The ping-pong club owner is preparing for a direct listing on the Pro Market on March 30, allowing MTG Ventures to exit.

Innovative region: South Korea

Verizon Ventures has returned to back the transport management technology developer in a series C round reportedly valuing it at up to $500m.

Sany Group and Fosun contributed to a $61.4m round for the third-party drug development services provider, which counts Jilin Aodong Medicine as an earlier backer.

SoftBank Vision Fund is scoring an exit from the Korea-based online marketplace, which is going public in 2021's largest IPO so far.

Tencent returned for a series D round closed after Fadada's digital signature platform was the beneficiary of a significant increase in business.

Tencent and existing investor Nan Fung Life Sciences have helped the ophthalmology drug developer complete its series B round.

Prakit Worawattananon has been moved from head of Siam Cement Group's director of deeptech innovation to become an MD at its AddVentures unit.

Chief strategy officer Katsunori Sago joined SoftBank in 2018 and had since helped to expand its investment strategy.

Pegasus Tech Ventures will manage a fund that will help television shopping operator Japanet build Stadium City in Nagasaki.