Zhongding Power, a subsidiary of China-based construction, power and engineering conglomerate Zhongding, agreed yesterday to lead a series D round for US-based fuel-efficient engine developer EcoMotors. EcoMotors had previously raised approximately $61m from Braemar Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates, and has been a strategic partner of Zhongding Power, which has committed $200m to their joint activities, since 2010.

Blooom, the US-based developer of an automated investment advice service, has secured $4m in a series A round led by…