The motor company CVC is launching its second Exploratory Fund vintage later this year.

Yamaha Motor Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of vehicle and engine manufacturer Yamaha Motor, plans to launch a successor to its Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund in October this year, the unit’s chief operating officer, Anish Patel, told Global Corporate Venturing.

Like its predecessor, the new fund will be capitalised to the tune of $100m, but its remit will be wider and include new areas such as fintech and software-based plays. The new vehicle will take a broader investment approach than…

Fernando Moncada Rivera

Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the CVC Unplugged podcast.