Saint-Gobain and JLL were among the limited partners that put up the cash, which VC firm Navitas will use for real estate and construction technology deals.

Lithium-ion battery producer Corvus Energy has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Norsk Hydro, which has taken a 25.9% stake.

Yaskawa Electric has injected $15m into Transphorm, a semiconductor technology producer already backed by Nihon and Alphabet.

An affiliate of USAA has contributed to a series A round that took water monitoring startup Flo Technologies' total equity funding to more than $11m.

The Alstom, Solvay and Schneider Electric-sponsored venture firm has closed new financing, bringing the total under its management to about $590m.

Plastic Omnium has committed capital to a $280m fund being raised by Aster Capital, which already counts Alstom, Solvay and Schneider Electric as backers.

The digital heating installation platform, which is backed by Eon and Rocket Internet, has secured $24.3m from a consortium including Vorwerk and Eneco.