Returning investors Seven Bank and SBI Group contributed to a $21.6m first close of the microfinance provider’s series D round.

Chinese Academy of Sciences vehicle Cash Capital provided up to $42.4m for the iris recognition technology developer, following a Gree investment in September.

Amazon returned with three other existing investors to bring consumer and enterprise financing provider Capital Float's total funding to $125m.

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

The intelligent lighting system developer has now received $46m in total, Comcast Ventures leading a round that included existing investor Amdocs.

Zhejiang Heico Holding Group led a round for automotive stock and finance provider Maihaoche that included fellow corporate Kaixin Auto.

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

The E-Town Biomedical Park-backed biopharmaceutical company, which has some 15 assets in clinical trials, has completed a two-tranche series C round.

Shenzhen Center Power and Inspur Group’s Chao Capital fund were among the investors that contributed to the AI chip developer’s $14.2m round.

The financial services developer will leverage the $52m it raised in November to establish a strategic investment vehicle.