Evergy has rebranded corporate venturing affiliate from GXPI to Evergy Ventures following a 2018 between component utilities Great Plains and Westar Energy.

The EV charging management software provider has secured funding in a round co-led by Centrica that also featured CEZ's Inven Capital.

Sunfire, a provider of gas and fuel production equipment, has received $28.8m in a round led by new strategic partner Paul Wurth that included corporates CEZ and Total.

Appliance manufacturer Midea is targeting between $147m to $293m for the fund and has contributed $44m through its own investment arm.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities and Continental Grain Company have backed the first close of the Syngenta-backed agricultural bioprocessing platform's latest round.

NGP's Lisa Lambert has spoken to Global Corporate Venturing about the unit's investment parameters, the need for disruptive investments in the energy sector and the priorities when hiring for a new corporate venturing fund.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Concord New Energy and Alfa Laval have both invested in Alphabet spinout Malta, which is working on electrothermal energy storage systems for the grid.

Michael Lübbehusen, who co-led Innogy Venture Capital for two years, will depart at the end of this year, with Frank Starrmann taking over sole leadership.

Qualcomm and existing backer Hyundai both invested in a $43.5m round for Immotor's EV battery rental spinoff that was led by US-China Green Fund.