Cloudflare Developer Fund will support developers building apps on the internet and cybersecurity software producer's new Cloudflare Apps Platform.

The research institute has launched an early-stage fund that has a target size of up to $136m.

The universities of Ghent, Antwerp and Brussels have contributed to a $45m fund that will back spinouts from these institutions.

German-focused VC firm Capnamic Ventures has reached the final close of a fund backed by Cisco, Axa, Rheinische Post Media Group and Sparkassen Group.

The connected cybersecurity software provider has put an initial $100m into a corporate venturing unit that will target growth sectors such as the internet of things.

Microsoft is the latest corporate to join France-based incubator Station F, where it will focus on artificial intelligence technology.

Woodford Investment Management has supplied approximately $19m for the fund, whose backers include Biogen, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Takeda and Astex.

The firm has achieved the first close of its latest fund, backed by corporates including Orange, Publicis and Valeo as well as state-owned investment bank Bpifrance.

The corporates have launched a $30m joint venture that will invest in catering companies with growth potential with which they can partner.

Sanovas has signed an agreement with the government of Suzhou in China to create a $75m fund and innovation centre at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.