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BMW was among the investors that backed the UK venture firm, which will be divided into a $100m seed fund and a $150m growth fund.

Serial entrepreneur Andrew Brackin and seasoned VC Siri Srinivas have joined Alphabet’s early-stage AI fund as partners.

The Biomedical Fund will invest in Indonesian health tech and biotech startups.

Healthcare systems are failing BIPOC women, but entrepreneurs are trying to fill some of the gap — if they can get the funding.

Digital health is not disappearing as a market but will get a "harsh reality check" says the head of the MSD venture unit.

• Corporates invested 43% less capital in startup funding rounds in 2023 compared with the previous year. • The number of active corporate investors fell by 17%, as many opted to wait out poor market conditions. • The number of corporates taking LP positions in VC funds fell to its lowest level in a decade.

Backed by JPMorgan Chase, Honeywell, Amgen, Mitsui & Co, Quantinuum is working both on quantum hardware and software — and is now one of the biggest players in the field.

Koch Disruptive Technologies has promoted Israel-based director Jon Galitzer to a US managing director role.

Biotech venture capital is shrinking from boomtime highs, but Sakae Asanuma, CEO of Taiho Ventures, says now is a good time to find new novel treatments to back.

The Brazilian education and health provider is expanding its startup investments following a strategic update last year.

GUV is launching a weekly spinout tracker to surface the most exciting new and emerging companies based on university research.