In January, Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of US-listed semiconductor company Intel, led the investment in Sulfurcell.

Rajesh Singhal had previously been founding managing partner of Milestone Religare Capital.

Supplement covering the best practices shown by the industry over the past year as well as award winners from the inaugural Global Corporate Venturing event.

Van Vlasselaer replaced former CEO Michael Venuti after his brief tenure last month.

Ikkei Matsuda, executive president of Hokkaido Venture Capital, has left.

Tam Hock Chuan joins Edgar Hardless as MD while Jeffrey Karras becomes venture adviser alongside William Bao Bean.

Pescatello had been vice-president and a founding member of Peacock fund, which was a joint venture between GE and broadcaster NBCUniversal, and rejoins former colleague Paul Lee at Lightbank.

News provider Fortune said Bricault's move to be a venture partner in Greycroft's Los Angeles office came with the closing of Mailroom to new deals.

US-based Silicon Valley Bank survey finds three in four entrepreneurs expect business conditions will get even better in the coming 12 months and so the vast majority of surveyed companies (83%) plan to hire in the coming year.