Kabir Misra, managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers, is raising up to $250m for a fund in which SoftBank will be anchor investor.

Amnon Dekel and Ayelet Cohen will lead the Hebrew University Entrepreneurship Centre and drive more collaboration across the Jerusalem ecosystem.

Gunilla Lundmark has been hired as managing director of Uppsala University Holding, succeeding founding chief executive Lars Jonsson.

Campbell Walshe has returned to Melbourne Accelerator Program as director, having co-founded a participant and been an entrepreneur-in-residence.

Tony Chao, senior investment director and general manager of Applied Ventures has accepted a partner position at Tyche Partners.

Steven Chackowicz will be responsible for identifying and commercialising research in the medical device sector.

Ramzi Ramsey, a vice-president at Technology Crossover Ventures, has been hired to be an investment director at SoftBank Vision Fund.

Utimco has appointed Thomas Harris as its new chief executive and chief investment officer effective August 1.