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Ann-Sofie Ekberg spent seven years at Volvo Cars, with the last two-and-a-half years as the head of the CVC unit.

Japan-based Aisin has extended its partnership with Pegasus Tech Ventures to 2036 as it expands into investment areas such as healthcare and energy.

David Lane spent 17 yearss at auto suppliers before moving to WEX, where he will focus on European mobility business.

Telus Global Ventures has hired Ted Graham, a former GM Ventures principal who was also General Motors' open innovation chief, as partner.

Hani Zaitoun has a background in venture debt at HSBC and Silicon Valley Bank.

CesiumAstro has secured $470m from investors including Airbus Ventures and Woven Capital, as it aims to build out its satellite connectivity technology.

Masataka Otomo will be part of newly established Toyota Invention Partners, which focuses on Japanese mobility tech startups.

Antoine Crombez will handle the development and management of the group’s French and international investment portfolio.

Car makers have invested less and less in startups over the past four years, but now confidence is growing in areas like autonomy, AI and electrification.

Boris Kuehn headed global venturing at the German national railway operator for almost six years.

GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.