According to news from PANews on July 11, according to The Block, Laser Digital, a digital asset subsidiary of Nomura Securities, appointed industry veteran Florent Jouanneau as a new partner in its venture capital business. The company plans to expand its venture capital arm despite shrinking funding levels across the industry. It is reported that Jouanneau previously worked at White Star Capital, a venture capital firm investing in web3 and DeFi startups. He previously worked as a structured credit and ABS trader at Bank of America, and held sales and trading roles at UBS and Natixis, part of the BPCE Group.