Greer Carper joined Fortem Technologies as CFO and VP of corporate development, having led Boeing’s corporate venturing activities from 2017.

The application security software provider has emerged from stealth having secured funding from MRV, 468 Capital and DNX Ventures.

Lockheed Martin doubled the size of its venture arm to $400m while Ingevity, Geely, SKC and Daishin participated in Nexeon’s $170m series A round.

Xiamen C&D took part in OriCell Therapeutics’ $120m series B round while Shopify provided $100m in funding for Klaviyo.

The corporate is targeting companies it hopes will advance beauty retail and transform the shopping experience with digital technology.

Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I will acquire AMD and ConsenSys-backed W3BCloud while China Life took part in a $300m round for Taibang Biologic.

What are the benefits of running a venture unit with two managing directors? Wipro Ventures' Venu Pemmaraju and Bipla Adhya bring contrasting experiences and two pairs of eyes.

Varian Medical Systems has hired Tali Hirsch, formerly venture investment director at Fresenius Medical Care North America, as director of strategy and corporate development.

Actis is set to acquire a majority stake in Mitsui and Equinor-backed Yellow Door Energy while GMO, Yara International and Digital Garage all backed Jai Kisan's $50m series B round.

Qualified psychiatrist Ben Robbins is the third general partner on GV's life science investment team having joined the unit eight years ago.