Deutsche Bank Venture Capital’s former CVC head, Gil Perez, will join law firm Freshfields in April as its California-based chief innovation officer.

The Japanese department store chain owner has partnered with Ignition Point, which already manages the corporate’s JFR Mirai Creators Fund.

The Brazilian education and health provider is expanding its startup investments following a strategic update last year.

MOL Plus, Maersk Growth and IMC Ventures will maintain the investment pace next year while exploring ways to further transform the industry.

The food maker and asset manager is one of the few Central American companies to step into venture capital.

CEO Ophir Gaathon tells us why Airbus and American Express have backed Dust Identity, and how diamond dust can track data on objects through the supply chain.

Mandiri Capital Indonesia and Bank Tabungan Negaras have formed a fund to invest in startups disrupting the housing sector.

Corporate investors rarely back sex startups but as attitudes change and the trend for sexual health and education picks up, are they missing out?

Construction, agriculture, manufacturing and real estate may feel like an unlikely combination, but Tekfen Ventures president Sinan Uzan explains why its $65m fund is targeting these ‘foundational industries’.

Ben Jacobs of Companion Fund, flush with $300m from Mars, is going against the grain and betting bigger on startups as others pull back.