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Sony launches $126m fund with corporate backers
Sony Innovation Fund 4 will invest in startups closely aligned to the parent company's main businesses.
Apr 14, 2026Gen AI startup Runway announces $10m venture fund
Runway Fund invests in seed and pre-seed startups using AI to build new world models and forms of entertainment.
Apr 1, 2026Singaporean telecoms firm Singtel unveils $250m AI fund
Singtel Innov8 has doubled its capital to $500m with the launch of the AI Growth Fund, set up to boost its parent's access to global AI startups
Mar 13, 2026Bitcoin treasury Metaplanet launches $25m venture arm
The Japanese Bitcoin treasury plans to back Bitcoin infrastructure startups through equity investments, incubation and grants.
Mar 12, 2026Industrial equipment maker Hypertherm shutters venture unit
The cutting equipment manufacturer has closed its Hypertherm Ventures subsidiary, just over seven years after it was founded.
Mar 5, 2026VC Seraphim harnesses corporates for $100m+ spacetech fund
Arabsat, Eutelsat, NEC and Sky Perfect JSat have all backed the venture firm's second fund, as corporates take a wider interest in space tech.
Feb 26, 2026Identity management specialist JumpCloud unveils venture unit
JumpCloud Ventures will back identity, security, AI, and IT productivity developers, beginning with hiring verification startup Tofu.
Feb 12, 2026Swiss research institution Constructor Group launches $110m deep tech fund
The fund targets deeptech, edtech and software.
Feb 4, 2026Other News
GE gets back in the CVC game with healthcare venture unit
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.
Jan 28, 2026Deutsche Telekom-backed DTCP supercharges European defence tech with $580m fund
DTCP's Project Liberty fund is seeking investors including corporate backers to fund up to 30 European defence tech startups through series C stage.
Jan 19, 2026Biotech company Servier launches $234m venture fund
The French biotech company's €200m Servier Ventures unit will initially target oncology and neurology startups, focusing on Europe.
Jan 12, 2026Olympus triples down on startup investing with $150m second medtech fund
Olympus Innovation Ventures' second fund will invest in startups developing technology related to Olympus' endoscopy business, where it is a world leader.
Dec 15, 2025Power and industrial groups join $272m grid resilience fund anchored by E.ON
The Future Energy Ventures fund is looking to supercharge Europe's energy tech sector.
Nov 27, 2025Social media marketer Cyber Buzz sets up startup investment team
While on the smaller side, the Buzz Innovation investment unit will seek to help its parent connect with startups.
Nov 12, 2025Editor's Picks
Half of Australian universities have a spinout fund — ahead of US…
Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.
Sep 11, 2024European universities ahead of the US in having an investment fund
The number of funds is the same but European ones cover multiple universities — and the US still creates more university spinouts.
Aug 20, 2024The Atlanta Hawks have a VC fund — but it isn't targeting…
David Garcia, head of National Basketball Association team the Atlanta Hawks' venture fund, is targeting consumer experience ventures rather than sports technology.
Jul 21, 2023Coke launches $137.7m sustainability fund
The beverage giant and eight of its bottlers are pitching in to invest in sustainability across their ecosystem.
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