UAVC has returned to back UA-founded hospitality staffing platform Qwick after investing an undisclosed sum in November 2018.

Following reports last month that Alphabet spinout Niantic was looking to secure $200m, the augmented reality game developer has secured $190m.

A subsidiary of Suning has backed the community e-commerce platform's series A round, with the proceeds to fund geographic expansion and enhancement of its supply chain.

Existing investor Tencent returned in a $29.1m round for automotive media platform Youche Yihou, which also counts BlueFocus among its earlier investors.

Existing backers Baidu Ventures and Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group contributed to a $14.5m round that will fund Light Theto's R&D activities.

Three months after raising an initial $75m in series C funding, CarDekho has closed the CapitalG-backed round at $110m.

Ant Financial is set to lead a round that could value online restaurant listings and ordering platform Zomato at $3bn, while SoftBank looks to rival Swiggy.

The series A capital will support construction of a cellular production plant in China for the pharmaceutical services provider.

Martin Bauer's PRM Holdings unit has contributed to a round that will help Syqe expand use of its medical cannabis inhaler to other substances.

UC Berkeley spinout Iota Biosciences has obtained $15m in series A capital from investors including Astellas.