The insurance firm has partnered China International Capital Corporation on a vehicle that will invest in companies situated in China's Bay Area.

Martha Notaras, previously a partner at XL Innovate, has teamed up with former New York Life Investments executive John Kim at fintech and insurtech-oriented VC fund Brewer Lane Ventures.

Grupo Proeza-backed venture capital firm Proeza Ventures is focusing on mobility technology and has disclosed some early investments.

Vikas Agnihotri has left Google India after nearly a decade to join Vision Fund manager SoftBank Investment Advisers to help boost its investments in the country.

After five years focusing on life sciences investments for GV, Vineeta Agarwala has taken a general partner role at Andreessen Horowitz.

Mobility-focused VC firm Autotech Ventures has received an undisclosed amount of capital from Lear’s corporate venturing subsidiary, Lear Innovation Ventures.

Michael Brandkamp has departed from its managing director role at corporate-backed fund HTGF to become a general partner European Circular Bioeconomy Fund.

Victor Pascucci, who counts USAA and Munich Re among his corporate venturing stops, has put together an energy-focused VC firm called Energy Capital Ventures.

Credit Saison and Canica put up part of the $50m the startup studio has raised for its latest fund, following investments in more than 120 companies to date.

EV Growth, which counts Sinar Mas and Yahoo Japan as co-founders, has hit the $250m hard cap for its inaugural fund.