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Italian bank Sella loses corporate venturing head

Luca Zabaione

Luca Zabaione, who was with Banca Sella for 14 months, will be senior investment manager for VC group CDP’s Digital Transition Fund.

Ben Luckett

The UK insurer’s CVC team, headed by Ben Luckett, has joined Aviva Investors’ newly formed venture and strategic capital function.

PruVen Capital

PruVen Capital’s first fund had one corporate backer. Its second sees contribution from multiple insurance companies.

Michael Buchinger

Michael Buchinger is joining Rethink Ventures after more than three years with German financial services firm Allianz’s CVC.

Intel Ignite

The Israel-based startup accelerator run by the US multinational technology company is closing to cut costs.

Maarten-Yan Wierenga

Maarten-Yan Wierenga is now leading corporate venturing at Dutch animal food producer Nutreco, following a period spent as interim head.

Benjamin Lickfett

Benjamin Lickfett is also head of Diageo’s incubator, Fusion Partnership Lab.

Till Rösnick

Till Rösnick, who joined the paper towel producer’s CVC unit in 2020 as an investment manager, has been appointed as managing director.

Adriel Chua

After almost six years at East Ventures, Adriel Chua will back Southeast Asian and Latin American startups for the NYSE-listed ecommerce firm.

Two Meter Capital

Matt Krna, formerly a partner at Japanese tech company SoftBank’s CVC, has launched a VC service company, Two Meter Capital.

Lotte

South Korean multinational Lotte Holdings has set up a CVC arm to invest in new technology in healthcare and biopharmaceuticals.

Lee Larson

After completing his posting with the company as an MBA associate, Lee Larson joins Piva Capital as an investor.

Nikon

The US-based investment arm of Japanese camera manufacturer Nikon has partnered with Geodesic Capital to launch a $51.5m tech startup fund.

Geert van de Wouw

GCV Powerlist member and Shell Ventures managing director Geert van de Wouw will be succeeded by Quennie Co from September.