Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.
Air conditioning manufacturer Daikin led a ¥1.02bn ($9.7m) series B round on Wednesday for FairyDevices, a Japan-based developer of voice recognition technology. Internet group United and DG Daiwa Ventures, a joint venture between internet company Digital Garage and securities brokerage Daiwa, also took part, as did financial services firms Mizuho Bank, Resona Bank, Shoko Chukin Bank, Shinkin Central Bank and Bank of Yokohama, the last two through Shinkin Capital and Yokohama Capital respectively. It had previously raised $4.8m from DG…
