Edenred is backing Raise Ventures while Eurazeo has boosted its smart city fund, showing activity in the French ESG space.

The hire follows wave of senior moves in the healthcare corporate venturing ecosystem

He has been responsible for investor relations and fund administration of Swisscom’s two external funds.

SoftBank led digital pharmacy Alto's $200m series E round as well as a $130m series B round for rent data software provider Esusu.

Corporate-backed IoT technology producer Sigfox has filed for bankruptcy protection, possibly a casualty of a wider clustering of venture capital investment.

Ørjan Aukland had spent two-and-a-half years as head of corporate M&A and corporate venturing at industrial group Lyse before joining GreenCap last August.

Q&A with Fernando Impuesto, general manager; Emilio Martínez, head of open innovation and corporate venturing; and Sergio García, head of venture building, Enagás Emprende

SoftBank's Vision Funds took part in a $260m series F round for online finance provider Creditas and led last-mile delivery service Paack's $225m series D.

Angelini Pharma has hired Thomas Michael Thestrup, formerly of UCB and Lundbeck, to work on its innovation team.

Anhui Jiangnan Construction Investment Group helped commercial rocket developer Galactic Energy secure $200m while off-road vehicle developer Rox raised $100m in a Tencent-led round.