The Global University Venturing deal net rounds up the smaller investments from across the university innovation ecosystem.

Ted Yamamoto has been named general partner of Waseda University Ventures, having already served as adviser to Waseda’s Office of the President since last summer.

Crypto.com, Huobi and BitMart invested in cryptocurrency scaling technology developer Boba Network at a $1.5bn valuation while natural fibre composite provider Bcomp netted $34.9m in a BMW-led round.

The real estate developer’s investment vehicle will target companies working on technologies and services related to novel lifestyles, industry transformation and sustainability.

The Macrogen-backed gut microbiome drug developer went public in a $22.5m offering priced at the foot of its range.

The Binance-backed cryptocurrency exchange has put its weight behind Nanovest, Avarik Saga, Avarta, Diamond Protocol and Play it Forward DAO

Fertility financing service Future Family, machine learning software developer Black Crow AI and digital twin software provider vHive each nabbed $25m in corporate-backed rounds.

The China Resources and Legend Holdings-backed vaccine technology developer floated in Hong Kong in a $97.7m offering following nearly $460m in funding.

PTT Oil and Retail, Central Pattana, The Vacharaphol, TKS Technologies, Ramkhamaeng Hospital, Modernform, MC Group, Singha and Benchachinda are among the fund's limited partners.

Quantum computing technology provider Horizon Quantum Computing raised $12m from Tencent while identity verification technology developer Tru.id hiked an NHN-backed round to $9m.