Machine learning-focused Tau Ventures has bagged $17m for its first fund, with law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati among the limited partners.

Italian tech transfer fund Eureka has attracted an initial $44.9m from LPs including Umbra Group and Saes Group to invest in engineering and materials spinouts.

The consumer electronics producer will provide 40% of the capital for a fund partnership with the city of Yancheng sized at up to $1.45bn.

Growth equity firm Greyhound Capital has received backing from Rabobank's Rabo Frontier Ventures vehicle as it raises its second fund.

The real estate investor has secured CBRE as a limited partner for a property technology fund slated to close at $100m by the end of 2020.

Carillon Clinics and Maccabi Healthcare Service have contributed to the $150m raised by the medical technology fund as anchor investors.

Pension fund managers including Telstra Super have invested in the fourth fund for Blackbird Ventures, which focuses on startups across Australia and New Zealand.

Nestlé is the main backer of the consumer investment firm's latest fund, which has a $150m target for its final close.

Telecom Italia is putting up about $70m for a growth-stage fund with a $175m targeted close that will be managed by VC firm United Ventures.

Solvay Ventures is among the limited partners for the advanced materials-focused Richland Capital Fund III following a contribution to a similar vehicle for Longwater Investment.