Consumer

HNA Group has invested $185m in sports streaming platform Le Sports as part of a round that could end up topping $1bn, showing how online companies are helping China's media sector rapidly grow.

Plastic surgery marketplace SoYoung has received a $50m investment from Tencent, valuing the company at $462m.

Smart doorbell producer Ring has added $61.2m to the $36m it had already raised from backers including American Family and JF Shea.

The Rocket Internet-backed meal ingredients delivery service nearly doubled its overall funding to $32m in a series B round featuring ad-for-equity firm GMPVC.

Thierry Heles, editor of Global University Venturing, takes an alternate look at one of last week's corporate venturing deals.

Apparel manufacturer Dayang has invested $31.6m in fitted suit supplier Indochino as part of a five-year strategic alliance agreement.

Virgin Media and Techstars have named the 10 companies that will join their London accelerator program and receive up to $120,000 each.

The logistics service, backed by Alibaba and a host of other corporates, has reportedly raised funding at a $7.7bn valuation, illustrating the effect e-commerce has had on the logistics sector.