Venture firm GR Capital has hired Jason Ball, a former managing director at corporate venturing unit Qualcomm Ventures, as its latest partner.

Aster Capital, originally formed by corporates Schneider Electric and Alstom, has promoted Jérome Joaug from principal to partner.

The Southeast Asian venture firm has reached the final close of a third fund, in which Cisco Investments is among the limited partners.

MSW, which secured Microsoft, Qualcomm Ventures, Banco Votorantim, Bayer, BB Seguros, Grupo Algar and AgeRio for its first fund, is targeting $24m.

Following almost 10 years in corporate venturing at Siemens, Itziar Estevez Latasa has taken a partner position at venture firm Iris Capital.

STV, which initially counted Saudi Telecom as an investor, is mulling the possibility of raising at least $500m for its next fund.

The China-based venture firm has closed an oversubscribed first fund that included CV Starr and Mayo Clinic as limited partners.

Sean Liu, previously investment director for SoftBank Investment Advisers where he led China-based initiatives on behalf of its Vision Fund, has joined Legalist.

Tigermed has put up $12m for biotech-oriented fund TG Sino-Dragon Fund, which is also backed by Temasek and which has set a $62m target for its final close.

The $350m fund will provide capital for Gingko spinoffs and has attracted limited partners including Viking Global Investors, General Atlantic and Cascade Investment.