The Japan Post, Mixi and Gree-backed news curator hiked its valuation to $2bn in a series F round it said pushed its total funding to $400m.

SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led a round for the service robot developer that also fetaured Saudi Aramco’s Prosperity7 Ventures vehicle.

Stanford University has backed a round that will help the nickel-hydrogen battery developer finance construction of a Gigafactory.

SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2 led a round to feed the fulfilment platform’s expansion plans.

Mitsui USA-backed Arcadia is aiming to drive growth with series D funding co-led by Tiger Global and Drawdown Fund.

Mobile Premier League has pushed its valuation to $2.3bn, though none of its corporate backers elected to return for the latest round.

SoftBank has made its first direct investment in Saudi Arabia, injecting capital into Unifonic as the company looks to expand internationally.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a series C round for the Prologis-backed marketing services provider which has raised over $152m to date.

Online classified listings operator Carousell has been valued at $1.1bn after a capital injection by Stic Investments.

Alibaba and Fosun were among the investors that helped the autonomous driving technology provider close a $300m round.