Air Liquide has acquired stakes in France-based energy technology companies through its Aliac investment subsidiary.

Online payment service Qiandaibao has received funding from a range of investors including IDG Capital and copper supplier Jiangxi Copper.

The patient monitoring software developer added Envision Healthcare and LabCorp to a pool of investors already including Ascension Health as it seeks to raise $15m.

The corporate-backed fund provided seed financing for delivery service Lockbox and joined liver damage testing company Humedics' series C round.

Gildata, a subsidiary of financial software company Hundsun, has secured funding from backers including Shanghai Media and Ant Financial.

The healthcare software producer secured $15m in the GE-backed round, which followed a $30m round raised two years ago.

TU Munich spin-out SimScale secures backing via High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Bayern Kapital.