Customer engagement software developer Freshworks has pushed its valuation to $3.5bn following a $150m series H round co-led by long-time investor CapitalG.

GMO, Gree, KDDI, Colopl, Intelligence and Globis are all in line for exits as Lancers files for an initial public offering on the TSE Mothers Market.

Comcast Ventures had led enterprise productivity software company Hive’s latest round, with the proceeds going to an expanded marketing effort.

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

SoftBank-backed dealer-to-dealer vehicle marketplace has received $150m in a series E round co-led by Fidelity and Wellington Management Company.

Chevron Technology Ventures has thrown its weight behind Orbital Insight, which also welcomed back GV and Sky Perfect JSAT.

KDDI, Mitsubishi UFJ, Itochu and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation all scored exits after enterprise software developer Smartcamp was bought by Money Forward.

We Company will divest from The Wing, for which it had led a $32m series B round in 2017 and backed a $75m series C, and will also look to sell Meetup.

Alibaba has increased its shareholding to 63%, having already acquired a majority stake in the logistics platform, also backed by Fosun and Intime Retail Group, two years ago.

Ant Financial and Nikkei-backed 36Kr has raised just a fifth of its original IPO target and shares took another 10% hit on the first day of trading.