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Alan Du has worked in venture, operations and advisory in the tech ecosystem.

Corporate investors Nvidia, Qualcomm and InfoEdge, along with other Indian VC firms, add more than $850m to the India Deep Tech Investment Alliance.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology helps launch 100 spinouts a year. But the AI rush means it has to get them overseas quicker, says its tech transfer head.

Advances in photonics technology will underpin next-generation computing, telecoms, aerospace and manufacturing. Here are nine spinouts that have emerged from university labs with VC backing.

Even in a downcycle, investors at the 10th annual Corporate Venture in Brasil event are bullish on the strength of the market fundamentals – it’s mostly external factors standing in the way.

Ecommerce group Naspers' investment arm, Prosus, is set to invest in startups earlier than ever through the partnership.

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

Divya Raghavan has departed from NGP Capital after four years to invest in software, data and AI on behalf of electronics producer Hitachi.

Austin Hwang is the first external hire at ADVentures.

Quantum is on the cusp of moving from research to commercial use and companies are exploring its potential for improving diagnostics and the discovery of new drugs.

Over the past 20 years, an influx of Chinese, Japanese, South Korean and Taiwanese investors into the Valley has normalised corporate investment, increased funding round sizes and heightened national security concerns for VCs.