Dianping and Meituan, which have raised a combined $2.6bn, announced a $15bn merger last month.

The Transcosmos-backed e-commerce logistics service raised the cash in a round featuring Transfar.

The women's advertising network secured the cash in a round backed by strategic partners iStyle, Excite Japan and Tokyo Broadcasting System.

Mastercard and New York Life are among the investors on board DCG, which aims to build the largest portfolio of digital currency companies in the world.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund has invested $10m in the digital identification service, adding to the $5m it provided in October 2014.

The construction task management app developer raised the cash in a Bloomberg Beta-backed round that was led by venture capital firm Formation 8.

Commerzbank has co-led a round for the insurance management app that also featured Rocket Internet and several corporate-backed venture firms.

The collaboration and task management platform developer, a spinout of BackOps, has emerged from stealth with $10m from backers including Google Ventures.