Hanoi University of Science and Technology’s BK Fund has partnered ThinkZone for a $10m fund that will invest in domestic startups.

Alibaba led a $30.8m round that helped the customer service software developer close its third round in the space of less than a year.

The GMO, Mitsui Sumitomo and Samsung-backed furniture rental platform developer has added $1.4m to its latest round to take its total funding to $35m.

IBM Ventures participated in a $20m round for the neurological disease diagnostics technology spinout of Tel Aviv University.

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

Miyako Capital has contributed to a series A round for the cancer vaccine developer, which expanded to Japan last year.

The ophthalmic treatment developer has now raised almost $36m in total, with CR-CP Life Science Fund having led a $25m round.

Osaka spinout Cuorips has added $14.7m to its coffers from investors including vehicles for the institution and Kyoto University, just three months after collecting $19.3m.

The Keio University-backed digital medicine developer has secured $19.3m from a consortium including several Japanese corporations.

Dai-ichi Life, Itochu Technology Ventures, Koshidaka and Toyoshima CVC were among the investors that backed the medical therapy booking platform’s $19.3m round.