MedWhat insists Stanford University failed to disclose a conflict of interest when it invested in rival virtual medical assistant developer Sensely.

Fastly increased its funding to $220m altogether, in a Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners-led round backed by Swisscom Ventures.

Gaosi Education and Elex both invested in a $29.9m round for examination assessment system developer 7Net.

Jibo, the social robot developer backed by Samsung, Acer, Ningbo GQY, Denstu, NetPosa, KDDI and LG Uplus, is seeking an acquisition deal.

TPG Growth has led a $100m series D round for Network18-backed ticketing service BookMyShow that will help it diversify its operations.

Ascentage, spun out of Ascenta Therapeutics and backed by 3SBio, has increased its total funding to more than $240m after closing a $150m series C round.

The cross-border payment platform has raised cash in a PayPal-led round also featuring Citi Ventures that will fund international growth.

Anglo American Platinum has put up $100m for the platinum-focused venture fund, with South Africa's Public Investment Corporation the other cornerstone investor.

The educational assistance platform has now raised a total of $585m since being spun off from Baidu in 2015.

HealthCap has backed sickle cell disease therapy developer Modus Therapeutics, joining existing shareholders such as Karolinska Development.