Claire Coe Smith

In a sign of progress for the Japanese venture market, Japan’s $1.44trn Government Pension Investment Fund recently made its first disclosed commitment to a venture fund, Globis Capital Partners.

'Agriculture and food production is way behind other industries in terms of technology adoption, but disruption is now coming in fast,' says Alastair Cooper of ADM Capital.

Many firms scored low marks in a new survey that measures the ESG performance of 122 venture firms.