Energy

Corporate venturing units in the industrials sector continued to forge ahead over the past year. Because it was a busy period for GE Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the US-based industrial conglomerate, we have again named it the most influential group in the sector, as it puts its $150m annual venturing commitment to work.

Chrysalix EVC, a clean energy firm backed by a mixture of private equity firms and energy companies, such as EDF, has made 11 early stage follow-on investments over the past year, signalling continued growth opportunities in the clean tech sector.

Energy efficiency technology company Transphorm, already backed by investors including Nihon Inter Electronics Company and Google Ventures, files for $15m fund raise.

A report by Global Corporate Venturing and Baker Botts on the future of the Cyber Security sector - opportunities and threats.

Google Capital is expected to formally launch later this summer.

Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital has reinvested in Canadian wastewater treatment company Axine Water Technologies in a series A deal worth $5.6m, making it the largest water and wastewater series A financing in North America in the past year and one of the largest internationally in the last two years.

Irish digital power controller maker raises $5.5m C1 funding round from existing investors including Intel Capital and Semtech Corporation.

Energy efficiency motivator Opower is reported to have filed for an IPO.