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Lak Ananth has left US-based technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) to join Germany-based conglomerate Siemens as managing partner of its €1bn ($1.1bn) Next47 corporate venturing unit.
Markus Solibieda has left private equity firm Mandarin Capital Partners to become managing director.
Funds
SoftBank to make space in its Vision for Mubadala
Alibaba to cultivate $1.5bn fund
Kuang-Chi adds $250m to CVC investment capacity
Portag3 secures trio of limited partners
Canada-based venture capital firm Relay Ventures closed its third fund with a total of C$200m ($150m) in commitments from limited partners including mobile network operator US Cellular.
Hain Celestial to cultivate startups
Keen raises peachy $100m for first fund
Annexus seeks exits from corporate venturing vehicle
Government Department
Armenia to gain $55m fund
Exits
Intel Capital president to shrink portfolio 25%
Investments
Ola aims for $600m in new funding
Wish sets its heart on $500m
Searchable GIF database Giphy raised its first capital, a $2.4m CAA-backed round, in early 2014 but less than three years later the company has taken its total funding to more than $150m in a $72m series D round that reportedly values it at $600m.
Artificial intelligence technology startup Graphcore has scored $30m in a series A round led by Robert Bosch Venture Capital.
University Corner
UBiome builds $22m series B habitat
“Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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