The Japanese company, which has interests in media, human resources and advertising, intends to invest in up to 30 startups.

The China-based e-commerce company is set to extend its acquisition activity by buying navigation service AutoNavi in a deal worth about $1.5bn.

The healthcare company made a 52% profit from the sale of its 11% stake, originally acquired in 2012, back to Vodafone for $1.48bn.

The India-based digital marketer is set to invest in Jobookit, which has already secured $4m in earlier rounds.

UK-based Aveillant has now raised about $21.7m from investors including ESB and original parent company Cambridge Consultants.

Residential moving app developer Updater has followed a $2m seed round with $8m in series A funding from backers including Softbank.

The education provision startup has raised $10m from a group of new and existing investors, and has now secured $21m since it was founded in 2012.

IDG's China subsidiary and private equity firm Jafco both achieved partial exits as the education services provider went public raising $137.7m.

The Rakuten-backed, China-based online travel agency has become the latest China-based company to file for an initial public offering in the United States.