Korean beauty brands have become worldwide hits and investors are flocking to the sector. This is how Signite Partners is staying ahead of the game.

Ionel Nechiti joined Saudi Aramco’s CVC subsidiary’s North American team led by managing directors Jim Sledzik and Daniel Carter.

Kyocera, the Japanese industrial ceramics and electronics multinational, has established a second fund to target startups in the US and EMEA region.

In August, we saw 25 corporate exits, a 19% drop from August last year, though total capital raised hit $3.97bn, up 34% year on year.

After almost six years at East Ventures, Adriel Chua will back Southeast Asian and Latin American startups for the NYSE-listed ecommerce firm.

South Korean multinational Lotte Holdings has set up a CVC arm to invest in new technology in healthcare and biopharmaceuticals.

Asahi Kasei, Kashiwabara, Canon Marketing, Kirin, J Front, KHI, ShoPro, Sekisui and Denka will partner with startups through the scheme.

The Chinese unicorn, last valued at $2.8bn, will back AI and robotics startups through two funds under the newly formed Empyrean Venture.

Finno Efra will invest in Thai and Southeast Asian seed to pre-series A tech startups, supplying up to $1.2m per deal.

A growing wave: corporate-affiliated capital for startup investments has gone from $140m in 2013 to $3.4bn, according to a recent survey.