360 Security and CATL helped Hozon Auto close a $1.5bn series D while Origin Energy and Tokyo Gas backed a $550m round for Octopus Energy.

EDB has added about $14m for the second Corporate Venture Launchpad to help corporations launch innovative spinoffs.

SAIC Motor’s Shang Qi Capital vehicle led RT Advanced Materials’ $740m series D round while Contentsquare pulled in $600m from investors including SoftBank Vision Fund 2.

Intesa Sanpaolo Group helped online property marketplace Casavo pull in over $400m while collaborative robotics developer Jaka raised $150m from investors including SoftBank and Saudi Aramco.

Google, Chevron and Sumitomo were part of fusion power system developer TAE’s $250m series G2 while GMO VenturePartners and Christie's Ventures formed new funds.

Managing director Meredith Shields tells Global Venturing the bank's $200m impact investment vehicle is drawing up new investment frameworks as it prepares for its next phase.

Eli Lilly and Illumina took part in liquid biopsy developer Delfi Diagnostics' $225m series B round while Sompo, Yamaha Motor and Bridgestone invested $87.8m in driverless vehicle software provider Tier IV.

Ore Adeyemi left HSBC’s corporate venturing unit to start a new firm with two other HSBC colleagues.

Flow Traders Capital is equipped with over $50m and will invest in digital asset and financial infrastructure technology for its market maker parent.

NextEra Energy, SK and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America were part of a $300m round for Monolith while Superscrypt helped Safe secure $100m.