Praveen Akkiraju has left his managing partner role at Vision Fund manager SoftBank Investment Advisers after less than two years.

Cafeteria management platform developer HungerBox has raised money in a series A round that included Paytm and existing backer Neoplux.

Salesforce Ventures invested in an $18m round that will fund acquisitions for the cloud tools and services provider, which said it has now raised $26m in total.

While Silicon Valley may dominate the headlines, there are many other technology hubs, specifically in the Asia-Pacific market, making significant strides when it comes to building up their startup ecosystems.

Japanese innovation has long been synonymous with craftsmanship and design excellence, from the Sony Walkman and Nintendo game consoles to hybrid cars, futuristic toilets and high-speed rail.

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

Ping An’s fintech spinoff, OneConnect, has floated in the US having raised $750m from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund and SBI last year.

Naver and CyberAgent are set to exit food delivery app developer Woowa Brothers, which has agreed to be acquired by Delivery Hero.

The pig-breeding software developer has received an undisclosed amount from Baidu Ventures after being incubated within Joyvio Group.

Intel Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Zhangjiang Hi-Tech all invested in the original design manufacturer as part of a round that valued it at more than $2bn.