The agricultural biotechnology company has closed its series D round, having closed a $12m first tranche in January this year.

The specialty materials developer, which has now secured $66m in total, has raised funds from backers including Samsung that will support an electric vehicle battery unit.

The solar module manufacturer has now raised more than $200m, after King Saud University joined investors including SunPower, Spirox and GAF.

The NRG-backed energy management service provider has closed the first part of a $6m series C round that would increase its overall funding to almost $18m.

The intelligent energy storage company has now raised more than $90m in debt and equity, after closing a series C round featuring RWE and Mitsui.

The luxury drinks producer awarded a total of $750,000 to five startups in its The Venture contest.

Unilever spin-out Voltea, a developer of water desalination technology, raised the funding in a round also featuring industrial products maker Pentair.

Eletranova Capital, which is backed by EDF and Allianz, is among the investors in a series C round for the water treatment technology developer that so far stands at $9.1m.