Asahi Media Lab Ventures, So-net Media Ventures, Eltes and Marui were among the LPs that helped venture capital vehicle Reality Accelerator raise almost $7m for its first fund.

Redbud Capital is among the limited partners in Longwater Investment’s advanced materials-focused fund, which also features several corporates.

Monstar Lab took its overall funding to $35m in February, capturing $22m from investors including DG Incubation and SigmaXYZ, it emerged last week.

The eyewear e-commerce platform could potentially be valued at $1.3bn in a prospective deal that would give SoftBank Vision Fund a 27% stake.

SoftBank China Venture Capital and Legend Capital contributed to a round that boosted the cancer screening device maker's overall funding to more than $100m.

Marui Group has invested an undisclosed amount in tailored clothing e-commerce platform Fabric Tokyo in connection with a strategic partnership.

Mars has partnered Jerusalem Venture Partners in a venture that will involve them investing in Israel-based developers of food, agriculture and nutrition technologies.

Hyundai-backed industrial security drone developer Percepto secured funding in a USVP-led series A round that boosted its overall equity financing to nearly $28m.

Pixie Dust Technologies, which promotes university-derived technologies from Japan, has received $34.7m in a round that included KDDI, Kansai Electric Power, NEC, Toppan, Dai-ichi Life and Dentsu.

Pixie Dust Technologies, which promotes university-derived technologies from Japan, has received $34.7m in a round that included KDDI, Kansai Electric Power, NEC, Toppan, Dai-ichi Life and Dentsu.