Tencent-backed online healthcare services provider WeDoctor is aiming to secure $500m in a funding round before an initial public offering next year.

Less than two weeks after Swiggy secured $50m from Flipkart, SoftBank is in talks with the food delivery service for a commitment of $200m to $250m.

Optum Ventures will invest in early-stage startups that focus on delivering better healthcare.

Crescent Enterprises has put $16m into ColubrisMX and XCatch, both of which are developing robotic medical devices based on research at University of Texas.

AstraZeneca and the Chinese Future Industry Investment Fund have joined forces to launch drug development firm Dizal Pharmaceutical.

Alphabet-backed spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX has added $100m to its latest funding round, taking the total to $450m and the company valuation to $21.5bn.

LyondellBassel will buy stakes from the local government of Limburg and VC firm Chemelot Ventures, to hold joint ownership in QCP with Suez.

University of Minnesota spinout Vigilant Diagnostics has closed a seed round that featured an unnamed Chinese investor.