KDDI, Mitsubishi UFJ, Itochu and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation all scored exits after enterprise software developer Smartcamp was bought by Money Forward.

CyberAgent-founded crowdfunding platform has applied for an initial public offering on the TSE Mothers Market that it expects will fetch it a $155m valuation.

Alibaba's nonprofit Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund will move into biotech, augmenting its existing portfolio focus on AI, fintech and smart cities.

Alibaba has increased its shareholding to 63%, having already acquired a majority stake in the logistics platform, also backed by Fosun and Intime Retail Group, two years ago.

Ant Financial and Nikkei-backed 36Kr has raised just a fifth of its original IPO target and shares took another 10% hit on the first day of trading.

Yaron Daniely has called time on his time at HUJ’s Yissum and the Israel Technology Transfer Organization to join biotech-focused VC vehicle aMoon.

Ucaidao has raised $40m in all having won the backing of Tencent, SoftBank, Alphabet, K11 and Agricultural Bank of China for its latest round.

Iqvia-backed medical marketing communications platform Naxions will pump the fresh capital into R&D, new product launches and customer relations.

New Hope Liuhe-backed Dong Pinhui has collected $14.3m to drive geographical and product expansion.

Tiger Global Management sold a 10% stake to Tencent in a deal that valued PolicyBazaar owner ETechAces, whose backers include InfoEdge and SoftBank, at $1.5bn.