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Since the beginning of 2017, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Analytics has tracked and seen a number of companies backed by China-based internet company Tencent go public in Hong Kong and the US.

Carmera, an autonomous vehicle mapping technology provider, has received funding in a series B round led by GV that will support global expansion.

On-demand car rental service Revv has secured $14.3m in a round led by carmaker and new strategic partner Hyundai.

Fosun RZ Capital returned to back a $36.4m series B3 round for car services provider CassTime Technologies, bringing its total series B funding to $95m.

The SoftBank-led round included strategic partner Toyota and will fund the geographic expansion of the car sharing platform.

Musashi Seimitsu invested $6m as part of a Rothschild Bank-led series C round that reportedly valued SoftWheel at almost $140m.

University of Aberdeen and entrepreneurial training firm Elevator have concluded the latest edition of their Accelerator Aberdeen program.

Two corporate players backed gene therapeutics firm Orchard Therapeutics in a round that may indicate an uptick in investments in genetics-related tech for this year

Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley has opened an Australian office which will be run by BCG alumnus Craig Boshier.