SoftBank led the on-demand hair and beauty service's $7m series A round, raised as it prepares to expand across the US.

The Verizon and Salesforce-backed push notification service has boosted its series D round to $37.1m after closing a second tranche.

New Call Telecom will purchase a 70% stake in the Naspers-backed India-focused online messaging service in a deal that values it at $250m.

Google Ventures led the company's seed round as it prepares to expand from its home city of San Francisco.

China-based conglomerate Fosun has invested in cancer testing company Check-Capand courier service Beijing ZJS Express through two of its subsidiaries.

Metail, a platform which allows users to try on clothes virtually, has raised $12m in a series B round featuring garment maker TAL.

Online education platform Iversity increased its overall funding to more than $6.4m after closing a Deutsche Telekom-backed round.

Virtual college Minerva Project has raised the first $50m of a $70m series B round that featured Tal Education Group in order to expands its online schools.