Iris Dorbian

Akazhanov will focus on strategic growth equity investments in technology and tech-enabled services companies.

The deeptech firm is currently raising in market raising its fifth fund.

Focused on Switzerland's tech sector, Founderful saw strong demand for its sophomore fund, which was oversubscribed and 55% larger than its debut effort.

Investors include CDP Venture Capital, through its Digital Transition Fund, fund-of-funds VenturItaly and Fondo Italia Venture II.

Bek's founders say their first two funds 'delivered realized returns of $2.4bn'

Ritter, who joined ARCH Venture Partners in 2018, is a director at Slingshot Biosciences, Quantum Circuits, Elephas Biosciences and Enumerix.

Intudo Ventures IV's LPs include Orient Growth Ventures and Black Kite Capital as well as more than 20 global funds and managing partners, the firm reports.

TDK Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Japanese electronics company TDK Corporation, has hired Ravi Jain to lead its its regional India investments at its new India office.

Most recently, he was head of innovation at Maersk.

The target is €250 million.