Rakuten-backed Base Food is set to list on TSE’s Growth Market in an IPO valuing it at $329m while Mitsui was part of a $400m round for Yellow Door Energy.

Consumer credit provider FinAccel secured $140m from investors including GMO Payment Gateway while Amgen helped brain disease drug developer Neumora raise $112m.

Salesforce, ANZ and Tencent helped Airwallex boost its series E round to $300m while Hermes-Epitek chipped into a $30m series A for Ochre Bio.

Prologis Ventures and GV helped supply chain analytics provider Altana raise $100m while Amazon and BHP were among the investors in an $85m round for clean steel technology developer Electra.

Strong branding helped give a canned water producer reach a $700m valuation while the promise of long-term energy storage fueled a $450m mega round.

As ArcelorMittal's XCarb Innovation Fund backs Form Energy's $450m series E round, its head tells us why the unit is targeting clean energy, hydrogen and smart carbon technology.

EnBW New Ventures has brought in renewable energy expert Melanie Beyersdorf to bolster its investment team.

Shell Ventures investment director says the US legislation that pumps $369bn into clean energy shortens the time it takes for companies to profit from climate tech.

M12 has co-led a $34m round for Ox Security’s while SoftBank-backed Solfácil has upped its series C to $130m.

GCV Rising Star Ademidum (Demi) Edosomwan has left TotalEnergies Ventures after more than three years at the CVC unit.