Projector, the US-based developer of a messaging and push notification platform for businesses, raised $4.5m on Wednesday in a seed round featuring IDG Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of IT media company International Data Group. Venture capital firm Baseline Ventures led the round, which included Freestyle Capital, SV Angel and True Ventures.

JD Finance, the financial service arm of e-commerce firm JD.com, has invested an undisclosed amount in China-based peer-to-peer lending platform Meili Jinrong as part of a strategic partnership…