Alibaba's mobile internet subsidiary is launching the InDev program through its 9Apps app store and will invest in up to 100 India-based game developers.

The financial services firm has opened an innovation lab in Silicon Valley in partnership with IBM, following similar initiatives in London and Berlin last year.

Beverage company AB InBev is partnering Techstars to launch a New York-based brewing and social technology accelerator called Techstars Connection.

Hony Capital, which acts as conglomerate Legend Holdings' private equity arm, has raised a fund in which 70% of the capital is dollars and the rest is renminbi.

Australia throws its backing behind spinouts by developing a plethora of funds to provide more than $772m in funding.

KC Rising, a joint initiative of Mid-America Regional Council, Kansas City Area Development Council and Civic Council, launches a $20m fund.

The oil and gas company's corporate venturing unit has supplied $10m in series C funding to nanotechnology-equipped industrial product developer NanoMech.

The social media company's GVR Fund features Colopl and Mixi as limited partners, and will invest in virtual, augmented and mixed reality technology startups.