GCV Rising Star 2017 Amish Parashar, a founding partner at Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, has joined corporate VC services provider U First Capital as an adviser.

Gree's venture capital affiliate has secured $20m from undisclosed strategic investors for a second fund, following an $18.3m vehicle last year.

Rabobank has contributed to Gilde Healthcare’s third private equity fund, which will focus on established and profitable businesses in the Benelux and Dach countries.

Health for Life Capital II has achieved its first close thanks to commitments from strategic partners Danone, Novartis, Lesaffre, Wright Medical, Unicéréales and Bel.

The 500 Startups Japan team have spun off as Coral Capital and launched a $45m fund backed by Mitsubishi Estate, J-Power, Mizuho Bank and Shinsei Bank.

Vilmorin & Cie has joined fellow corporates including BNP Paribas, Naval Group, KPN, Famille C and Mgen as an investor in PSL Innovation Fund, which is targeting an $87.5m close.

Engie New Ventures alumnus Giovanni Ravina, became chief innovation officer for another Engie subsidiary, Engie EPS, in January this year.

The venture capital firm has sourced commitments from investors including Arlon Group and Rabobank for a $100m food and beverage-focused fund known as BFG Fund II.

Ian Folau, a co-founder and former CEO of GitLinks, has been hired by the recently launched LMI Ventures as a managing director.

SoftBank has reportedly invested $200m in a Europe-focused venture capital fund formed by Mubadala, which had committed $15bn to its Vision Fund two years ago.