Sinar Mas and Dian Swastatika Sentosa-backed internet service provider MyRepublic is targeting the end of 2018 for an initial public offering, its CEO has said.

Existing investor Novo Ventures contributed to a series C round announced alongside Unchained Labs' acquisition of protein measurement device maker Trinean.

The pharmaceutical company has bought diabetes management platform MySugr for an undisclosed sum, two years after its corporate venturing unit backed a $4.8m seed round.

Dunnhumby Ventures has exited consumer analytics provider InfoScout in a cash and stock purchase by business intelligence company Market Track.

The corporate-backed online marketplace is reportedly holding out for $1bn, having rejected an acquisition offer of between $550m and $900m.

Progress Software has acquired business app development platform Kinvey, which had raised almost $18m from backers including NTT Docomo Ventures and Verizon Ventures.

The bone disease therapy developer had raised $92.5m from investors including UCB Pharma across two rounds in 2015.

The Salesforce Ventures-backed data storage platform is reportedly seeking underwriters for what could be the largest tech IPO since Snap.

Microsoft has confirmed it has agreed to buy the Infosys-backed cloud analytics platform, for a price previously touted as up to $70m.

The gaming product and software provider is set to float in Asia, giving an exit to investors including Hangzhou Liaison Interactive.