Luís Fábrica, formerly investment associate at the energy group’s CVC group, has been promoted after four years at the unit.

Mairi Gibbs has been appointed CEO of Oxford University Innovation permanently, having led the tech transfer office in an interim capacity since April.

For eight years, Cyber Valley has been linking German AI and robotics researchers and spinouts with corporate partners, but a partnership with UTokyo IPC is the first step to it going global.

The new fund has already made nine investments in growth-stage companies.

After a year and a half, Bianca Ambrosini is now an investment associate at German alcohol producer Mast-Jägermeister’s CVC subsidiary.

As part of its new 2035 Industrial Plan, A2A has joined forces with 360 Capital again for a second CVC fund on its way to a $217m target.

Gemma Sturt assumed a senior investment manager role and will help Werfen’s CVC unit back digital healthtech startups.

The new hire will replace Diarmuid O'Brien, who has headed Cambridge Enterprise for three years.

It took three people to replace the 20-year veteran head of Swisscom Ventures. Now the new team is ready to increase investment pace and plan for the next fund.

SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered bank, has gone big on building its own startups. It has launched more than 15 so far and always has a pipeline of 30 projects.