Whirlpool and Roush have joined backers including Ford, Meijer, Dow, Kellogg, CMS Energy and DTE Energy for the venture capital fund's $79m second fund.

Sandwich has launched a unit that will take equity stakes worth $100,000 in return for its corporate video production services.

The accelerator, backed by Intel, Cisco and Deutsche Telekom, will assist, and possibly fund internet of things startups in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Microsoft's corporate venturing arm has selected 11 startups that will advance through either the Accelerator Plus or the Scale Up initiative.

The company has announced the first 10 companies that will be resident at its South San Francisco Jlabs campus.

The water purification plant operator will invest $24m in the environmental protection-focused fund, which is being launched in conjunction with private equity firm JD Capital.

The fund, which will follow in the footsteps of a $129m Hong Kong fund, will need to operate despite the Taiwanese government asking it to leave the country.

The payment services provider will invest up to $95,000 to establish joint venture projects with successful applicants.

Semiconductor maker MediaTek will target semiconductor-system-and device, internet infrastructure and internet of things sectors through the fund.