Cambridge spinout Sorex Sensors is importing a design already used for telecoms filters and multiplexes to construct compact and high-sensitivity sensors.

Quest Diagnostics returned to back a $26m funding round for Clinical Genomics, which is working on a colorectal cancer test.

Allianz has co-led a funding round for Lendix, which will help the company to expand to additional countries across Europe by the end of the year.

Sina has co-led a $103m funding round for Pintec, which focuses on retail financial services.

Alibaba has purchased a 10% stake in Babytree that valued the e-commerce platform at $2.2bn.

Acko was founded in late 2016 by Varun Dua, one of the co-founders of insurance comparison site Coverfox.

Curated e-commerce marketplace Qtrove has raised funding and ad credit from Bennett, Coleman & Co units Springboard Ventures and Brand Capital.