KII’s second iteration more than doubled in size from its predecessor, which closed five years ago and invested in 19 companies.

The institution’s $970,000 Kaishi Angel Fund will target undergraduate student entrepreneurs.

The digital media company is planning to step up its venture capital investments in the Japanese market.

Government-focused advisory Decisive Point has set a $10m target for the corporate venturing fund it is raising.

The accelerator has been set up by the banking software provider to back underrepresented minority founders.

Heritage Group has added $317m having previously raised $220m for its second fund four years ago.

MOL Plus will deploy nearly $40m on behalf of its Japan-headquartered parent company, MOL.

The early-stage investor backed by Porsche and Axel Springer now has $67m under management and will aim to add some 130 companies to its portfolio by 2022.

Givaudan and Grupo Bimbo are among the limited partners in foodtech investor Blue Horizon Ventures' debut venture fund.

The corporate launched Amazon Global Selling Propel with venture capital firms and a government-backed scheme to support emerging India-based consumer brands.