Payment services firm Lakala is investing more than $42m in the fund and has so far sourced the same amount from two state-backed investors.

Several Korean investors have supplied a further $23m for the mobile balance and financial services provider, which already counted SoftBank, Line and Naver as investors.

The SIG-backed art and culture IP licensor completed a series A-plus round that will support recruitment and the expansion of its properties.

The Alibaba-backed ETWP Fund led a series B-1 round for XTransfer, which will put the cash towards expanding its cross-border financial services.

Hebrew University of Jerusalem's cellular meat startup will use the series A funding to launch its pilot manufacturing plant.

The Tyson Ventures and Neto Group-backed cellular meat startup will use the series A funding to launch its pilot manufacturing plant.

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

E-signature technology provider Tsign raised the cash in an Ant Financial-led round that boosted its total funding to more than $130m.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

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