Okta Ventures contributed to a $60m round for device management platform developer Kandji while real estate data provider Cherre raised $50m from investors including Intel Capital.

The e-commerce finance provider has bagged $110m in a Checkout.com-led round reportedly the largest yet for a Saudi Arabia-based startup.

The dairy product manufacturer’s Meiji Accelerator will back startups that have the potential to disrupt the corporate’s existing business models and product lines.

Ajinomoto set up its CVC unit in December and the deal with Pegasus’s 16 offices will provide access to startups.

Genomic therapy developer EdiGene, electric vehicle rental platform Go Sharing and API management platform developer RapidAPI have all raised about $60m.

Daisy Cai has joined venture capital firm B Capital Group to open its China office.

Samsung Engineering is planning to actively develop blue hydrogen, carbon capture and plastic recycling technology and wants the CVC portfolio companies to help.

Tencent was among the participants in a round for the cybersecurity technology provider, which counts Baidu and Qihoo 360 among its earlier investors.

Astra International led an $80m round for the online healthcare services provider that included Novo, Blibli, Allianz, Singtel and Telkomsel.

The Cisco-backed data analytics software producer has closed a round led by Shanghai Pudong Development Bank's SPDB International unit.