SoftBank joins a number of South Korean conglomerates in contributing to SBVA's new AI startup fund, Alpha Intelligence.

Two-wheeled vehicle developer Genny and pedestrian accessibility startup Okeenea are among the first six companies to be selected for Toyota Open Labs.

African Tech Vision helps female founders to build scaleable tech businesses.

Maarten-Yan Wierenga is serving as interim head of NuFrontiers while Erik Tveteraas joined fungus-based protein developer NoMy as CFO.

The US stood out as July continued a strong summer for corporate venture activity on the back of AI penetrating more industries, according to GCV data.

Linq is building a vector database management platform to help large companies use large language models based on their internal information.

The Japanese medical device firm has set up Terumo Ventures, having previously contributed to healthcare-focused VC funds.

The CVC arm of crypto exchange OKX has partnered with Aptos to launch a new fund targeting web3 and cryptocurrency projects.

In partnership with VC firm Hiroshima Venture Capital, the Hirogin Innovation Fund will target regional economy revitalisation startups.

After her role in Cambridge's technology transfer office, Elena Watts-Pass has made her first move into corporate venture capital at TDK Ventures.