Union Tech Ventures took part in the series D round, which increased the personalised marketing software provider's total funding to $77m.

Giant Network Group has returned for the co-working space provider's latest round, having backed its series B in March.

GSR Capital will inject up to $270m in Overstock's blockchain technology developer, TZero, and invest almost $105m in Overstock itself.

Roche and AstraZeneca-backed endocrine disease therapy developer Millendo will merge with publicly-listed OvaScience, raising a further $30m in the process.

Essel Group has invested $43.7m in ZipGo through its Essel Green Mobility subsidiary that will fund the expansion of its bus service.

The smart electric vehicle producer, whose largest investor is Tencent, was valued at $5bn as of late last year and has filed to go public in the US.

The e-commerce firm has joined Sequoia Capital China and the state-owned China Reform Holdings for a late-stage fund with a $5.8bn target.

Antibiotics developer Bugworks Research has been backed by Utec in its bid to commercialise a treatment for hospital superbugs.

Based on research at MD Anderson, Magnolia Neurosciences has launched with funding from corporates AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and WuXi AppTec.

Takeda invested $20m in the round and is providing $80m in development financing through a strategic partnership deal.