Japan Post Capital co-led a $13.8m round for the B2B subcontracting service that included Hakuhodo DY Ventures, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, SBI Investment and UB Ventures.

Q&A with Suzanna Chiu, head, Amadeus Ventures

CapitalG-backed short-term accommodation provider Airbnb last raised financing at a $1bn pre-money valuation in April.

Shogakukan and ShoPro’s joint accelerator initiative, co-formed with 01Booster in June, has chosen 10 startups for its maiden cohort.

The sales readiness software producer added SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to an investment base already containing Qualcomm Ventures at a reported $500m valuation.

The home improvement services provider increased its overall funding to more than $38m in a round led by Comcast Ventures.

The private equity firm's investment valued McKesson, Sealed Air and RB-backed e-commerce fulfilment service Pharmapacks at $1.1bn.

Sovereign wealth fund led a series D2 round for livestreamed education provider Aixuexi Education Group almost a year after an investment by Tencent.

The $55m Next Unicorn Fund has a mandate to participate in pre-series A to series B rounds for startups based in South Korea and eventually in Southeast Asia.

Salesforce Ventures returned to help the virtual event software provider hike its valuation to $2.15bn in its third round this year.