Consumer credit provider FinAccel secured $140m from investors including GMO Payment Gateway while Amgen helped brain disease drug developer Neumora raise $112m.

The Middle Eastern country aims to diversify its oil heavy economy through corporate venture investments.

MassMutual's diversity-focused fund-of-funds has been granted an extra $100m, bringing the amount it has invested in CVC activities to $900m.

Solid Biosciences is merging with Sarepta-backed AavantiBio in a $215m deal while Amazon has formed a minority founder-focused $150m fund.

The app security software provider has linked up with 26 venture firms which will invest in its Cloudflare Workers ecosystem through the Workers Launchpad Funding Program.

Tata Digital provided $200m for BigBasket while Convivialité Ventures took part in an $80m series B round for Not So Dark.

The UK government aims to leverage institutional investment including potentially in corporate vehicles.

S Ventures will fund data and security technology developers and is led by Rob Salvagno, the former head of Cisco Investments.

Dominique Mégret has exclusively revealed to Global Venturing that the unit closed its fourth main fund in July, with 75% of the capital coming from external limited partners.

With three investments already in the pocket, Klima is set to back a wide range of energy transition startups.