SoftBank Vision Fund doubled its participation in the childcare retailer's series E round to $300m, with a further $100m expected early next year.

HKT, Telefónica, Singtel and Deutsche Telekom all contributed to the first round disclosed by telecoms payment platform developer Clear.

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

Aldi Adrian Hartanto has been appointed vice-president of investments to help pivot the unit's focus to a multi-fund strategy that incorporates external LPs.

Tokyo’s Mothers Market has approved an IPO for the business knowledge-sharing platform that would allow CyberAgent, DA Consortium and Mizuho Bank to exit.

The cloud kitchen services startup boosted its overall funding to approximately $89m in a round featuring Crescent Enterprises' CE-Ventures unit.

Insurance assessment platform Shenlanbao has received approximately $14.3m from Xiaomi and will put the cash toward expanding its range of services.

The financial services provider aims to secure some 200 limited partners for a vehicle that will meld industry 4.0 technology with Japan's Society 5.0 initiative.

The online streaming platform is seeking a reported $50m from existing investors that include JTBC, Yoshimoto Kogyo, MNC, Liberty Global, Sky, PLDT, Zain Group and Hearst.

Akatsuki AET Fund returned for a series A round led by Tencent that will help the online education platform with hiring, technology development and additional content.