The $19.3m MS Hayate Fund will be jointly run by Matching Service Japan and Hayate Investment for a period of up to nine years.

NC State is the first of a planned five academic partners to benefit from on-campus commercialisation experts and access to capital.

V-Bio Ventures, the venture firm affiliated with VIB, will focus on healthcare and sustainable agriculture companies primarily in Belgium.

Louie Pastor will head Xerox’s Corporate Development group as it invests out of a $250m fund and explores mergers and acquisitions.

Digital Garage and Bank of Yokohama’s $28.8m investment vehicle will back companies focusing on financial technology and regional revitalisation.

Pfizer, LG, Corning, W L Gore, Showa Denko, Nissan Chemical and Nagase & Co were among the limited partners for the materials-focused VC firm's latest fund.

Clal Insurance, Ayalon Insurance, MS&AD, FWD, Reale Mutua and LB Group were among the limited partners for the venture capital firm's sophomore fund.

The venture capital firm is teaming up with Illumina on a genomics incubator and with China Pacific Insurance on a medical technology fund.

Kindred Ventures has attracted university endowments for its second fund, building on the successes of its $56m debut vehicle launched just two years ago.

The corporate is setting up a $100m investment vehicle that will back companies operating in or relocating to the Miami area.