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NGP's Lisa Lambert has spoken to Global Corporate Venturing about the unit's investment parameters, the need for disruptive investments in the energy sector and the priorities when hiring for a new corporate venturing fund.

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

Concord New Energy and Alfa Laval have both invested in Alphabet spinout Malta, which is working on electrothermal energy storage systems for the grid.

We present you three charts that summarise some of the major trends and highlights in corporate venturing from 2018 and years prior

Michael Lübbehusen, who co-led Innogy Venture Capital for two years, will depart at the end of this year, with Frank Starrmann taking over sole leadership.

Qualcomm and existing backer Hyundai both invested in a $43.5m round for Immotor's EV battery rental spinoff that was led by US-China Green Fund.

The lithium-ion battery provider has raised $21.8m in a Itochu-led round that also featured fellow corporate Kyocera.

The first flotation of a ride hailing business, expected in early 2019, will give an exit to a range of corporate investors and will move this business model into public markets.

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

In the second half of our guide to corporate venturing's biggest trends in 2018, we look at the growth of Chinese tech companies, genomics, advances in transport tech and the growth of the scooter rental space.