Consumer

Sector report: Energy

The following is a snapshot of the data we have collected on investment activity over the past three months. To verify reported deals, we contact about 300 corporate investors each quarter – these comprise roughly 18% of the global CVCs we cover, but account for most of the deals that are made public.

Sun protection product developer Nanosive has been launched by Truffle Capital with a licence from Yale University.

Evolv Ventures will be headed by ex-Lightbank partner Bill Pescatello and will fund startups developing technology for the food industry.

Internet and e-commerce company DMM.com views its new venture capital fund as complementary to its M&A investments.

Citi Ventures has joined several existing investors led by Omers Ventures for a round that valued travel booking platform Hopper at $750m.

The Xiaomi-backed rice cooker maker has secured a nine-figure renmini sum in a round that included NGP Capital.

Fresh from leading the flower delivery service's last round, Burda Principal Investments has come back for a $19.5m round that will fund entry into new markets.

Tamer and Twofour54-backed Mumzworld plans to use Gulf Islamic Investments' series B funding to expand its e-commerce platform in Saudi Arabia.

Microsoft has invested in consumer technology developer Human, Incorporated's series B round, which was co-led by Sage Venture Partners, Ropart Asset Management and Sugar Mountain Capital.