Aster Capital, a VC firm backed by Alstom, Schneider and Solvay, has co-led a $20m series B round for construction software developer Finalcad.

The corporate's GreenTech subsidiary has added to the sustainable pest control product maker's $10m round, which already features Sumitomo and The Andersons.

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.

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.

BMW, Nikon, GE and JSR were among the investors adding to the 3D printing technology company's $100m series C round, already backed by Alphabet, FIS and Autodesk.

Automotive seating producer Lear took part in the thermoelectric technology provider's latest round as part of a strategic partnership deal.

Rex Healthcare has returned to back a $30m round for the thermal heating and cooling technology maker, having previously contributed to a $44m series D in 2014.