Consumer

Former Delivery Hero Ventures managing director Brendon Blacker will head investments for the Australian fund, backed by five major retailers.

The Indian conglomerate set up the SIG Tattva corporate venture arm, headed by Sriharsha Bandaluppi, at the end of last year and just unveiled its second investment.

Jason Bennett initially worked with startups seeking to access AWS cloud technology when he joined the company in 2010.

Ultra-fast, 10-20 minute deliveries are growing as a percentage of India's ecommerce landscape, but the winners in this segment are not yet clear, says Sumit Keshan, head of Wipro Consumer Care – Ventures.

The store owner's corporate VC, Circle K Ventures, invested in technologies that could improve customer experience at its stores and forecourts.

Calbee has extended its partnership with venture firm Pegasus Tech Ventures with the formation of a food technology-focused fund.

Mateusz Lukasik will be handling strategic investments and M&A in his new role.

The new CVC will invest in startups developing hardware and software products in the smart living sector.

The heavily subscribed Urban Company IPO marks an upward turn in the Indian IPO market – and corporates are eager to see profitable exits.

Consumer trends are increasingly coming from emerging markets and Jägermeister is tapping into African startups to get ahead of the shift.

He will focus on investing in SaaS, consumer software and cleantech startups.