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SoftBank's Vision Funds have now posted paper losses of over $49bn in the past two quarters as the downward trend for tech stocks puts pressure on its parent company.

Fosun RZ Capital alum Tej Kapoor will help IvyCap Ventures target financial, consumer, web 3.0 and gaming technology developers.

Corporate venturers from the IT sector completed 191 exits between June 2021 and May 2022 – 125 acquisitions, 30 IPOs, four mergers of equals, six buyouts and 26 other transactions.

Some 37 newly-launched or refunded venturing units made investments in the IT sector between June 2021 and May 2022.

GCV recorded just 205 deals worth $7.42bn involving corporate investors from the IT sector in Q2. That is down more than 60% from last year.

Corporate-backed deal numbers are remaining resolute in India but cash levels are dropping sharply as the space remains ever more reliant on the consumer economy.

What are corporate VC managers looking for when hiring? A selection of industry figures tell GCV it isn't just dealmakers, but intellectually curious team players and go-getters.

Lockheed Martin doubled the size of its venture arm to $400m while Ingevity, Geely, SKC and Daishin participated in Nexeon’s $170m series A round.

Xiamen C&D took part in OriCell Therapeutics’ $120m series B round while Shopify provided $100m in funding for Klaviyo.

Social Leverage Acquisition Corp I will acquire AMD and ConsenSys-backed W3BCloud while China Life took part in a $300m round for Taibang Biologic.

Actis is set to acquire a majority stake in Mitsui and Equinor-backed Yellow Door Energy while GMO, Yara International and Digital Garage all backed Jai Kisan's $50m series B round.