty brand marketplace backed by reached a $1.2bn valuation in a series D round co-led by Prosus Ventures.

The Tegan and Circle K-backed mobile lottery ticket platform developer secured series D capital from investors including the Panasonic-financed Conductive Ventures.

Solana and FTX are among the founding partners of the fund, which will focus on blockchain-based gaming investments.

Cybersecurity platform developer SafeBreach and home improvement technology provider Block Renovation each raised $50m or over in corporate-led rounds.

Google and Tencent returned to reinvest in e-commerce and on-demand services group GoTo as it prepares to go public at a valuation of up to $30bn.

The Alphabet unit led the speciality online shopping platform’s series C round, which brought its total funding to over $140m.