Industrial

GE Ventures joined existing investor O'Reilly AlphaTech for a round that the manufacturing analytics company will spend on sales, marketing and product development.

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.

Molbase, a marketplace for chemicals suppliers, has obtained series C funding from a consortium featuring Fosun-backed firm Kinzon Capital.

University of Cambridge Enterprise Fund III has invested an undisclosed sum in its spinout.

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

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.

The GE Ventures-backed sewage treatment technology company has been acquired by listed holding vehicle Savcor in an all-share deal.

Koden Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Omron Ventures have joined a series A round for manufacturing robot developer LifeRobotics.