Amperex and Siemens' Next47 unit both chipped in as the battery technology developer secured series D cash, lifting its funding to $125m in total.

Strategic vehicles Acre Venture Partners and Alexandria Venture Investments have joined agronomy technology developer Inari's backers.

EV charging technology startup Ample has secured $31m in a Shell Ventures-led series A round that included Repsol Energy Ventures.

The diversified conglomerate intends to invest between $50m in areas such as energy, infrastructure, materials and environmental services each year.

Ammar Alkassar, founder and ex-CEO of cybersecurity software provider Sirrix, has been hired as a venture partner at the unit.

The GV, BP and Shea-backed biocarbon development technology provider has raised $20.3m in equity funding and note conversion.

GLP co-led the petroleum trading platform's series C round, just under a year after another corporate, Huochebang, backed its series B.

The energy storage system supplier, which is backed by several corporates, added $26m to the $80m it raised in January.

The Eon-backed fuel cell system producer priced the offering at the top of its range, having previously raised more than $1.3bn in funding.