GCV Rising Star Jeffrey Housenbold, who helped set up telecoms firm SoftBank’s Vision Funds, has become president and COO at Beast Industries.
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US healthcare provider Ochsner Health’s CVC launches $10m fund
Ochsner Ventures’ new fund will target seed stage healthcare and health tech companies in Louisiana
Can Baxus curb luxury drinks fraud by putting bottles on the blockchain?
The US-based startup is using blockchain to authenticate and track the luxury drinks traded on its platform.
US insurer Liberty Mutual’s CVC launches $200m fund
The US insurer follows on from its 2015 fund with a second focusing on tech development in the sector
Xiaomi raises $1.4bn for chip fund
Corporate investors JoulWatt, Southchip and Nano Star Ventures have become limited partners in the Chinese computer electronics producer’s fund.
German media CVC Burda Principal Investments expands team
Media conglomerate Hubert Burda’s CVC unit hired London-based Briac Bombrun and Berlin-based Lena Nedebock, increasing its headcount to 25.
UPDATED – Kfir joins Dell Technologies Capital as partner
After more than two years leading investments in tech startups, Omri Green is leaving Dell Technologies Capital to become a founder again.
AI tech firm Gcore raises $60m in series A funding
Wargaming led the edge AI technology company’s first external funding round, after a five-year hiatus in venture capital investments.
Singapore gaming firm Mon Protocol launches fund
Amid growing corporate confidence in crypto, Mon Protocol has teamed up with VC firm 500 Global to launch a fund targeting blockchain gaming startups.
Menlo Ventures partners with Anthropic to launch a $100m AI fund
As corporate interest in generative AI increases, sector leader Anthropic and VC backer Menlo launch the Anthology fund to drive innovation
Spanish genome lab ramps up plans for a sequence of spinouts
The National Centre for Genomic Analysis, based in Barcelona, Spain, is preparing to launch a new spinout and is planning for several more following a revamp of its operations.
Updated: 6 more functional food startups to watch
From caffeine-infused teas to mushroom gummies and liquid meal supplements, updated for 2024: here are some more startups making waves in the functional food industry.
El-Khouri leaves Bertelsmann Investments’ web3 unit for startup
Martin El-Khouri is leaving the German media group’s CVC arm to join a blockchain infrastructure startup.
Proetto promoted at auto tech investor Holman Growth Ventures
After a year working as an associate at the logistics management company’s CVC unit, Brandon Proetto is now a director.