Cancer biosimilar developer JHL Biotech raised an undisclosed sum in a Sanofi-backed round as it prepares to re-list on a stock exchange, this time choosing Hong Kong.

Liulishuo has listed on the New York Stock Exchange following a $71.9m initial public offering that provided an exit to publishing house Hearst.

Universities in Japan will be given the right to take long-term equity in spinouts as the government looks to improve availability of funding for homegrown research.

The customer service platform developer raised $43.5m in a Legend Capital-backed round that took its total funding to approximately $66m.

The cross-border e-commerce platform raised $14.6m in a Taofen8-led round that included Santuo Investment Management and Ningbo Municipal Government Angel Guidance Fund.

General Atlantic India has acquired a 5% stake in Tencent-backed Byju’s in return for a $100m commitment that pushed the education services provider’s valuation to $2bn.

UCLA co-led the online meat and fish merchant's series C round, which included Bertelsmann, Sistema Asia and Vertex Ventures.

Meritech Capital led a $30m round for Codecentric spinoff Instana, increasing the app performance manager's total funding to $57m.

Bertelsmann India Investments co-led the online meat and fish merchant's series C round, which included fellow CVC Sistema Asia.

The venture fund of Tel Aviv University has added 3D printing technology developer Castor and geolocation platform provider Hoopo to its portfolio.