The UK is due to finalise rules on stablecoins next year and Keith Grose, CEO of Coinbase's UK subsidiary says the country has an opportunity to turn itself into Europe's leader in the industry.

She joins oil and gas company Perenco’s cleantech fund after four years at Shell Ventures.

He will continue to serve as CFO and board director of Avant’s subsidiary Zeal Corporation.

Fukuoka Financial Group has launched its second corporate venturing fund, a joint venture between its CVC arm and fund manager SBI Investment.

The ¥5bn fund will be operated jointly with Simplex Capital Investment and invest in content and technology-focused startups.

A spokesperson for the company confirmed the Chemovator incubator has shut down. It comes amid restructuring of the company.

He alluded to sharing soon what’s next in his new career chapter in a LinkedIn post.

Former Zeon Ventures president Yoshi Kagawa will run corporate VC operations for the mining and metals group, which launched its second fund in December.

Next 15, Mach 49's owner, says it discovered potential misconduct after assessing an earnout payment due to be paid to Mach49 after it acquired the business in 2020.

The early-stage corporate venture unit is raising its fifth AI-focused fund.