Taiho has reupped its commitment to the second fund of Remiges, which focuses on spinouts of Japanese universities.

Consumer electronics producer Xiaomi intends to launch a new innovation research fund based at Tsinghua University.

Taiho has reupped its commitment to the venture firm’s second fund, which is also backed by EA Pharma and Senju and which has closed at $95m.

The insurer has made an initial $137m commitment to its newly formed Phoenix Venture Capital Partners unit, which will back ESG-minded entrepreneurs in the UK.

The RO Group has formed an investment subsidiary to back property, financial and clean technology developers.

Consumer electronics producer Xiaomi has announced it intends to launch a new innovation research fund based at Tsinghua University.

AVP Growth Fund II has secured half of its targeted close and will back early to late growth-stage developers of fintech, healthtech, insurtech and enterprise software.

TDK Ventures has closed its second fund, which is three times the size of the debut vehicle it launched nearly two years ago.

Evotec has partnered Bristol-Myers Squibb to launch a $20m commercialisation programme aimed at academic institutions in Germany’s Rhine-Main-Neckar region.

Nine institutions have joined Generation Food Rural Partners, joining inaugural collaborator NC State announced earlier this year.