The new E4 program is looking for startups in India with the potential to impact the future of energy and will offer support and up to $20,000 of investment.

Christina Karapataki, formerly a venture principal for Schlumberger Technology Investments, has taken an investor role at venture fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

Internet company Tencent has led an $11m series B round for digital farming platform Phytech that included agribusiness Syngenta.

Salesforce Ventures participated in a $10.5m round for off-grid solar system producer's Angaza, taking its overall funding to more than $16m.

Shell's corporate venturing unit has chosen Shanghai as the location for its sixth office, enabling it to access a market it views as "exploding".

Dewost said: "With Leonard, Vinci is offering me a chance to contribute to the digital transformation of durable structures and move from bytes to concrete.

Girish Nadkarni, president of ABB Technology Ventures from 2009 until late last year, is set to take the president position at Total Energy Ventures.

Jonathan Tudor, formerly of Castrol InnoVentures and BP Ventures, has accepted an offer to join Centrica Innovations.

IdeaRefinery will not invest directly in the startups but will provide support, office space and executive mentorship.

GE Ventures and Statoil Technology Invest both participated in an inaugural funding round for Ambyint, which uses AI to improve production at oil and gas wells.