Novartis and Cigna Ventures were part of Cleerly’s $192m series C round while Aptos Labs secured $150m from investors including FTX, Circle and Jump Trading.

Funds

Japan-headquartered venture capital firm Anri has formed a fifth fund called ANRI Fund V and secured ¥14bn ($101m) of a ¥40bn target, from limited partners including digital media group Gree and financial services firm Mizuho Bank. Japan Investment Corporation and unnamed other institutional investors filled out the LP roster, and the fund will invest in internet technology developers and university spinouts.

Portage Ventures, the financial technology-focused VC vehicle for Canada-based conglomerate Power Financial Corporation, has closed a…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.