Tengelmann subsidiary Emil Capital has reinvested in the urban agriculture company, which aims to grow a network of local food sources.

Konrad Augustin is to move from Europe to Silicon Valley where he will oversee the energy company's American venture capital investments.

The electronic equipment maker will target agricultural and life sciences companies in the US and Japan.

The carbon capture technology developer has now secured over $60m since 2012, with other corporate investors including BP and Cenovus.

Exelon's corporate venturing subsidiary has joined the investors in the energy efficiency company, which will use the cash to advance its product.

Establishing BP Ventures in 2007 has enabled the petroleum company to explore alternative energy and energy digitisation, the unit's managing director explained to an audience at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium yesterday.

Energy companies Iberdrola and E.ON joined QBotix's existing investors, lifting its overall funding to $23.5m.

Robert Plehn has left financial services firm Lloyds to head up General Electric subsidiary GE Capital's capital markets team.

The electric vehicle charging company has now raised over $110m and its strategic investors include Siemens and BMW.

BASF and Total's corporate venturing units have both achieved exits from the desalination technology company, which had raised $75m in equity funding.