Companies developing energy storage technologies, a strategic target of oil and gas producer as well as carmakers, have been mentioned over the news in the past weeks, indicating expected growth of commitments in this space.

Initial public offerings of companies from the life sciences sector appear to be rebounding in number during the first half of 2018 and news stories on our web from the past couple weeks clearly attest to it.

Financial firm Fidelity led the latest round raised by the rise-hailing company Lyft at a $15bn valuation

AT&T is seeking to acquire adtech developer AppNexus for $1.6bn in the wake of its merger with Time Warner

The surprising acquisition comes less than a month after the company had filed for a $100m initial public offering.

Carmaker FAW Smart car will invest $260m in smart car developer Byton as part of a series B round expected to reach $500m in size.

Logistics firm SF Express committed capital to freight logistics platform Flexport, which was previously backed by Bloomberg Beta and GV, among other corporates.

A host of China-based corporates provided funding to smart TV maker New Leshi Smart Home, a subsidiary of LeEco.

Tencent led a $3bn funding round raised by e-commerce platform Pinduoduo at a $15bn valuation.

Alisports, the sports affiliate of China-based e-commerce firm Alibaba, received $190m from China Taiping Insurance, while announcing an acquisition of its own.