Utimco contributed to the fifth fund of Wellington Partners, which aims to back 15 to 20 life science businesses based in German-speaking countries.

Venture capital firm Outward’s fintech-focused fund has raised about half of its $91m target, having secured NIBC Bank as a limited partner.

Tech Council Ventures's second fund has received a contribution from the chemical producer's corporate VC unit, which launched a $170m fund earlier this year.

The healthcare provider's corporate VC unit, which has backed 15 companies and two funds, has put together a second fund that is the same size as its first.

SAIC Motor's Shang Qi Capital unit has raised $145m for the automotive technology-focused fund, which includes Shinry Technologies, Shanghai Diesel Engine and SAIC Capital as LPs.

Kibo Ventures will aim to lure follow-on contributions from corporate investors from its first two digital-focused VC funds, which include Telefónica Open Future and La Caixa's CriteriaCaixa.

Limited partners including Apple, Foxconn, Microsoft and Dai-ichi Life have agreed to commit to the massive-scale fund, which is in talks to secure even more capital.

DeNA has set up a $92.5m investment fund that will be run by its nascent corporate venture capital unit, Delight Ventures.

Industrial Bank and Ping An Insurance Real Estate Investment are among the limited partners for a healthcare-focused fund launched by Shenzhen Capital that is targeting a $116m first close.

CaixaBank, Global Payments and Ingenico have come together to devise the Spain-based accelerator, which will target e-commerce and fintech startups.