UMC Capital and Chinatrust Venture Capital support series B stock placement for Solargen.

Independent venture capital firms avoid Consert's series A round with strategic investors providing $17.7m.

US initial public offering for Tesla Motors, a US-based maker of electric vehicles backed by car makers as strategic investors, to see more shares listed at a higher price of $17 per share.

Solar power company Stion accepts Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company investment for a 21% stake.

Global Corporate Venturing analysis of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing reveals benefits to Daimler and Toyota from owning shares in US-based electric car maker Tesla Motors.

Inventec Appliances becomes first Asian strategic investor in Tigo Energy.

Shell and Cargill increase Virent Energy's funding beyond expectations in its third round.

Enphase Energy turns to other corporate venturing to join Applied Ventures in second stage of its $63m investment round.

Swisselectric forms club to fund GreenTeg's spin out.

ReVolt Technology, a Switzerland-based developer of rechargeable batteries backed by German energy company RWE's corporate venturing unit, has hired Wade Guindy as chief operating officer and executive vice president of technology.