The corporate investors have secured $77.3m for a venture capital fund which will back data intelligence technology developers.

Boreal Ventures will invest in deep tech companies emerging from ÉTS Montréal’s incubator Centech and the wider Quebec ecosystem.

The firm has launched a fund and accelerator called Boab AI that will be run by Deakin University’s former ventures director Andrew Lai.

Google has disclosed $75m in financing commitments to equity and debt initiatives in areas including Europe and Latin America.

Advent Life Sciences will manage an impact investment vehicle for Harrington Discovery Institute.

Merck and Novartis joined a host of philanthropic and state-backed entities for a $300m fund that will invest in medical technologies for conditions often ignored by venture capital.

Rogue has achieved a first close for its fourth fund, although it is as-yet unclear whether Oregon State University is again an investor.

Touchdown Ventures will manage Masco’s corporate venture capital fund in its latest win.

The edtech-focused firm has raised $165m from limited partners including Sesame Workshop, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and National Geographic Society.

Stellantis, EDF, Mainova, RATP, Total, Duisport and Sansiri are among the investors committed to Eurazeo’s second smart city fund.