The e-commerce platform has teamed up with consultancy Zinnov for an India-based accelerator that will be conducted virtually.

Conglomerate UMG's accelerator and incubator aims to close a $100m fund by 2022 with help from external backers to support its portfolio through growth rounds.

The bespoke suit maker’s three-month initiative will admit up to 15 D2C-minded startups and projects for its first batch.

Mixi Entertainment Fund has been armed with more than $28m and will be helped by Studio Entre in identifying portfolio companies.

Human resources provider DIP’s Gakucelerator has chosen four student-run startups for its latest batch and will provide up to $940,000 between them.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

A consortium of 15 startups were chosen to take part in the first edition of the internet technology group’s regional accelerator scheme, which will run until November this year.

The diversified group has teamed up with asset manager Alan AMC for an investment vehicle with a $1.43bn ceiling, targeting culture and sports startups.

The robotics and automation technology producer formerly known as Open Associates has launched an investment arm to invest in AI and IoT startups.

UGA's Innovation Gateway will have an additional $10m to play with as the university looks to double down on a strong tech transfer performance in recent times.