Princeton and Spelman College are among the investors in 645 Ventures' $40m fund, targeting segments such as online marketplaces and digitally-native consumer brands.

Advocate Aurora Health, Foxconn, Johnson Controls and Northwestern Mutual have each put $25m into a $100m venture capital fund.

Two initiatives open to projects from Michigan institutions have secured continued support from Michigan Strategic Fund.

Siam Cement has taken a limited partner position in Capricorn Venture Partners' Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund, which is aiming for a $193m close.

Binance's token-based impact fund has launched plans for an incubator that will supply $500,000 for each participant.

The outsourcing services firm's BLS Accelerator will provide seed and series A stage investment to startups and plans to invest $700,000 in 2018.

The Heritage Group will invest $120,000 in each of 10 materials science, environmental services and specialty chemicals startups through the scheme.

The Gree Ventures and Salim Group-backed accelerator partnership will pay $30,000 for a 5% stake in each of its Indonesian participants.

KDDI, Sega Sammy, Aucfan, Japan Asia Group, Leave a Nest and Nihon Unisys are all backing the fund on its way to a projected close next month.

Latitude Venture Partners, a growth-stage venture capital affiliate of Sinar Mas, has raised $200m for its inaugural fund.