Venture funds are becoming a more common offering at universities around the world. Why do a majority of the top US institutions not have one?

The construction materials producer appointed Mitch Black as an entrepreneur in residence for its CVC and accelerator units.

Alphabet alumnus Gideon Yu is reportedly raising $500m to back companies spun out of incubator X Development like 280 Earth, Waymo and Google Glass.

Cisco’s artificial intelligence fund is double the size of similar initiatives for Salesforce Ventures and IBM Ventures, hailing another step in the AI boom.

The lobbying firm’s Anzu-Green Critical Technologies Fund will back defence technology startups and help them work with the US government.

Allstate Strategic Ventures is finalising a new investment vehicle that will focus on long-term horizon investments in areas like climate tech.

The image sharing platform’s accelerator scheme was renamed Pinterest Inclusion Fund to target diverse business owners.

VC capital often sways towards investing in technologies with an urban focus. But Silicon Valley investors are starting to home in on rural technology solutions right in their backyard.

The startup, which makes batteries designed to perform better in extreme heat and cold, also has Lockheed Martin, LG, Taiyo Nippon Sanso and Shell as backers.