Decentralised finance technology developer BloXroute raised $70m in a round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 while Ackermans & van Haaren helped digital health technology developer Medikabazaar score a $700m valuation.

Carsten Coesfeld will run the media group's corporate venture capital activities as CEO of Bertelsmann Investments from the start of June.

Northwell Health has teamed up with venture studio Aegis Ventures to form a platform which will seed AI-powered healthcare technology developers.

Quamntum Ventures' debut fund is anchored by conglomerate Bakrie & Brothers and has so far built up a five-strong portfolio.

Recombinant protein technology provider Healthgen netted over $87m while shared living space provider Hmlet is buying corporate-backed peer Habyt and Uniswap Labs is launching an investment vehicle.

The corporate's Latin America fund will transition to an independent vehicle called Upload Ventures which will invest approximately $100m each year.

Jodi Olson has reportedly left Alphabet’s early-stage investment arm, where she had been a communications and marketing partner for roughly a decade.

The drug retailer’s AB Health Ventures unit will focus on early to mid-stage healthcare technology providers working on areas including pharmaceutical distribution, commercialisation and pet care.

Q&A with Meryem Aydin, senior investment analyst, Amadeus Ventures

The real estate developer’s investment vehicle will target companies working on technologies and services related to novel lifestyles, industry transformation and sustainability.