HKU has selected 25 university-linked businesses to receive funding from its portion of the government-funded Technology Start-up Support Scheme for Universities.

SoftBank's second Vision Fund, which has secured MOUs for $108bn in capital, is preparing to kick off investments and could start next month.

American Family's corporate venturing subsidiary has accumulated more than $162m from four investors for a fund expected to close at $200m.

The VC firm has closed the $43.2m fund following limited partner commitments from G-bits Network Technology, Xiamen Torch, ITG Holdings Group and Good First Group.

HashPort Accelerator will help international entrepreneurs to enter the Japanese market, assisting them with fundraising and localisation.

The pharmaceutical firm will invest up to $11.7m through the fund, which is led by GCV Rising Star Paulo Braga.

The medical equipment provider has committed $14.5m to a medical technology-focused vehicle it will run in partnership with Sharewin Investment.

E-commerce group NextTech has put $10m into a corporate venturing fund that will make investments in Vietnam's tech startup ecosystem.

The venture firm has reached the final close for its latest life sciences fund, which features insurer Talanx among its LPs.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia has put $100m into BRI Ventures, which could receive up to $250m and which will be headed by ex-MDI Ventures CEO Nicko Widjaja.