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Corporate investors are backing a host of elder-care startups, from those seeking Parkinson's cures to apps aiding mental wellbeing.

A Japan-based university spinout is exploring a sound and touch treatment for dementia.

Cures for HIV and blurred vision and using cosmic rays to monitor nuclear waste drums are on our list of recent promising university spinouts.

The cancer drug developer popped after an upsized offering, allowing Alexandria Venture Investments to exit and showing the IPO market is still breathing in the US.

The CVC grows to €1bn in committed capital and becomes one of the largest venture capital units focused on electrification, digitisation and decarbonisation.

Catherine Zhou, who heads up HSBC's venture capital activities, tells Global Venturing it is going long on blockchain and tokenisation tech despite recent turmoil in the Web3 market.

Torq Ventures — which has gone from consultancy to full CVC unit in 3 years — is a sign of how fast Brazilian corporate venture is growing.

MassMutual Ventures doubled down on its ESG plans with a fund that will back up to 20 startups, lifting its capital under management to the $1bn mark.

The UK health insurer says it is a good time to launch a fund as the froth has come out of valuations and "sensible" money can go in.

The agricultural chemicals producer is widening its investment remit, looking at everything from fintech for farmers and soil health.