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Corporates including Fujitsu, Mitsui Chemical, Daiwa, Hitachi and TDK have all committed to new startup investment funds since the start of 2025.

Luis Valdich, a CVC veteran of fintech investing, has formed VIM Investors, a firm focusing on secondary market transactions.

From novel materials and new textile recycling methods to sneakers linked to NFTs these are some of the early-stage fashion startups that are capturing investors' attention.

Shortages and inflated prices in the cocoa industry have pushed startups to create chocolate alternatives that taste and feel like the original. Investors are taking a bite.

Travis Smith joins Siemens Energy Ventures as senior venture clienting manager, where he oversees a training programme for staff.

Christoph Sommer is leaving his role in innovation at German utilities provider NEW, where he oversaw the group's venture clienting activity.

Kaweewut Temphuwapat held various innovation roles at PTT, Thailand's state-owned oil and gas company, before he moved to Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).

Accelerator programmes have increased the number of spinouts and commercial engagements for the National Labs. But these programmes face an uncertain future.

Despite raising less money than its previous fund, DG Daiwa Ventures plans to back plenty of AI, blockchain and security startups.

Guy's and St Thomas's and Kings College Hospital started the fund in 2021 to see if an NHS VC fund could succeed. Now it has partnerships and funding from US hospital groups.

Investors and university tech transfer should educate policymakers on the need for federal funds.