Next Bharat Ventures, led by Vipul Nath Jindal, has begun accepting candidates for its four-month accelerator programme.

Grosvenor has invested directly in startups but this is its first investment into a VC fund.

Isa Fuhrmann-Breitholtz, formerly head of Silicon Valley Hub at toy producer Lego’s CVC unit, launched South Bay to back real estate startups.

Jenna Foger, senior VP of Science and Technology at of Alexandria Venture Investments, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Edgar Hardless, CEO of Singtel Innov8, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Tom Lounibos, global managing director of Accenture Ventures, is one of the leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Vaibhav Narayanam, SD corporate development & venture investments at ServiceNow Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Florian Noell, EMEA startups, scaleups and venturing leader at PwC, is one of the leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Co-managed by Innoh Associates, the CVC unit will operate for seven years and back strategic areas such as marketing, retail, energy and AI.

The $11.4m fund will be co-managed by M&A consultancy Paradigm Shift, and it is part of the funeral firm’s 70th anniversary business plan.