The user interface engineering startup is set to list on TSE’s Mothers Market, handing exits to Blue Rose, Digital Garage, Finc, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Salesforce.

The oil and metals producer’s accelerator program has announced five startups for its second edition and hosted the demo day online.

The female-focused media services provider has listed in Japan, enabling Asahi Broadcasting, AsobiSystem, GMO, Gree, Hakuhodo DY, iStyle, MAK, NEC, Nexyz, Seraku, SoftBank and TBS to exit.

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

Tsinghua-founded autonomous driving software company Idriverplus has secured Hopu-Arm Innovation Fund for its series C1 round.

UTokyoIPC-aligned venture unit AOI I secured SMBC and Mitsubishi UFJ for an initial close intended to aid the generation of quality spinouts.

Vision Fund is reportedly set to reduce the size of a 500-strong team by about 10% in the wake of some $18bn in losses over the past year.

After five years at Salesforce, the former head of Salesforce Ventures Japan has departed to become a co-founder of a new venture capital firm.

Jim Aota has moved up to CEO at Yamaha Motor Ventures and Laboratory Silicon Valley, replacing George Kellerman who has moved to Toyota.

BOCG Investment was among the participants in a round that will fund technology and strategic investments for the Haier-backed logistics service.