The gaming hardware manufacturer is readying a corporate venturing unit that will fund startups while also offering strategic support.

US-based gaming hardware and accessories producer Razer is establishing a corporate venturing unit that will be launched in 2016, CEO and co-founder Min-Liang Tan told TechCrunch today.

Founded in 1998, Razer manufactures gaming hardware such as controllers and keyboards, and latterly, tablets and laptops. It raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Intel in October 2014 at a valuation about $1bn.

The unit will operate as an incubator-like vehicle that will enable startups to leverage Razer’s expertise and business…