Lilly Asia Ventures has led a $90m series B round for Duality Biologics, which revealed it has now secured $120m altogether from backers also including WuXi Biologics.

Tsinghua Research Capital has participated in a $23m series A-plus round for the self-driving technology developer.

Sparx has returned to lead the OUVC-backed cell-based therapeutic technology developer’s series B round, which brought its overall funding to almost $45m.

Checkout.com-backed Thunes has added $60m to its coffers, while Desktop Metal purchased Adaptive3D less than a year after Arkema invested.

University of Tokyo Edge Capital is seeking up to $275m for its fifth venture capital fund.

The industrial supplies provider has secured $220m overall after a series E round backed by Harvard Management Company.

Former Salesforce Ventures Japan head Shinji Asada’s firm has closed its maiden fund, and LPs include Eisai, En-Japan, Hogy, Japan Asia Group, Sansan, Gas One and Z Venture Capital.

Meituan-Dianping has once again invested in the commercial robot maker through a $77.8m series C round that also included an unspecified strategic investor.

Nexa3D has confirmed $55m in funding across several rounds, while BukuKas has added $50m to its coffers and both Label Insights and Mya Systems have been acquired.

Taraec Mohamed Hussein, head of investments, Fatima Gobi Ventures