The airline company's newly launched JetBlue Technology Ventures subsidiary will invest in startups in the technology, travel and hospitality sectors.

The Spain-based bank added $150m to the $100m it committed to corporate venturing three years ago and transferred it to a new venture firm called Propel Venture Partners.

The Quest Award will involve entrepreneurs competing for the chance to develop technology that can help combat cervical cancer.

Rabbit Internet, a joint venture between mass transit group BTS and investment firm Alpha Founders, has raised $9.1m that will go to building its consumer internet offerings.

The pharmaceutical group will invest in oncology and dermatology companies, startups and laboratories through the Pierre Fabre Fund for Innovation.

IT services firm Pentalog invested in accelerator TheFamily through its incubator unit, PentaLabbs.

Sumeet Jain and Carey Lai have left Intel Capital and will act as general partners for Luma Capital Partners, a $100m fund formed by advisory firm Luma Partners.

The Germany-based power supplier is also set to invest $15m in an as yet undisclosed green technologies fund.

Sesame Workshop, the producer of TV show Sesame Street, has set up an investment arm and created a $10m first fund with the support of Collaborative Fund.