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Suguru Yamaryo to head Itochu Corporation’s US CVC arm 

Yamaryo was president and CEO of Itochu Corporation’s Tokyo-based CVC and subsidiary.

Apr 29, 2025

Games investor Blue Ocean launches $30m fund for indie game development 

The investment includes a balance of developer control and investor returns and allows developers to own IP.

Apr 25, 2025

Kaz Shimizu heads Japanese telecom KDDI’s corporate VC fund

Shimizu replaces Kazuhiko Chuman at KDDI’s Open Innovation Fund.

Apr 22, 2025

Kazuhiko Chuman takes on biz dev at Japanese banking group Mizuho Financial

Chuman was the former unit head at KDDI’s Open Innovation Fund.

Apr 22, 2025

Japanese electronics producer Murata launches US CVC

Wonderstone Ventures will target global investments at seed and early stages.

Apr 17, 2025

Lum leaves Standard Chartered's VC team in Singapore

Wei Soon Lum has left the VC unit at bank Standard Chartered to join the Singapore office of Malaysian bank CIMB.

Apr 16, 2025

Telecoms firm KDDI launches $34m Open Innovation Fund V

The Japanese telecoms firm has again teamed with venture firm Global Brain, for a fund that will prioritise artificial intelligence and deeptech.

Apr 10, 2025

French pharma group Sanofi forms $275m China drugs fund 

The launch of the fund follows Sanofi’s investment in a $1bn insulin production facility in Beijing, China.

Apr 4, 2025

A swarm of Indian defence tech startups emerges in push for self-reliance

Indian defence tech startups are seeing greater investor interest, thanks to various government initiatives. Here's what it means for the sector - and 11 Indian defence tech startups to watch.

Apr 3, 2025

Alok Sama: This time it will be different for SoftBank's big AI…

SoftBank just led a $40bn funding round into OpenAI and is backing the $500bn Stargate AI project announced by President Trump. Big bets haven't always gone well for the investment fund - is this time different?

Apr 1, 2025
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