Axa Life, Dai-ichi Life, Digital Garage, Fujitsu, Intage, Mitsui, MTG, Nikon, NTT Docomo and Tokyo Century are all set to exit the semiconductor laser provider in an offering on TSE.

Adisseo and Mosaic are among the investors that helped venture firm SP Ventures’ vehicle reach a $25.2m close, representing half of its target.

The chemical analysis device developer has added $20m to an initial public offering following $70m in funding from investors including Utec.

Strive led a $19.3m round for the construction drone software developer that included Canal Ventures, Delight Ventures, Japan Post Capital, Kashiwabara, Makoto Capital and Mizuho Capital.

SK Materials led the consortium for battery anode materials producer Group 14 latest round, which follows a corporate-backed round just over a year ago.

Concordia University has helped venture capital firm Cycle Capital reach the final close of its latest cleantech-focused fund.

Kion Group and Prosperity7 Ventures co-led a round for the warehouse robot developer, which plans to expand to more than 100 countries in the next five years.

The corporate was among the new investors in industrial IoT software producer Rootcloud, a spinoff from Sany Heavy Industry.

Ten University of California startups are hoping to open 2021 with a bang by securing one of two $50,000 prizes at the GCV Digital Forum next month.

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