The latest 10 investments by Intel Capital are split geographically between the US, China, India, South Korea and Brazil, and include an investment in US-based content sharing company Box, which recently raised $125m.

The new programme is also supported by the Mayor of London [whose office is pictured], the City of London Corporation, and the Technology Strategy Board.

Softbank Corporation's corporate venturing unit helps the France-based advertising platform secure an estimated $800m valuation.

He was a founding member of US-based venture capital firm Physic Ventures, and accountable for Unilever's anchor investment in this fund as a full-time member of the Physic operating team based in San Francisco.

The bank backed Business Growth Fund, established to help fast growing small and medium sized UK businesses, invests in two companies, SkyDox and Shuropody.