The Canon Marketing Japan MIRAI Fund will invest in early to mid-stage startups in Japan and across the globe.
Month: January 2024
“The mission is to save everybody’s life” — how Dial4242 is solving India’s ambulance problem
Mumbai-based platform Dial4242 provides Indians with an app that can book an ambulance in under 15 seconds, for a cost of just 100 rupees.
Jallad joins Saudi Arabia’s Neom Investment Fund
After serving a year as head of European financial technology at RBC Capital Markets, Jallad will become the investment director at Neom Investment Fund.
SoftBank Ventures Asia launches corporate-backed $150m fund, rebrands
SoftBank Ventures Asia has changed its name to SBVA after closing its $150m 2023 Alpha Korea Fund.
The Big Deal: XGS continues wave of investment for geothermal startups
XGS is the third geothermal startup to raise cash this year, as the industry looks to overcome drilling costs and geography.
Sinar Mas Land’s CVC launches a biomedical fund
The Biomedical Fund will invest in Indonesian health tech and biotech startups.
Patel promoted to director of strategic investments at Citi
Mital Patel, formerly vice president of strategic and fintech investments at Citi, has taken up a director of strategic investments role.
Equirus launches $25m fund
Equirus InnovateX Fund will invest in software, deeptech and fintech companies at seed stage, providing between $500,000 and $1m per deal.
Papievyte to lead XTX Ventures
Algorithmic trading group XTX Markets has named former investment manager Gabriele Papievyte as head of its corporate venturing unit.
Biotech is the next big race between east and west — are we ready?
Both the US and China are putting forward national biotech strategies. Here is an idea of the disruptions to expect.
Aramco Ventures poaches head of Delek team
Taha Syed Hussain, who led the Delek Innovation team for three years, is to become the head of VC investments at Aramco Ventures.
Haribo brand owner leads Europe’s largest mycelium tech financing
German food companies are some of the new corporate investors in startup Infinite Roots.
Healthcare is failing minority women. Could CVCs fix it?
Healthcare systems are failing BIPOC women, but entrepreneurs are trying to fill some of the gap — if they can get the funding.
Ex-corporate venture capitalist Chiang launches new VC firm
The new fund called Myriad Venture Partners has received backing from IT corporation Xerox, which will be an anchor investor for the fund.