Sony's venture arm plans to look to Europe and beyond for backers when it launches its next fund, as it expands to Africa and seeks content as well as tech.

Customer analytics platform Dunnhumby and its CVC unit will run the networking scheme to help match retail startups, partners and investors.

Consumption of sports is more fragmented and athlete-centric. This opens up some opportunities for startups and investors.

Having invested in 16 companies and scored two exits, the firm’s new investment vehicle will continue to back edtech startups.

UB Ventures’ new fund secured capital from its parent company, Wistron’s Wise Cap subsidiary, banks and other investors.

The image sharing platform’s accelerator scheme was renamed Pinterest Inclusion Fund to target diverse business owners.

The mass media firms committed to Mercurius Media Capital’s new media-for-equity initiative, which is aiming to double its size by next year.

The fund will invest in web3 gaming platforms and will use the resources provided by Immutable and Polygon Labs to identify high-growth opportunities for investors.

The Canada-headquartered media group will invest over $100m per year in generative AI companies in a bid to enhance its offerings.

Michael Stewart, who was a partner at software producer Microsoft’s CVC unit, will lead investments in generative AI, gaming and deeptech.