CyberAgent Ventures, the corporate venturing unit behind Japan games business CyberAgent Inc., aims to raise $1m each month in crowdfunding for Japan start-ups with the initiation of a YEN45m ($415,000) crowdfunding platform.

Mixi, the Japan-based social networking site and Facebook rival, is following other Japanese media and telecommunications companies into the corporate venturing market. Following two start-up investments in recent weeks, Mixi now plans to set up its own venturing unit later this year.

Drugmaker duo enters partnership with Atlas Venture.

Separately, state-backed Qatar Holding, Qatar Petroleum International and Qatar Electricity have partnered to form a private equity fund to invest in energy infrastructure investments outside of Qatar.

CA Technologies announces partnership with School of Business and Engineering Vaud.