A round up of the week's new fund and incbuator launches.

Panoramic Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm, has been launched with a fund target of $300m to focus on startups located in the US Midwest and southeast, as well as companies with underrepresented founders. It will aim to tap into university ecosystems and back both spinouts and student startups. Panoramic Ventures is the result of a partnership between BIP Capital and private investor Paul Judge.

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