Non-profit VC partnership Diva Ventures plans to invest in technologies with high potential for positive social impact.

Sistema Asia Fund, a subsidiary of Russia-based conglomerate Sistema, will invest in consumer technology startups.

PayPal has decided to also bring its fintech incubator Start Tank to Singapore, three years after it was launched in Chennai.

The startup accelerator has launched with funding provided by investors including Bayer, Syngenta and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Michigan University's latest fund brings together medical and engineering students through a $3m gift from the Monroe-Brown Foundation.

The computer and smartphone manufacturer plans to invest in up to 20 companies each year through its Lenovo Capital unit, and to spin out up to 10 internally-founded startups.

A University of California, Berkeley graduate sets up a $6m fund to support companies emerging from the university in their pre-seed and seed rounds.

Google is set to establish an internal incubator called Area 120 which will offer successful applicants the opportunity to work on their projects full-time.

The real estate holding company has already invested in Disruptive Media and Trustify through its Gelt Venture Capital subsidiary.