Online and offline real estate agent Lianjia has now raised near to $1.8bn in the past year, with property developer and strategic partner China Vanke its latest investor.

The Foxconn-backed end-to-end construction services provider has emerged from stealth with $220m, $130m of which was just raised at a $1bn+ valuation.

The SIG-led round will enable the platform to expand its training content, boost its consultancy services and drive recruitment for its sales team.

The logistics service provider is set to float in the US in an initial public offering of up to $1bn that will give exits to Alibaba, Foxconn, Fosun and Cainiao Network.

The conglomerate has provided $11.8m for the real estate services platform and will work on a smart home offering in collaboration with the company.

The Foxconn and TCL-backed smartphone rental service is in talks to raise new funding at double the valuation at which it closed its last round in September.

The Pearson-backed company, a developer of an English language learning platform, has boosted its total funding to $16.5m.

The funeral services marketplace raised the funding in a round that included existing backer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Venture Capital.