Alibaba Group, an e-commerce firm based in China, and MediaTek, a fabless semiconductor company based in Taiwan, through affiliates are limited partners and members of the advisory committee of the SoftBank PrinceVille Fund.

As part of a recent filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand, InTouch bought 33,400 shares in Ookbee, a Thailand-based provider of electronic book creation tools. InTouch paid Bt57.48m for the 25% stake in Ookbee.

Rajan became chief ethics officer and brand custodian of Tata Group.

NTT Docomo has set up a Y10bn ($109m) corporate venturing fund and will also launch an incubation program to support start-ups and invest in 500 Startups II

DLA Piper, Bell Mason Group, Global Corporate Venturing and Silicon Valley Bank join a non-exclusive initiative to offer complimentary services.

The company has committed $100m to the Catalyst Fund for early-stage start-ups.

In December 2010, One97 Mobility Fund, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous local mobile phone operator, provided an undisclosed amount.