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Bloomberg Data returned for a round that lifted the overall funding for augmented text software developer Textio to more than $41m.

The online education provider pushed its total funding past $1.5bn in a round co-led by Tencent that valued it at $7.8bn.

Hillhouse Capital and Chen Yi Investment are making a secondary investment in the Hualan Biological Engineering spinoff which is now valued at more than $1.9bn.

SiE Consulting was among the existing backers that joined Sequoia China for a $14.1m round that doubled the IT procurement startup's total funding.

Transportation services provider Via raised the money as part of a series E round also featuring Shell, Hearst Ventures and Mori Building valuing it at $2.25bn.

Brandon Middaugh has been promoted from Microsoft's cloud energy and sustainability team to direct the Climate Innovation Fund it disclosed in January.

The online streaming service, which had raised $95m from SingTel, Warner Bros and Sony Pictures, has filed for liquidation following a failure to scale in the fact of stiff competition.

SoftBank China Venture Capital returned for a $42.3m round that will support the international growth of Huilianyi's expenses management software.

Fast will put the funding into recruitment and the international roll-out of its rapid e-commerce login and checkout system.

Avail Medsystems, a remote medical device startup which counts Baidu Ventures as an investor, has captured $15m in new funding.

YJ Capital returned to reinvest in a $13.9m round for the laundry app developer alongside Globis Capital Partners and Raksul.