Turner's strategic investment as part of a $45m round for Refinery29 is part of an ongoing trend that likely spells the end for what we think of as 'old media'.

Uber has lost its battle in China, but as the largest shareholder in a $35bn company that is the overwhelming market leader it may yet win the war.

Global Fashion Group's latest funding makes it one of several Rocket entities to have raised cash this year, but they will need to stem losses before the money tap turns off.

Second Genome, which is applying genomics technology to the microbiome, is the latest in a growing string of gene technology companies to raise substantial funding.

Oyo Rooms has raised $61.3m from existing investors likely to include SoftBank, as it looks to expand its branded budget hotel experience across India and into adjacent sectors.

Didi Chuxing has received $1bn from Apple as part of a reputed $3bn round and is said to be planning an IPO in 2017, but the deal heralds an alliance that could end up helping to shape transport itself.

Carmaker Ford's $182m contribution to the $253m series C round closed by software development company Pivotal last week may augur a new interest in connected car technology startups.

The Japan-based e-commerce group's investment in ride hailing platform Cabify illustrates how e-commerce businesses cannot afford to be pure play anymore.

Alibaba's ten-figure investments in Ele.me and Lazada last week could signify the ramping up of an investment strategy that has already dramatically grown the e-commerce group's offering.

The enterprise messaging company took its total funding to $540m, securing $200m at a $3.8bn valuation from backers including Alphabet and Comcast, showing there is still big late-stage money available for the right kind of company.