University of Helsinki will invest $10,800 to $54,000 in its student-founded businesses through the newly-launched Helseed initiative.

Undisclosed pharmaceutical companies were among the investors in the venture firm's third fund, which will target biopharmaceutical developers.

Meet Your Match Malaysia will look to connect investors with startups that require funding to get through the coronavirus crisis.

The printing technology provider has set aside $46.7m and teamed up with Global Brain to set up the Epson X Investment unit.

Delivery services provider Yamato has partnered venture firm Global Brain to launch a $46.4m fund that will target logistics technology developers.

The state-owned corporates have set up an industry investment fund focused on China's Greater Bay Area as part of a larger $1.41bn initiative.

Gaming and internet company Kunlun is committing about $140m to the internet and AI-focused fund as one of its two cornerstone investors.

The corporate has a 44% stake in growth equity fund AP Ventures, which plans to invest more than $30m in a total of five or six portfolio companies.

The online dating group intends to invest up to $5m at seed to series B stage through a strategic fund that has already made its first deal.

SoftBank is in talks for $5bn that it will match itself, to support Vision Fund portfolio companies and possibly opportunistic acquisitions.