Europe

Investors in Fund IV include the European Investment Fund.

The Swiss venture firm made two additions to its board: Yvonne Bettkober, head of organizational development at Volkswagen Group, and Philipp Rösler, former vice-chancellor of Germany and founder and CEO of Consessor AG.

The early-stage investor reinvests proceeds from previous funds as it raises little, if any, outside capital.

The corporate venture arm of TDK Corporation will target North American and European energy transition start-ups.

Boost Capital Partners invests in pre-seed and seed companies "building exceptional user experiences to solve real-life problems."

Sequoia China will adopt the name HongShan; Sequoia India/SEA will become Peak XV Partners; and the firm’s US/Europe operations will continue to be known as Sequoia Capital.

Talis Ventures III will lead seed and Series A rounds in tech infrastructure, climate and consumer internet companies across the UK, Europe and US.

The London-based VC firm’s newest partner, Payton Dobbs, hopes to broaden his impact in Europe by bringing monetization model insights to a wider range of nascent digital businesses.

Linking impact or ESG to financial incentives was a big topic at the Impact Investor Global Summit; it is an 'imperative for the industry' that requires investors and managers to adopt an experimental mindset.

Founder Mattias Ljungman says, 'Europe has been a leader in AI and we find our best fit is to support the next generation of founders solving some of our greatest challenges within health, work, finance and gaming'