Financial

Large rounds tend to be raised by companies based in the US and China, more so than other parts of the world. China-based businesses also tend to raise much larger rounds.

Hakim Unique is the largest external shareholder for the Chinese vehicle-backed loan provider, which is set to float in the US.

Corporate venturing units M12 and Nationwide Ventures added $12m to small business finance provider BlueVine's series E round.

Barclays led the voice-based trader communication platform's series B round, investing with fellow long-term backers NEX and JP Morgan.

The real estate value assessment startup raised the capital in a JLL Spark-backed series A round just four months after closing seed funding.

Financial services provider SBI has partnered private equity firm OSK Ventures on a Southeast Asia-focused fund with an initial $20m commitment.

The accounting software developer added Line, Mitsubishi UFJ and Life Card to a roster of shareholders that already included Salesforce, Sharp, Recruit and SBI.

ING is supplying $24.5m in funding for cross-border payment platform TransferMate, nine months after a $35m investment by fellow bank AIB.

DFIIG invested in Dianrong having formed a strategic partnership with the Orix and Standard Chartered-backed online lending platform in January.