Sustainable food-focused Germi8 has been co-founded by Leave a Nest and has backing from fellow corporates Kobashi Industries and Euglena.

CrowdStrike is entering the sphere of corporate venturing through a strategic fund it has formed with Accel to invest in companies building products on its platform.

IU Angel Network will give the university’s businesses access to angel funding in pre-seed, seed and series A rounds.

MIT's The Engine will be able to incubate dozens more businesses after the completion of a converted unit hosting additional offices, labs and fabrication facilities in early 2022.

HKUST Entrepreneurship Fund will invest up to $250,000 in the university's early-stage spinouts, running for an anticipated five-year term.

The fund, set up to support the development of the Algorand blockchain, has secured backing from Wibson, Rokk3r and NGC Ventures.

Sinar Mas and Emtek both chipped in as the Southeast Asia-focused venture firm closed its latest fund at an oversubscribed $75m.

Wapi Pay subsidiary Wapi Capital has allied itself with smartphone maker Transsion’s Future Hub unit for a vehicle that will invest about $100,000 per deal.

Circle is aiming to raise $100m for its equity crowdfunding platform, SeedInvest, and is currently recruiting a general manager for the fund.

True Incube has launched the application process for its sixth cohort and is again looking for startups that offer synergies with the corporate and its parent, Charoen Pokphand Group.