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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.

The online real estate platform also known as Zhuge Zhaofang has secured C2 funding a year after a C1 round backed by Fosun RZ Capital.

Alibaba´s financial subsidiary Ant has received approval from regulators which will allow a dual listing on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges and enable it to raise up to $35bn at a reported valuation of $250bn.

Nine companies will participate in the internet company’s three-month accelerator programme, which is set to launch next month.