Vivek Ragavan, a serial chief executive of telecoms equipment companies, has joined another corporate venture-backed company, Actelis Networks.

BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150m venture capital fund backed by three Canada-listed companies, has made its eighth investment in the two years since its launch by leading a $10m round for Aepona.

After twice falling into bankruptcy, Think Global, a Norwegian electric-car maker, has raised a further $40m from venture capitalists and corporate venturers in what the company hopes will be its final funding round until it turns cashflow positive next year.

Ashish Patel, a managing director and a member of the management review committee at Intel Capital, the in-house venture arm of the US-based chip maker, has joined one of his portfolio companies.

Delivery Agent, a T-Venture-backed provider of entertainment shopping channels, has acquired interactive media agency The Band.

Solaria, a California-based developer of solar energy panels, has raised $45m in its fourth funding round but has seen a potential change in its corporate venturer backers.

The decision by German conglomerate Linde and chip maker Intel to give up majority control of some of their assets has been rewarded.

South Africa-based media conglomerate Naspers has linked up through a circuitous route with a funder of social networking website Facebook in order to back a Brazilian fashion website.