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Baidu is in talks to provide half the funding in the prospective round while another of the EV producer's existing investors, Tencent, could also take part.

Brazil-based fintech companies have been on the news in recent times, showing the potential of the South American country’s ecosystem.

Fuel retailer Parkland contributed to a round that lifted JF Shea-backed on-demand fuel supplier Filld’s total funding to $31m altogether.

Minsheng Financial Leasing-backed online car marketplace Huashenghaoche has received $210m from investors including JD.com spinoff JD Finance and Goldman Sachs.

Bertelsmann Asia Investments owns almost 10% of the Chinese automotive marketplace, which has filed to raise up to $150m in a US offering.

Private equity firm QJY Capital invested the money, which follows roughly $138m from investors including Do-Fluoride Chemicals and Haijing.

Airbus Ventures has returned to back autonomous driving technology developer Cognata’s series B round, having participating in a $5m round for the company last year.

Harley-Davidson-backed electric dirt bike producer Alta Motors had raised more than $43m

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Tencent and existing backer Nio Capital both invested as autonomous driving software developer Momenta took its overall funding to $200m.

Al Tayyar and Rakuten are reportedly among the existing investors that provided $200m for on-demand ride platform Careem at a $2bn valuation.