Sectors

Harju Elekter helped graphene ultracapacitor developer Skeleton Technologies complete a $48.3m round yesterday that included existing investor Harju Elekter.

Daikin and Nippon Life are the latest LPs for the vehicle formally called Kansai Innovation Network, whose investors already include corporates Eneserve, Hankyu Hanshin, Iwatani, Rohto and Shionogi.

The television engagement data provider added SIG Asia Investments to a base of corporate backers already including Itochu Technology Ventures.

Capital One Ventures was among the participants in a series B round for Stensul, a developer of enterprise email assembly software.

The MIT cell therapy spinout priced its shares at the bottom of their range to raise $70.6m, following some $166m in venture funding.

Peking University-incubated Genskey provides high-sensitivity pathogen testing services in more than 20 Chinese provinces and municipalities.

The 3D-printed product supplier raised an eight-digit dollar amount in a round led by China Life Private Equity Investment Company.

Zeal Capital Partners has secured $22.3m for its debut fund, which was anchored by PayPal as part of a $50m diversity commitment.

Q&A with John Banta, president and managing director, Blue Venture Fund

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

Chinese regulators have suspended the Alibaba spinoff's initial public offering, which was set to value the financial services provider at $313bn.