Capital18 alumnus Sachin Tagra has been hired by fellow corporate venturing unit JSW Ventures as it looks to close its second fund.

Qualcomm's corporate venturing unit will invest up to $200m in 5G-related technology developers through the newly minted 5G Ecosystem Fund.

STV, which initially counted Saudi Telecom as an investor, is mulling the possibility of raising at least $500m for its next fund.

SoftBank is set to write down $5bn, and possibly up to $7bn, from its investments in highly valued portfolio companies including Uber and We Co.

WPCT will move to asset management firm Schroders later this year in a dramatic escape from the closure of Woodford Investment Management.

The petroleum producer has transferred its corporate VC portfolio to a unit called Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures that will invest up to $400m in the next five years.

The security system developer has joined forces with investors including controlling shareholder China Electronic Technology to form an investment fund to target areas such as IoT and robotics.

The China-based venture firm has closed an oversubscribed first fund that included CV Starr and Mayo Clinic as limited partners.

Duke, Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon have put up funding for a China-facing consumer tech fund launched by two former managing partners of Qiming Venture Partners.

Seafood supplier Thai Union’s corporate venturing fund will focus on alternative food proteins, supply chain and functional nutrition technologies.