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

Daikin Industries, Hakuhodo, Zeon, Fuyo General Lease, Mitsubishi Estate and several banks helped University of Tokyo’s venture arm close its second fund.

University of Tokyo’s venture arm has reached a final close for its second fund thanks to commitments from 11 institutional investors including the institution itself.

Alibaba’s Greater Bay Area-focused fund is on its way to reaching its ceiling in the first half of this year, having secured a third of the $150m in capital so far committed.

The blockchain scaling technology developer’s token sale attracted SoftBank, Animoca Brands, Alameda Research, Bitfinex, Voodoo, Scopely, Unacademy and Celsius.

Digital bank operator Tonik Financial raised $131m in a Mizuho Bank-led round while e-commerce software provider Shopware secured $100m from PayPal and Carlyle.

Venture firm Infinity Ventures Crypto recruited Animoca Brands and Circle on its way to closing the oversubscribed fund.

Orange Grove Bio has partnered SV Investment to jointly source therapeutics in South Korea and the US and create spinouts.

SoftBank Vision Fund 2 led a $300m round for business-to-business marketplace ElasticRun and co-led blockchain creation platform developer Aleo's $200m series B.

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