Fundraising

General Electric is hiring for a corporate venture arm that will invest on behalf of GE Healthcare, returning to CVC after a five-year gap.

DTCP's Project Liberty fund is seeking investors including corporate backers to fund up to 30 European defence tech startups through series C stage.

The French biotech company's €200m Servier Ventures unit will initially target oncology and neurology startups, focusing on Europe.

Olympus Innovation Ventures' second fund will invest in startups developing technology related to Olympus' endoscopy business, where it is a world leader.

The Future Energy Ventures fund is looking to supercharge Europe's energy tech sector.

While on the smaller side, the Buzz Innovation investment unit will seek to help its parent connect with startups.

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

The number of funds is the same but European ones cover multiple universities — and the US still creates more university spinouts.

David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.

The beverage giant and eight of its bottlers are pitching in to invest in sustainability across their ecosystem.