Yahoo Japan’s YJ Capital unit was among the investors in a $27.9m round for the blockchain technology provider that will go to improving its products and hiring talent.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 has led a $500m funding round for the driverless vehicle software developer, which is based on work by Didi Chuxing going back to 2016.

The Legend Capital-backed industrial testing technology provider has filed to raise up to $98.8m when it floats on Shanghai’s Star Market.

Cell sorting technology business Thinkcyte has closed an OUVC-backed series A round intended to progress its joint research and unlock an expansion into the US.

Atom Bioscience will use the capital from the series B round, which was co-led by Livzon Pharmaceutical, to advance its gout treatment into phase 2 trials.

Fuyo General Lease and Itochu Technology Ventures both invested as the cell-sorting technology developer completed a $15.3m round.

Gene sequencing corporate spinoff MGI Tech closed a $1bn series B round backed by IDG Capital and CPE Capital. The company offers an array of products, some of which have been used for Covid-19 detection and forms part of the promising space of genetics tech.

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

The Arm-backed Hopu-Arm Innovation Fund led a series C1 round for the autonmous driving software developer, whose existing backers include Baidu Ventures.

Astamuse and Dream Incubator have combined with University of Tokyo for a carveout fund equipped with just over $26m in capital.