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Bruno Arcadier says scaling up startups to handle the vast volumes of the mining industry is a key challenge.

The US-based investment arm of Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon has partnered with Geodesic Capital to launch a $51.5m tech startup fund.

A hands-off approach from the Swiss university makes starting a software company like Optiml — which is using AI to map out CO² cuts in real estate — easier, says CEO Evan Petkov.

SEC filings show the CVC wants to raise its third nine-figure fund to back biotech startups.

Alexandra Gerber, previously a CVC manager at Suntory Global Spirits, joined online betting company BetMGM.

The Chinese unicorn, last valued at $2.8bn, will back AI and robotics startups through two funds under the newly formed Empyrean Venture.

Paul Price departed from IBM Ventures after more than a decade in various innovation and M&A integration roles.

Finno Efra will invest in Thai and Southeast Asian seed to pre-series A tech startups, supplying up to $1.2m per deal.

Ciro Gonzalez, formerly an investment associate at CVC unit Munich Re Ventures, has been appointed as head of Sigma Ventures.

Josiane Ishimwe, who spent three years at Intel's CVC unit, will help the US Department of Commerce's Chips Investment Office make semiconductor investments.

Indian state-backed petroleum company Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) has announced a five-year growth plan which will establish a corporate venture capital arm.