The Mail.ru-affiliated fund's past investments include Facebook, Alibaba and Groupon.

The corporate venturing fund's London-based office will invest throughout Europe from a $100m base that could be heightened in future.

The Bertelsmann-backed technology incubator has secured $9.7m of the $18m it has targeted for the fund.

The publicly-listed holiday home rentals site has acquired around 20 companies, but is about to make its first venture capital investment.

The UK-based fund will target startups across the globe within the fintech sector as it seeks to keep abreast of innovations in the space.

The insurance company will invest in local startups through the fund at the same time as it launches an accelerator.

The media conglomerate has invested a 'multi-million dollar' sum in the Digital Nirvana Fund, which targets early-stage digital businesses.