Energy

There were 1,215 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in Q1, the highest quarterly total for two years.

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Startups backed by corporate investors are less likely to go bust. This pattern holds true even in a tough investment climate.

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The utility's corporate venture arm, National Grid Partners, is reserving $100m for AI deals as it looks to tackle electrification and the energy needs of data centres.

With a more-than-$200m fund on the horizon, rEnergy Partners is looking to write big cheques with an eye on profitability.

Some 37 corporate-backed startups were bought in February in sectors ranging from semiconductors and skincare to pharma and robots.

There were 42 corporate-backed startup funding rounds in China in February, up 27% from the previous month. Most of these were backed by Chinese tech giants such as Tencent and Baidu.

Mitch Gainer has become director at NextEra Energy Investments.