Wei Cong Seah will invest globally in early and growth-stage startups in technologies aligned with Genting Group’s diverse business lines.

The country has created 25,000 startups — but can it turn any of these into global champions? That is the next challenge for the government and investor community.

Singapore-based Synexia Ventures is a joint venture between corporate VC arm NTT Docomo Ventures and leasing and finance unit NTT Finance.

Angelini Ventures plans to broaden its investments in healthcare startups in the Asian region.

The CVC unit announced its launch with an investment in a last-mile-delivery startup.

Xin Kai Tan set up a London-based office for ST Engineering Ventures.

While on the smaller side, the Buzz Innovation investment unit will seek to help its parent connect with startups.

Managed by Global Brain, the new fund will mainly seek overseas startups focused on frontier biotech.

Machinery maker Yanmar's investment arm opted to open an office in Europe to tap strong university innovation.

Corporate investors Nvidia, Qualcomm and InfoEdge, along with other Indian VC firms, add more than $850m to the India Deep Tech Investment Alliance.