SoftBank Ventures Asia led a $71.4m round for power-bank provider Energy Monster, whose investors already include Xiaomi.

CreditEase was among the investors in enterprise AI technology startup AInnovation's series B round, which was more than $57m in size.

Corporate backers Kakao Games and E&M are among the limited partners for newly launched esports-focused private equity fund ATU Partners.

The community grocery retailer raised about $143m in a Taikang Life-backed series D round that will be used for the expansion of its warehousing and product range.

Lilly Asia Ventures and SBCVC both invested in the cancer diagnostics technology developer as part of a round that will fund research and development and strategic partnerships.

Ken Asada will join Salesforce Ventures after the holiday period, having spent less than a year at NTT Docomo Ventures following his time at Intel Capital.

The education services management platform secured $14.3m in a round led by Tal Education that reportedly valued it at more than $140m.

The unit's Growth Acceleration Fund has reached a second close with contributions from Korea Venture Investment Corp and South Korea’s National Pension Service.

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