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The motorised product manufacturer will invest in environmental technology developers through its newly formed Sustainability Fund.

The carmaker is exploring a "car for life" that gets upgraded as your needs change and other ideas at a new innovation centre it has set up at Warwick University.

Educational Testing Service was part of a $225m round for digital higher education provider UpGrad while SoftBank helped recruitment software provider Fountain extend its series C to $185m.

The 10-person team at Prologis Ventures is on the smaller end of the scale but has made 37 investments over the past six years.

Each team member will do every part of the process, from scouting, selection to presenting ideas to the business units.

TDK Ventures started with a minimal team size while it was proving itself and grew it when the portfolio needed more support.

Capita Scaling Partner's equity-for-services model needs a team of 28, most focusing on finding synergies between the parent and the startup.

The short answer is: “It depends” (on strategy, focus and structure). A quick rule of thumb is 3 people per $100m in the fund.

Qualcomm bought portfolio company Cellwize for $350m while Northrop Grumman took part in a $135m round for radar technology producer Echodyne.

SR One co-led antibody therapy developer Ancora Biotech's $60m series A round while Al-Dhow Engineering helped coffee chain Flash Coffee secure $32.8m.

The carmaker is adding to its open innovation activities by providing an eight-figure sum to develop strategically relevant startups with venture builder UP.Labs.