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IAGi Ventures will invest in startups improving efficiency, sustainability and customer experience.

There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.

If a venturing unit want to maximise a startup’s chance of scaling its technology in a corporate, it should become a customer, says Cencosud Ventures’ Pascual.

The transportation and airport logistics group will invest in mobility and sustainability startups.

Mitch Gainer has become director at NextEra Energy Investments.

Medtech funding has been one of the fastest growing areas of CVC, and here are some of its brightest startups, from brain surgery microbots to holographic surgery technology.

rEnergy Partners, the newly independent CVC of BayWa r.e., will continue managing its portfolio while backing early-stage cleantech startups.

Course has resigned as digital innovation program manager at Shell Ventures.

Saemin Ahn spent nearly 10 years with Rakuten's CVC as managing partner;. He rejoined in February following a two-year spell with VC 500 Global.

Wipro Ventures has received a further $200m in capital from its parent company as it celebrates its tenth anniversary.

UK-based Oxa focuses on services in airports, retirement communities and industrial settings, rather than personal cars and taxis.