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Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

The Australian telecom firm’s VC affiliate changed its name to reflect its independent identity since spinning out in 2018.

Neil Cunha-Gomes will leave his head of EMEA fintech and digital assets role at SoftBank Investment Advisers.

Zendesk Ventures will target startups developing AI technology that can be used with its corporate parent's customer service platform, from seed onwards.

GCV Rising Star Elana Lian has left her investment director role at Intel Capital and joined Dell Technologies Capital as a partner.

Michelle Gonzalez, Corporate VP and global head of Microsoft's M12, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Ian Hathaway, head of OpenAI Startup Fund, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Derek Idemoto, senior VP for corporate development at Cisco Investments, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Sameer Kenkare, Head of corporate VC & innovation, startup business development at Amazon Web Services, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

David Lee, executive VP at Samsung Next Ventures, is one of the 100 leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.

Quinn Li, senior vice president and global head of Qualcomm Ventures, is one of the leading corporate venturing professionals in our 2024 Powerlist.