UC Berkeley's Skydeck accelerator has launched a semiconductor-focused scheme in partnership with strategic backers SiFive, Cadence and TSMC.

The latest cohort of The Information’s journalism accelerator includes founders from Global Coin Research, The Logic, ThePlug and China Money Network.

SenseTime and Alibaba’s Hong Kong AI and Data Laboratory has chosen its first cohort, with each startup set to receive $100,000 in funding plus office space and access to AI resources.

The banking firm will tap fintech entrepreneurship specialist Anthemis Group’s expertise to foster startups aligned with its innovation goals.

The technology media company and data and business services provider has been operating a $144m fund for almost a year and backed 25 companies.

The fund is reportedly lining up the debt financing from the banks serving as underwriters for the $27bn IPO of SoftBank's wireless division.

The recycling-focused Closed Loop Fund has secured funding from Amazon, following earlier commitments by a host of other corporates.

Schibsted spinoff MPI is among the limited partners for Stride.VC, which has closed a $65.5m fund that will concentrate on UK-based seed investments.

Dentsu and Scrum Ventures have formed an accelerator for sports technology startups known as Sports Tech Tokyo.

Taiho Ventures, launched two years ago with $50m in capital, has had its reserves expanded by a further $250m as Taiho Pharmaceuticals looks to enhance its open innovation work.