Operator Collective’s inaugural vehicle secured 100 LPs including two universities to back business-to-business enterprises aligned with its diversity ethos.

Honda and corporate venturing units HP Tech Ventures and ZX Ventures all chipped in for a fund that almost doubled the size of its last vehicle.

Diversified group Sojitz was among the LPs that chipped in for the venture capital firm’s Continuum-I fund, which has closed at $56.6m.

Emory University's endowment fund was among the LPs that chipped in for the venture capital firm’s Continuum I fund, which has closed at $56.6m.

Petronas has closed a $250m fund for venture capital subsidiary Piva to strike deals in Europe and North America focusing on future energy, industrial and materials technologies.

Corporate venturing vehicles MDI Ventures and KB Investment have formally announced their Centauri Fund, which has a $150m target for its close.

The Polish government-controlled energy utility has set aside more than $25m to invest in growth-stage renewable technology developers.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was among the backers that contributed to the diversity and inclusion-oriented venture firm's $35.6m first fund.

Fintech-focused Central Capital Ventura has received another $14.2m from its parent bank, nearly three years after it was launched with $15m.

A group of private investors led by drug development executive An LuFan have seeded a fund to drive healthcare research from South Australia's academic sector.