The company backed by motion picture technology business IMAX, and venture firms Harris & Harris Group and Braemar Energy Ventures, raises fresh funds.

A large patent portfolio bought by iRobot in its acquisition of Evolution, doubtless has been of interest to its corporate venturing unit backer Vodafone Ventures.

Vodafone Ventures-backed robotics company Evolution Robotics sells to rival iRobot for $74m.

Samsung's corporate venturing unit backs the company, joining Intel Capital and venture firms MissionPoint and Novus Energy Partners as investors.

Stoeber joined Evonik Corporate Venturing in North America at the beginning of September. His office is in Parsippany, New Jersey, where Evonik also has its US headquarter.

Statoil Technology Invest and Chevron Technology Ventures invested in the UK-based fibre optic company after it had received previous investments from the Chevron corporate venturing unit, and venture firm Lime Rock Partners.

Lithium miner Li3 closes $10m second tranche funding from Posco.

Alongside Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC) in the growth equity funding were venture capital firms Draper Fisher Jurvetson, DFJ-Growth and Greenstreet Partners.