Dogan Beta has signed up Yamaguchi Financial Group as a cornerstone investor for its fourth fund, which has achieved a $14m first close with multiple corporate LPs on its way to a $23.3m ceiling.

Sogou has exited online medical information provider Baikemy in an acquisition of undisclosed size by ByteDance, two years after reportedly investing.

Medical device maker Yuwell participated in a round for data security software provider Meichuang that is reportedly its fourth since 2005.

Smilegate's corporate VC firm will launch the firm as a successor to its Kairo Fund, which has invested in four Vietnam-based startups.

Kakao Investment contributed to an $11.5m round led by Horizons Ventures that increased the pod accommodation provider's total funding to $15m.

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

Lendingkart has boosted its series D round to $41.3m, taking $11.3m in an extension featuring Bertelsmann India Investments and Sistema Asia Fund.

Microsoft-backed cybersecurity automation technology provider Aqua has now raised in excess of $130m, having closed a series D round led by Greenspring Associates.

Smart customer service technology provider Sobot received $29.5m in a round co-led by Yonyou, with the cash earmarked for product development and marketing.

Harvest Investments supplied more than $14m for Xi Ping, a developer of smart digital advertising technology backed by Guangzhou Daily and COL Digital Publishing.