Jim Deane has been appointed director of the University of Hawai’i’s Office of Innovation and Commercialization, seeing him return to his alma mater after more than two decades.

Deepak Mishra, who was part of CSAA and MS&AD’s respective CVC units, will focus on data and AI in his principal role at Hitachi Ventures.

After serving two years as senior associate, Joshua Pulman has been promoted to senior vice president at Truist’s CVC unit.

The Canada-headquartered media group will invest over $100m per year in generative AI companies in a bid to enhance its offerings.

A year after buying the UK subsidiary of the bankrupt US lender, HSBC is building out a business of lending to startups and venture capitalists in the US.

Bharat Rajaram will serve as the managing director and head of Aflac Global Ventures.

Daniel Barth and Ryan McCrackan have been promoted from senior associates to principals at Yamaha Motor Ventures.

The University of Notre Dame has come a long way since its creation in 2017 and is ready to step up its game with its second venture fund, the 1842 Fund.

The US property developer has named Hugo Pywell a UK director at its CVC unit, where he has worked since 2022.

Michael Stewart, who was a partner at software producer Microsoft’s CVC unit, will lead investments in generative AI, gaming and deeptech.