Mobile bank operator Chime has closed a $500m series E round at a $5.8bn valuation – an increase of $4.3bn in nine months – backed by Access Industries.

AutoNation-backed Vroom has now raised $721m in funding altogether after closing a $254m series H round led by Durable Capital Partners.

Carnegie Mellon University's language teaching app Duolingo has received series F funding from existing backer CapitalG and is now valued at $1.5bn.

Language teaching app Duolingo has received series F funding from existing backer CapitalG and is now valued at $1.5bn.

Cisco-backed CRM software producer Kustomer has now raised a total of $174m following a series E round that valued it at more than $500m.

The short-form video platform is raising $3bn in a round set to include $2bn from Tencent, which will boost its stake to nearly 20%.

Temasek could reportedly invest in CureFit at a valuation of $800m, three years after UC-RNT Fund supplied $25m to the wellness services provider.

The online recruitment portal has raised several hundred million dollars over a multi-tranche series E round in which Tencent led one tranche and backed another.

Temasek has led a $220m funding round for PharmEasy, whose existing shareholders include Ascent Health and Wellness, Medi Assist and Manipal Education and Medical Group.

The second-hand clothing marketplace is now valued at $1.1bn, having raised money from backers including Burda Principal Investments.