SoftBank is mulling the possibility of taking its $98.6bn Vision Fund public and is in talks with Oman over a commitment to a second fund.

Alchemist Accelerator has picked out 20 startup companies for its 21st cohort, as it raised $4m of capital from BASF Venture Capital and Qatar Development Bank.

Toyota has doubled the amount of funding its innovative technologies investment subsidiary has under management, almost two years after it was launched.

Mitsubishi Chemical, Shin-Etsu, Sekisui, Tosoh, Henkel, JSR, PTT GLobal, Adidas, CorrsTek, Severstal and Doosan all contributed to Pangaea Ventures' latest fund.

Motus, which backs spinouts from a range of universities and research institutes, has secured cash from unnamed investors for its Smart World Innovation Fund.

University of Hawaii System’s UH Ventures will participate in a fund of undisclosed size in support of an aquaculture-focused accelerator that will welcome its inaugural cohort this autumn.

MRCF has reached the first close of a CSL-backed fifth fund to make early-stage investments in medical technologies in Australia and New Zealand.

VTT and the EIF will anchor Voima Ventures’ fund, which is aiming to raise $56.1m to invest in deep tech businesses based on science and research from the Nordics and Baltics.

SoftBank's near-$100bn vehicle intends to boost its staff numbers to 800 in the next two years as it puts down roots in new territories.

Cisco Investments is among the limited partners in the Southeast Asian VC firm's third fund, which is reportedly seeking a $220m final close.