Fujifilm, Tokyu and Persol’s newly formed investment vehicles will help their respective corporate parents expand their open innovation roadmaps.

DMG Ventures contributed to a $50m round for online stationery brand Papier while Hannover Digital Investments helped cross-border payment service Vitesse secure $26m.

Legend Capital led the 3D printing technology provider’s latest round, which included Lingang SC-Innovation and which came seven months after a Haier Hai Chuanghui-backed series B.

Cybersecurity technology producer Salt Security nabbed $140m in a CapitalG-led round while healthcare unicorn Thirty Madison merged with Comcast-backed Nurx.

Equinor Ventures re-upped its commitment to the battery material detection technology provider KoBold's series B round, which included BHP Ventures and Mitsubishi.

Data analytics platform developer Starburst raised $250m in a Salesforce-backed round valuing it above $3.3bn while SoftBank co-led a $140m round for small molecule drug developer Ventus.

GV, Sony Innovation Fund, Schneider Electric and Swisscom Ventures helped data capture technology producer Scandit raise money at a valuation topping $1bn.

Alibaba’s Greater Bay Area-focused fund is on its way to reaching its ceiling in the first half of this year, having secured a third of the $150m in capital so far committed.

Digital bank operator Tonik Financial raised $131m in a Mizuho Bank-led round while e-commerce software provider Shopware secured $100m from PayPal and Carlyle.

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