Sophie Dingreville, formerly of Munich Re Ventures, has been appointed chief investment officer of BP's digital technology accelerator.

BYD, CATL and PetroChina’s Kunlun Capital vehicle were among the investors in a round valuing the lithium-ion battery material producer at $1.5bn.

The energy recycling technology provider received backing from Mitsui and DRW in a round totalling $505m in equity and debt financing.

The cosmetics producer has supplied over $54m for the first close of the $160m circular economy-focused vehicle, a joint venture for Cycle Capital and Demeter.

Appliance management app developer Fresco's $20m round was co-led by Vorwerk and Instant Brands while NBCUniversal and Hearst helped media measurement software provider TVScientific raise $20m.

SK Hynix, Marvell and M12 helped data centre technology producer D-Matrix pull in $44m while health insurance provider SafetyWing raised $35m from investors including Digital Garage and CreditEase.

Accenture, Workday and Bank of America helped VR training technology developer Strivr expand its latest round to $65m while Consensys backed a $50m round for blockchain analytics provider Flipside Crypto.

Lowercarbon Capital has secured $350m to invest in carbon removal startups, with Stripe reportedly among the limited partners.

BMW and Ralph Lauren contributed to an $85m round for sustainable materials provider Natural Fiber Welding while Credit Saison invested $80m in virtual credit card service Julo.

Aiko Solar and Midea Capital were among the participants in a round which will support ongoing construction of Gaojing's solar wafer production facility.