Yield Capital, established by a Tsinghua University institute, has partnered Hyundai Motor to raise a total of $100m for a hydrogen-focused fund.

Van Herk Ventures is one of three limited partners that helped the agrifood-focused venture fund reach a $22.7m second close a year after it was formed.

Arch Venture Partners has filed to raise its largest fund to date that would increase assets under management by the venture capital firm to $2.86bn.

Naspers, which has had some substantial success with its overseas investments, will fund South African startups through the Naspers Foundry from 2019.

Our prediction that we would see the highest number of deals yet in a calendar year has come true with another quarter still ahead of us.

The VPRI Innovation Fund will invest between $25,000 and $75,000 at the proof-of-concept stage to drive commercialisation activities at University of Oregon.

Nomura Holdings, Daiwa Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Mizuho Financial will aim to raise up to $1.78bn for the fund, in partnership with China Investment Corporation.

The corporates will establish a blockchain lab to look at applications using the cryptographic record system while also running related workshops and competitions.

The fund will invest in agritech companies connected to Brightlands, an ecosystem backed by Maastricht University, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences and Fontys University of Applied Sciences.

The Mexican HR technology business has unveiled a corporate venture capital fund to develop local startups in Latin America and the US.