Guilherme Lima has left his role as head of corporate venture at consumer electronics producer Elsys for a partner position at venture firm Astella Investimentos.

After three years at Centrica, Jonathan Tudor has departed from its Centrica Innovations unit to join Clean Growth Investment Management's Clean Growth Fund.

A range of corporate LPs made commitments to the third vehicle raised by the US and Japan-focused venture firm, which has reached a final close.

Nestlé's sustainable packing fund has backed buyout vehicle Closed Loop Leadership Fund, which has a $300m target for its final close.

The Vietnam-focused venture firm’s maiden fund has attracted commitments from limited partners Naver, Sea and Woowa Brothers on the way to a $50m target.

Singapore Airlines, SATS and Panasonic Avionics Corporation are partners for the airport and aviation-themed Aviation Tech Accelerator Program.

Randstad Innovation Fund managing partners Paul Jacquin and Ilonka Jankovich have co-founded Taptrove, which will expand the thesis of the corporate fund.

Adidas, Advance Publications, Logitech and WPP are among the limited partners in Bitkraft Ventures’ latest fund, which will target the gaming, interactive media and esports sectors.

The Brazil-based venture firm has secured BASF and Syngenta Ventures as limited partners as it reaches a $17.2m close for an agritech fund with a $50m target.

The oil refinery operator has chipped into the Emerald Industrial Innovation Fund, already backed by Caterpillar, Chevron, GC, Henkel and DIC.