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Crypto VC Gate Ventures and blockchain firm Movement Labs form $20m fund
The initiative, also backed by Thai family office VC Boon Ventures, will target blockchain projects specialised in Move, the programming language by Movement Labs.
Naor and Plaza join CapitalG to lead portfolio strategy
Alphabet’s growth fund appointed Adam Naor and Monica Plaza as VP of business development and operating partner, respectively.
Former head of crypto investor Circle Ventures Lonergan founds Web3 VC
After launching crypto CVC Circle Ventures and leading it for three years, Wyatt Lonergan has founded a Web3 VC firm with a Circle colleague.
Tsuchikawa bids farewell to Sony Ventures
GCV Powerlist mainstay Gen Tsuchikawa left Japanese conglomerate Sony after two decades, having led its CVC unit in the past eight years.
Aksoy leaves Allianz-backed VC fund AV8
Baris Aksoy has left Allianz-backed VC fund AV8 after five years, during which time he sat on the boards of a number of tech startups.
Zavala leaves corporate venturing role at insurer Consorcio
Tomás Zavala is leaving after six years working on the Chilean financial services firm’s corporate venture capital activities.
Munoz moves to Fitch Group as global head of CVC and M&A
After rejoining Hearst Ventures in July, Gabby Munoz was tasked to make fintech deals at the US media firm’s ratings agency subsidiary.
Fidelity’s CVC targets better investment tools with AI-plus-human help
We’re entering a new age of highly personalised and democratised financial services, says Fidelity International Strategic Ventures’s Alokik Advani, but we still want our hands held.
Italian bank Sella loses corporate venturing head
Luca Zabaione, who was with Banca Sella for 14 months, will be senior investment manager for VC group CDP’s Digital Transition Fund.
Aviva Ventures to help deliver UK pension VC investment reform
The UK insurer’s CVC team, headed by Ben Luckett, has joined Aviva Investors’ newly formed venture and strategic capital function.
Insurance companies back PruVen Capital’s new $379m fund
PruVen Capital’s first fund had one corporate backer. Its second sees contribution from multiple insurance companies.
Former Allianz X analyst Buchinger joins Rethink Ventures
Michael Buchinger is joining Rethink Ventures after more than three years with German financial services firm Allianz’s CVC.
Thai bank Krungsri’s CVC launches $38m private equity trust
Finno Efra will invest in Thai and Southeast Asian seed to pre-series A tech startups, supplying up to $1.2m per deal.