The Asia-based gaming sector has yet another deal announcement to make with the latest $2.2m series A round of funding for Japan games developer Mutations Studio made by KDDI Open Innovation Fund, the corporate venturing entity behind Japan-based telecommunications and mobile network company KDDI group.

The online course sector is expected to grow in Asia, namely in Japan with the latest investment including a deal courted by Itochu Technology Ventures, Anri Fund and Incubate Fund. The three invested $1.5m in Japan-based Schoo.

Software testing is crucial, especially for clients in the financial services and consulting industry. No surprise then that Japan-based Bit-isle, an IT and internet data company, has made a strategic investment in Japan software testing company, Shift.

Cantargia, a biopharma spin-out of Lund University, raises SEK 7m from Sunstone Capital and LU Bioscience to fight leukaemia.