The government-owned Cool Japan Fund has provided $10m for the seed-stage venture firm's Japanese fund, which also counts Nikon, Mixi, Mitsubishi Estate and Mizuho Bank as backers.

Hardware Club has secured $28m for a first close of its inaugural fund from investors including contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn.

The medical imaging technology provider has contributed $16.8m to BioMedTech, a fund managed by life sciences-focused VC firm Truffle Capital.

The cybersecurity software producer is seeking companies developing cloud-based apps that could be built on its platform, and will collaborate with Greylock and Sequoia Capital.

The corporates have teamed with OurCrowd and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Yissum Research Development Company for an incubator which will open later this year.

Novartis and Alphabet subsidiary Verily were among the limited partners for a the late-stage fund, which will complement the GSK and Johnson & Johnson-backed fund Medicxi closed in 2016.

Chauffeured lift service UCar has formed a $1.47bn investment subsidiary and its first move has been to lead a series B round for electric car developer Xiaopeng Motors.

The firm's 2017 Innovation Program will feature Unilever Ventures and Amazon Internet Services as partners, both of which could invest in graduates from the scheme.