Tsinghua University gains approval for an investment in data centre service provider 21Vianet to control 51% of its voting share with an approximate 21.4% share stake.

Rakuten invests in Chiba University spinout Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory, which researches and develops unmanned aerial vehicles.

Pejman Mar Ventures' University of California, Berkeley competition awards $250,000 to Dotdashpay and creates two new prizes for Tinkering Labs and Thera.

Durham spinout Applied Graphene Materials raises $12m to scale up its manufacturing capacity.

China Investment Corporation makes an undisclosed investment to secure 5.2 million shares.

Mapper's other shareholders include Delft University of Technology and VC firms KBC Private Equity and Quest for Growth.

Revolymer, which makes chewing gum that is easier to remove from streets and pavements, was backed by the Setsquared Partnership, a joint venture capital initiative between Bath, Bristol, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey.