The capital included a $46m equity round backed by RWE, Engie, BASF and BNP Paribas, and took the solar film manufacturer's total financing to $160m.

Oliver Wehner, members of Saxony's parliament, is hopeful the state can form close ties with Belarus when it comes to technology transfer.

The manufacturing equipment maker intends to build a $45m corporate venture capital portfolio by 2021, and plans to invest in around five startups a year.

Eneco hired Yme Bosma as its head of corporate venturing and Joeri Kamp as managing director of ventures and innovation in June.

Andreas von Richter has left Ecomobility Ventures, the VC firm set up by Total, Orange, Peugeot and SNCF, to join another firm backed by a range of corporates, Aster Capital.

Existing investors Rocket Internet and Bailie Gifford contributed to the home living e-commerce platform's latest round, closed at a $470m valuation.

The ophthalmic disease treatment developer has closed its series A round, which included Boehringer Ingelheim's corporate venturing unit.

Eyevensys, based on reserach conducted at Paris Descartes University, closes its series A round at $10m three years after it raised the initial tranche.