Equipped with $100m, Energy Ignition Ventures will make decarbonisation investments in sectors including agriculture, mobility and energy.

Wana Schulze and Ivan Yoon will lead CVC investments at Telefónica’s seed and early-stage Brazilian subsidiaries.

TDK's corporate venture arm has recruited battery producer Amperex as a limited partner for the EX1 fund, which will target electrification and decarbonisation startups.

The former investment analyst at JetBlue Ventures is relocating from the US west coast to Copenhagen, Denmark, for his new role.

Corporate investors have been the most active backers of startups in the country, focusing on fintech, ecommerce and logistics.

The third fund – backed by Sabic, BAT, Heraeus and Petronas – is targeting $100m and the latest close included Tong An and Anqing High-Tech Zone.

The investment division of UK utility National Grid announced two portfolio investments aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition.

Stepan Braginskiy has been promoted to investment manager at Sabic’s strategic unit, having helped lead deals including ReVentas and BioWish.

Avalanche Energy CEO Robin Langtry tells us why Toyota and Autodesk are investing in a nuclear fusion startup, and why its reactors are going to be used to power satellites.

The transition to net zero isn't just about getting renewables sources online, corporate-backed startups are emerging to help restructure how we get and use that energy.