Actis is set to acquire a majority stake in Mitsui and Equinor-backed Yellow Door Energy while GMO, Yara International and Digital Garage all backed Jai Kisan's $50m series B round.

Fund

Germany-headquartered automotive manufacturer Audi’s innovation lab, Audi Denkwerkstatt, has teamed up with investment firm Techstars to form a pre-accelerator. It will focus on early-stage digitalisation and mobility technology developers based in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and is accepting applications until November 1 this year for a three-month cohort starting in January 2023.

M&A

Investment firm Actis has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Yellow Door Energy, a United Arab Emirates-based solar power provider backed…

Edison Fu

Edison Fu is a reporter and Asia liaison at Global Corporate Venturing.