Q&A with Bonnie Chau, portfolio manager, BCF Ventures

Salesforce Ventures, Okta, Slack, PayPal Ventures and HR Tech Investments contributed to the human resources software developer's latest round at a valuation exceeding $1bn.

The growth equity firm has closed its Fund III at $200m, with all the capital again coming from corporate partner Panasonic, bringing its capital under management to $450m.

Bristol Myers Squibb was among the investors in a series B round announced alongside a collaboration with the small molecule drug developer.

GCV Rising Stars Will Geiger and Brett Kadesh have taken up director positions at the CVC management services firm while Maddi Holman and Kathy Quigley have been appointed associates.

The insurance provider's Future Fund will be run by venture firm World Innovation Lab’s US-based team to identify and support early-stage entrepreneurs.

The gene-editing technology developer received further support from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to advance its genomics drug discovery platform.

The burrito chain added to its innovation efforts by announcing a strategic investment arm focusing on restaurant, food supply and sustainability technology.

The blockchain technology provider has attracted capital from several corporates for an accelerator tasked with boosting the Web3 ecosystem.

Citi Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and Telstra Ventures all invested in blockchain infrastructure provider Blockdaemon's series D round while GV backed cybersecurity software provider Obsidian's $90m series C.