Asahi Shimbun, Dentsu and Zoshinkai are set to exit the notebook-sharing platform operator in an acquisition of undisclosed size by office products supplier Kokuyo.

The skincare product maker has agreed to pay $36.2m to acquire the customisable beauty supplement provider, having backed the company in 2019.

Based in Shanghai, China, Zou has worked her way up from investment manager since joining LAV in May 2015.

Coupang is reportedly looking to achieve a $50bn market cap following a planned listing that would offer an exit to both SoftBank and its Vision Fund.

Inpex and Nanto CVC have backed a $14.3m round for the drone services company, which has itself already conducted corporate venturing deals.

San Francisco Employees’ Retirement System commits $48m.

Fund for early and growth-stage startups targeting blockchain, decentralised finance (DeFi) and digital assets.

9Unicorns is also backed by OPG Group, MBG Group, Parakh Foods, Qualcon International, UB Cotton and corporate executives.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

The Lepu-backed genetic cancer therapy developer has completed a $94.9m round co-led by CICC Capital, Share Capital, Vertex Ventures China and Qianhai FOF.