Elanco joined existing backers including Bayer and Syngenta to add $8.5m to the accelerator's capital reserves, boosting them to $20m.

Evans Properties, Agro-Iron and Shrieve were among the investors in a round that will help the fertiliser producer prepare to build a second manufacturing plant.

Essel Group Middle East has provided $18m of funding to LeadCold, which is looking to secure a license to build its small nuclear reactor systems in Canada.

The grid-scale battery producer, which has received funding from NRG and OCI Solar in the past, has raised $23m through a private placement.

The energy storage and management technology producer received the funding in a round backed by GE Ventures and Envision Energy.

The NRG and GeoEye-backed solar energy marketplace will use the funding to expand its recently launched community solar training scheme.

The state-owned oil and gas company has launched a $7.5m investment vehicle, while IndianOil is putting $4.5m into its own unit.