Asahi Media Lab Ventures, So-net Media Ventures, Eltes and Marui were among the LPs that helped venture capital vehicle Reality Accelerator raise almost $7m for its first fund.

Mars has partnered Jerusalem Venture Partners in a venture that will involve them investing in Israel-based developers of food, agriculture and nutrition technologies.

Seraphim Capital’s Space Camp Accelerator, which counts a number of corporates among its investors, has picked out its third cohort of space technology innovators.

Customer service software developer Boomtown secured the cash in a Telstra Ventures-led round that was also backed by Capital One Growth Ventures and NHN Ventures.

Brian Rothenberg has departed from ticketing platform developer Eventbrite where he oversaw the growth team for six years, to take up a partner position at Defy Partners.

Samurai Incubate Fund VI, backed by corporates such as Keikyu, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance and Seino Holdings, is set to start accepting applications for the second edition of The First Movers program.

Suning has joined forces with Yunfeng Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Alibaba founder Jack Ma, committing up to $210m to a fund that is targeting a $2.5bn close.

Bloomberg has backed Unshackled Ventures, which facilitates the launch of companies by migrants and immigrants in the US, helping it reach a $20m close for its second fund.

Drone Fund, which invests in unmanned aerial vehicle technology, has increased its Fund II to $47m with commitments from a range of corporates.

M12 founding member and principal Priya Saiprasad has departed to boost venture capital firm Mayfield Fund's business-to-business investment activities.