Toyota has bumped up investments in venture capital with the launch of a new early-stage fund and a second fund for Woven Capital, its growth-stage investment arm.

The UK investment bank was an early adopter and investor in cryptocurrency technologies.

The Whataventure Fund will build companies that corporates can gain strategic insight from and also invest in at later stages.

Amid rising bullishness on stablecoins and other forms of digital asset, Credit Saison's CVC has launched a $50m fund to invest in DeFi tech.

Monex Ventures and Uncovered fund are investing tens of millions into the African tech startup ecosystem.

Two large Danish corporates and a family office are also investors in the fund.

Totalling $30m, the funds will finance healthcare ventures spinning out of the academic medical care system.

This is the second fund of funds for Gree Ventures.

The fund is part of the university’s newly set up investment arm Monash Ventures, supporting healthcare developments.

The fund aims to back research-based startups affiliated with the university.