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Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC has re-upped its commitment to the chronic conditions treatment provider having participated in a series C round valuing it at over $1bn post-money.

WuXi AppTec, Fosun, Sinopharm and Humanwell have all invested in the oncology treatment developer, which has filed to raise up to $100m.

The LinkedIn data software spinoff was valued at $4.5bn in its last funding round and has set a $100m placeholder target for the offering.

Denso, Fosun, Huantaihu, Qualcomm and Xiaomi all chipped into the autonomous vehicle product maker’s latest round, which was secured across three tranches.

The first close of the fund, a subsidiary of cigarette packaging manufacturer Huaxi Holding, included new and existing limited partners.

SoftBank Latin America Fund helped the payment processing technology provider achieve a $600m valuation in its latest funding round.

Stanford has contributed to a $26m series A for Jeeves, which was announced concurrently with a $5m seed round and $100m in debt financing.

Hokkaido spinout AWL has collected fresh funding from a consortium led by Rakuten Capital.

SoftBank contributed to a $65m round for fresh produce marketplace Frubana while KDDI invested in food ordering service Menu at a $228m valuation.

The oncology therapy developer has filed for an IPO just two years after emerging from stealth to advance Harvard and Stanford research.

Munich Re Ventures returned for a round valuing the digital pet insurer at $2bn pre-money, pushing its overall funding past the $480m mark.