Battery materials developer Sila Nanotechnologies is preparing for commercialisation, after Daimler led a series E round that included Siemens Next47.

Innogy Innovation Hub is seeking additional LPs as it begins to look toward a second fund, having already moved to a purer investment model.

The water treatment company led water management software provider Apana's series B round, which included fellow existing corporate investor Cowles Company.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

FirstElement Fuel has received a total of $24m from Mitsui subsidiary Hy Solution and Air Liquide that will fund the expansion of its hydrogen fuel station network.

The fast food chain has completed a five-day bootcamp which forms part of Chipotle Aluminaries Project, its food and agriculture-focused accelerator.

EDP Ventures head Cassio Carvalho Pinto Vidigal has departed from the unit to lead Deutsche Bank’s global subsidiary coverage in Brazil.

Marc Sabas has left his head of business development and partnerships position at Telefónica to accept a principal role at Centrica Ventures.

Investment director Johanna Schmidtke left the petrochemical company's corporate venturing unit in late 2018 for a position at private equity firm Ara Partners.

Energy company Chevron's strategic investment arm recently passed its 20th anniversary and has launched its latest fund, which is sized at $90m.