Ride hailing service Ola has pulled in $26.7m for its financial services offshoot from Falcon Edge, Matrix Partners and Apoletto Managers at a $250m valuation.

The visual privacy technology developer received $13.5m from investors including Axa Venture Partners, Omron Ventures and Hyundai.

CMFG Ventures and Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures co-led a $12.3m round having previously invested in the student loan refinancer a year ago.

Smart sensor developer BYD Semiconductor has spun off from its parent company, electric vehicle producer BYD, with $265m secured at a valuation topping $1.3bn.

NYU-founded cognitive skills building software developer Statespace secured investors including Khosla Ventures to bring its overall funding to $19m.

Khosla Ventures led a series A round for WndrCo-backed skills training platform developer Statespace that will help it grow headcount.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Access Industries' Access Biotechnology unit has contributed to a series A round for the paediatric oncology drug developer.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Kakao Investment contributed to an $11.5m round led by Horizons Ventures that increased the pod accommodation provider's total funding to $15m.