Asset data and management software provider Lixiangjia has raised series D-plus funding having reportedly already begun IPO preparations.

JMDC, Gene Techno Science, Astellas Venture Management and Nissay Capital contributed to a $25.8m round for the heart failure treatment developer.

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

SoftBank Vision Fund is investing $807m in the online short-term accommodation platform at a $10bn valuation, with the rest coming from Oyo's founder.

Eight months after reports of the round first surfaced, Paytm has raised $1bn in series G funding at a $16bn valuation from investors including Ant Financial and SoftBank.

A slate of local incubators are being primed to expand their horizon into international markets with the help of academic and overseas incubation partners.

A second US-China Green Fund equipped with $350m to $400m is expected to launch later this year with the backing of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

The Alibaba and SoftBank-backed peer-to-peer e-commerce platform is looking to close $1bn to $1.5bn in funding early next year.

UMI has become a LP in Yissum's $7m Racah Nano Venture Fund as part of an alliance aimed at bringing advanced materials and nanotechnology applications to the Japan.

Biomedical materials firm Haohai Healthcare put up $14m for Recros Medica, which is commercialising a new plastic surgery technique for improving the smoothness of skin.