Kyocera, Mitsui Fudosan and Japan Post hepled satellite technology developer Axelspace complete its series C round while PayPal is buying portfolio company Happy Returns.

Every day, Global University Venturing rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem in its deal net.

Lilly Asia Ventures returned for a series C round that pushed the cancer immunotherapy developer's overall funding to the $260m mark.

The children's educational product developer secured $93m in a round co-led by Legend Capital, which had also co-led its December series A.

Short-term accommodation provider Cohabs secured more than $70m in a round led by AG Real Estate, while Stampli, Impress and Tarana Wireless each raised $50m.

Q&A with Tony Tung, managing director, Gobi Partners and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund

SoftBank committed the extra capital as it announced huge paper profits for the investments made through its two Vision Funds.

The SenseTime, Nvidia, Johnson Electric and Yutong-backed driverless vehicle technology provider said it has secured hundreds of millions of dollars.

Weizmann Institute of Science participated in a series B round for its spinout that was originally known as OnSight Medical.

The digital currency exchange platform will fund early-stage companies, decentralised finance projects, NFTs and mergers and acquisitions through Huobi Ventures.