The customer service chatbot provider closed a $17.6m round led by Huaxi Holdings subsidiary V-Capital.

The printing technology provider has set aside $46.7m and teamed up with Global Brain to set up the Epson X Investment unit.

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Intel Capital led a $14.1m round for the cancer diagnostics system provider, its parent company having already supplied it with artificial intelligence technology.

Taiichi Hoshino has departed from his managing director position overseeing Japan Post Bank's investments to lead an investment strategy department at SoftBank.

Cisco and Lenovo helped the artificial intelligence software producer hike its valuation from $1.2bn to $2bn, following a $145m round in 2018.

Delivery services provider Yamato has partnered venture firm Global Brain to launch a $46.4m fund that will target logistics technology developers.

Comture Corporation invested in a series C round for the AI technology developer, whose earlier investors include Samsung and Toppan.

58.com and its 58 Aifang subsidiary invested $70.5m and will help the online real estate marketplace expand its services and grow throughout southwestern China.