WeWork's head of M&A, Emily Keeton, will head up newly formed corporate venturing unit WeWork Creator Fund as managing director.

US-based co-working space provider WeWork has tasked Emily Keeton with leading a newly formed corporate venturing fund, the Wall Street Journal has reported.

WeWork Creator Fund will invest in startups focusing on areas such as the future of work, according to people familiar with the matter. As managing director, Keeton will run a five-person team, one source said.

Keeton joined WeWork in May 2017 as global head of mergers and acquisitions, and the company has since made a string of…

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Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.