Diversified group Sojitz was among the LPs that chipped in for the venture capital firm’s Continuum-I fund, which has closed at $56.6m.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati was among the backers that contributed to the diversity and inclusion-oriented venture firm's $35.6m first fund.

Fintech-focused Central Capital Ventura has received another $14.2m from its parent bank, nearly three years after it was launched with $15m.

The firm has confirmed the closure of its Master Fund, which features NEC Capital Solutions, Marubeni, SMBC, ABeam and Aozora Bank among its LPs.

Volvo's corporate venturing unit has contributed an undisclosed sum to mobility-focused venture capital firm Autotech Ventures, whose exits include Lyft and Deepscale.

Plexo Capital, a venture capital spinoff from Alphabet subsidiary GV, has raised $42.5m from LPs that include Alphabet, Intel Capital and Cisco Investments.

Caterpillar, J-Power and South32 joined several existing corporate backers, as the venture firm's RoboValley Fund moves towards a $120m target.

Japanese investors including Marubeni, SMBC and ABeam Consulting have collectively provided $180m for Vertex Master Fund II, which has a $770m target.

Circulate Capital aims to cut ocean plastic pollution and has lured corporates including Chevron Phillips, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Dow Chemicals, Danone, Unilever and Procter and Gamble to its fund.

Nestlé has provided capital for venture firm Angel Ventures' latest fund, which will invest across Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile.