The cleantech-focused Emerald Cleantech Fund III added three more corporate LPs in Suncor, Ecolab and SK as it approaches $100m.

The companies are collaborating on a US-based accelerator for home automation companies.

The fast food seller is setting up an incubator in Silicon Valley in order to help it beef up its digital and mobile offerings.

The venture capital firm has closed its oversubscribed third fund with commitments from Cisco, Red Hat and Capitol Broadcasting among others.

The insurance company will provide the funding over the next for to five years, and will seek out startups engaged in complementary sectors.

The crowdfunding service, which has just secured $4m from angel investors, will seek to invest in foreign startups out of a corporate venturing fund that could reach $100m.

The internet company's latest fund will seek to extend its range into the internet of things, while also making follow-on investments.

The corporates will collaborate with Ohio State University and several venture capital firms on a $140m programme intended to develop healthcare startups.

The Japanese company will make the investments with IP Ventures, the Philippine corporate venturing unit in which it holds a 10% stake.

The telecom company is setting the unit up a part of a strategic shift to mobile, and will look to invest in startups in emerging markets.