The restaurant ordering technology provider boosted its overall funding to more than $150m, closing a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund.

The logistics and transportation services provider expects to commit $50m to innovative startups through RyderVentures by the end of 2025.

Sumitomo, Sojitz CVC, Seino Holdings’ Logistics Innovation Fund and Shinsei Corporate Investment all chipped into a $16.7m round expected to close at the end of this year.

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

MIT has put $35m into The Engine's second fund – up from its $25m commitment to the first fund – and has been joined by Harvard as a new LP.

Capital One Ventures participated in a series D round that valued the recruitment management software provider at $1bn.

The handcrafted product marketplace is set to list on TSE’s Mothers Market in a late November offering that will enable Globis, Japan Post, KDDI, Mitsui Fudosan, Mixi, SMBC and SBI to exit.

Canon, Dai Nippon Printing, Gree, Hakuhodo DY, Marui, Mixi, Mizuho, Nihon Unisys, Oriental Land and Tokyu Fudosan all contributed to the venture firm’s $76.3m second fund.

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

The remote education software provider, which counts Xiaodu Huyu, Huatu Education and BaishanCloud as investors, secured $13.9m.