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Applied Ventures helped assay provider Ultivue close a $50m round while clean energy producer Sunseap has followed a $72m series D4 round with more corporate funding.

Lilly Asia Ventures co-led a $61.7m round for the endoscopy technology developer that was also backed by Medtronic.

China Medical System and a WuXi Biologics industry investment fund were among the participants in the antibody therapy developer's $69.3m series A round.

Vehicle charging technology developer Virta has closed an Eneos-backed round at $36m while Hubert Burda-backed wealth manager StashAway pushed its total funding past $60m.

Okta Ventures contributed to a $60m round for device management platform developer Kandji while real estate data provider Cherre raised $50m from investors including Intel Capital.

The e-commerce finance provider has bagged $110m in a Checkout.com-led round reportedly the largest yet for a Saudi Arabia-based startup.

Intel Capital has revealed investments in 12 US or China-based portfolio companies and a partnership with the NBA.

The unit is set to lead a $100m round for Horizon Robotics as part of $60m investment in data-focused companies, taking its total 2017 spending to almost $570m.

The corporate venturing unit invested $25m to lead early-stage rounds for Velostrata, Sedona Systems and Panoply.io totalling $38.5m.

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