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Hitachi's third startup investment fund doubles its firepower to $600m. The team is looking to invest in Series A to C rounds.

GSK remains an investor in the new $600m Fund II, but with a smaller financial presence as SR One positions itself to connect startups to multiple companies across the pharmaceuticals sector.

The Go-Ventures led series A comes after Pickup Coffee opened more than 60 locations in the Philippines in its first year, bringing together localisation and tech to fuel rapid growth.

Investors are prioritising vehicle electrification over advanced driver-assistance technology as countries rush to adopt EV targets, according to Denso's Tony Cannestra.

The insurer is following up a $50m first fund with a sophomore vehicle that will continue to invest in Massachusetts-based startups along with those led by black founders.

America’s Frontier Fund hired Faran Nouri, formerly global head of Lam Capital, for a role focusing on microelectronics investments.

The corporate-backed startup informs more 100,000 farmers in Latin America about precise soil and climate conditions to optimise planting.

Newly formed fund The Edgeof is set to acquire the $2bn SoftBank unit and expand its investment scope to cover the wider Asian region.

Massachusetts Mutual Life's strategic investment arm has hired Timothy Krysiek, formerly a managing director at Equinor Ventures, to co-lead its $100m Climate Tech Fund.

Robert Kaplan, formerly a director for SoftBank’s Vision Funds, has taken up a partner of Americas position.

Data from buildings could eventually yield more revenue than the buildings themselves, according to JLL Spark Global Ventures' Raj Singh