ADR Ventures will invest in travel, hospitality and aviation technology on behalf of Aeroporti di Roma and fund graduates of its Fiumicino Innovation Hub accelerator.

Sven Wiszniewski has worked in a variety of strategy and business development roles at German companies.

Venture firm Aster is reportedly buying TotalEnergies' corporate VC portfolio following the oil and gas provider's transition to accelerator actvities.

University of Warwick spinout has developed additive technology that improves plastic production cost, performance and recyclability.

Former investment manager Erik Karlsson is succeeding Nanna Andersen after she was promoted to head of New Growth & Ventures at H&M Group.

Axa Venture Partners will invest nine-figure amounts through the new fund, which is expected to close in 2025 with its insurer parent putting up half the capital.

Volvo Cars, Stena Fastigheter and Framtiden Group-backed Destination Invest will support startups in unfavourable areas of the Swedish city.

Mario Augusto Maia, managing partner of Cogent Venture Partners, joins the pod to talk about the best way to launch a venturing unit.

TDK's corporate venture arm has recruited battery producer Amperex as a limited partner for the EX1 fund, which will target electrification and decarbonisation startups.

And several other bets that Jaguar Land Rover's InMotion Ventures is making on what the car will look like in 10 years.