Existing investors KKR and TPG provided the funding for the Emtek-backed online property portal, which withdrew from a planned IPO late last year.

CAA and UTA-backed artist support service Patreon is valued at $1.2bn following a round that brought its overall funding to $257m.

Midea participated in a nine-figure renminbi round for the speech processing technology provider, which had previously raised at least $180m.

The online education platform developer is reportedly lining up Tencent for a $1.2bn round that will value it at about $13bn.

DST Global has injected $122m to push the Tencent, Naspers and BCC-backed online education platform’s series F funding to more than $145m.

The American Express-backed eyeglasses e-commerce platform has increased its valuation from $1.75bn to $3bn following series F and G rounds.

The Novel, PayPal and Qualcomm-backed finance management app developer has boosted its valuation to $2.6bn and its overall funding to $530m.

KKR has led a $150m round for Huohua Siwei that included Longfor Properties, after the online education provider added 100,000 users in under five months.

Bill Gates has returned to lead an $85m round for satellite internet provider Kymeta, which has now raised more than $280m since it was set up to advance Duke University research.

Bill Gates has returned to lead an $85m round for satellite internet provider Kymeta, which has now raised more than $280m from investors including Intelsat and Liberty Global.