With more money and a new name, SoftBank continues to back Black and Latino-owned startups.

The former investment analyst at JetBlue Ventures is relocating from the US west coast to Copenhagen, Denmark, for his new role.

The third fund – backed by Sabic, BAT, Heraeus and Petronas – is targeting $100m and the latest close included Tong An and Anqing High-Tech Zone.

EY's VC lead for the US talks about the difficulties in today's venture market and where the silver linings are.

Peter Lenke has succeeded Matt Sonefeldt as head of the enterprise software provider's corporate venture unit following more than six years running CVC and M&A activity at Twitter.

Stepan Braginskiy has been promoted to investment manager at Sabic’s strategic unit, having helped lead deals including ReVentas and BioWish.

The pharmaceutical company's Social Impact Venture Capital Portfolio helps improve healthcare access for black and other minority groups in the US.

Yvonne Harris is set to become vice-president of research and innovation partnerships at Northern Illinois University following a nationwide search.

Wyoming Technology Transfer and Research Products Center has chosen Arundeep Pradhan as interim director.

Dan Lauer has been named chief entrepreneurship officer of Lindenwood University’s Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship.