Animoca Brands has joined multicorporate-backed MCP to provide $10m for its Japanese spinoff, announced alongside a $30m startup accelerator formed with startup studio Brinc.

Lockscreen content provider Glance is raising $200m from Jio Platforms at a unicorn valuation while Sobot, Smart Logic and Akulaku each secured $100m.

The newly formed OpenSea Ventures comes weeks after its NFT marketplace parent raised $300m, and it forms part of a surging corporate investment community in the space.

Fujifilm, Tokyu and Persol’s newly formed investment vehicles will help their respective corporate parents expand their open innovation roadmaps.

SEI Ventures is seeking disruptors in the fintech space having expanded from seed-stage deals, according to unit chief Russ Kliman.

Venture firm NGP Capital has closed its Fund V with cash from former owner Nokia and promoted Bo Ilsoe to managing partner.

James Mawson reviews the current issues in the annual Rising Stars countdown

Top 50 Rising Stars 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Victoria Lietha, engagement and venture partnership lead, ABB Technology Ventures

Top 50 Rising Stars 2022 (in alphabetical order by CVC unit): Gonzalo Soriano, senior investment analyst, AC Ventures