The launch of the Y10bn ($125m) Docomo Innovation Fund and Docomo Innovation Village incubation programme is expected by March 31.

Intel Capital leads $4m A round for Russia-based service marketplace backed by Runa Capital, a Moscow based international venture fund.

Tosh Arita develops Ricoh new business after Hideki Segawa moves to technology development.

The amount of investment by NTT Investment Partners was undisclosed.

Aditya Birla Capital Advisors, the private equity unit of the eponymous conglomerate, will be the investment adviser for the fund.

Movida Japan has invested Y5m ($2,000) in one of its accelerator programme graduates, ShareWiz.

In August, advertising group Dentsu Digital backed Sonix.