AI video generator Runway is backed by corporations including Alphabet, Nvidia and Salesforce Ventures.

Deutsche Bank Venture Capital’s former CVC head, Gil Perez, will join law firm Freshfields in April as its California-based chief innovation officer.

The Hico-Bow Joint Fund is backed by unnamed LPs and will invest in early-stage startups focusing on AI, healthcare and machine learning innovations.

Serial entrepreneur Andrew Brackin and seasoned VC Siri Srinivas have joined Alphabet’s early-stage AI fund as partners.

Equirus InnovateX Fund will invest in software, deeptech and fintech companies at seed stage, providing between $500,000 and $1m per deal.

Algorithmic trading group XTX Markets has named former investment manager Gabriele Papievyte as head of its corporate venturing unit.

Koch Disruptive Technologies has promoted Israel-based director Jon Galitzer to a US managing director role.

Corey Christian has joined Robert Bosch’s CVC unit as an investment director, where he will focus on US east coast deals.

The venture builder says that moving through ideas quickly, and rapidly killing the ones that don't work, is the best way to build an AI venture.

Labour shortages and the ability to accelerate robot programming with genAI will breathe new life into the sector in 2024 say investors.