Energy

AMS, a developer of energy value assessment software, had raised $52m from investors including Engie, AGL Energy, Southern Company and GE Ventures.

US-based vegetarian food producer Livekindly Collective closed $135m in funding from investors including food ingredient developer Griffith Foods.

John Wei, a GCV Emerging Leaders award winner this year, is departing from Sabic Ventures after six years.

Eli Lilly is to exit the genetic sequencing system provider Readcoor in a cash-and-share acquisition by 10x Genomics. This is one of the relatively few exits we have seen in this space over the past decade.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

The investment and collaboration unit combines portfolio companies and corporate venturing staff from Eon and peer Innogy, which it acquired earlier this year.

The cash will go to the solar energy provider's solar modules and systems subsidiary, CSI Solar, in advance of a planned IPO in China.

China-based education services provider Beijing Logicreation Information & Technology, which counts internet company Tencent among its backers, filed for a RMB1.04bn ($152m) IPO on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board in September.

Each Friday the Global Corporate Venturing Deal Net rounds up the week’s smaller deals and tracks the emerging companies accessing corporate funds.

Volkswagen has co-led a $600m round for Northvolt together with Baillie Gifford and Goldman Sachs, while Scania also returned.

Hexing Electrical, CSD Environment, Hailang Group and SIG are among the limited partners in a $73m fund raised by Qiming spinoff Inspiration Capital.