
Lockheed Martin has returned to invest in Main Sequence Ventures’ second fundraise having previously committed to its Csiro-mandated first fund.
Saint-Gobain has contributed to Richland Capital’s third fund, joining fellow corporate investors Asahi Kasei and Solvay.
Limited partners include drugs maker Pfizer, and healthcare-focused JSR Group and Lonza.
Microsoft is among the limited partners for venture firm Congruent Ventures’ latest sustainability-focused fund.
Ajinomoto set up its CVC unit in December and the deal with Pegasus’s 16 offices will provide access to startups.
Clinton Foy was a former partner at venture capital firm Crosscut Ventures.
Separately, MaC Venture Capital, a US-based seed-stage venture capital firm majority-owned by black investors, has raised $103m.
Motley Fool Ventures commits to women of colour-focused VC fund.
Separately, design and marketing consultancy R/GA is expanding its venture studios program to target black-led and black-owned startups.
Cusp Capital will back early-stage young tech companies across Europe,