MassMutual Ventures now has $450m under management across five funds, with its third main fund to invest in North America, Europe and Israel.

MassMutual Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of US-based insurance provider Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, launched its third US fund yesterday with $100m in capital.

Launched in 2014, MassMutual Ventures invests in financial, cybersecurity and digital health technology developers as well as enterprise software providers, participating in early and growth-stage rounds.

The unit has so far invested in almost 40 companies and its portfolio includes equity trading platform IEX, cyber risk management platform CyberGRX and data protection software producer…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.