Energy

SoftBank’s Vision Fund returned to back the e-commerce business in a $1bn round. Our data suggest upward pressure on valuations in this space as well.

The fund, which counts several corporates among its limited partners, will back underrepresented entrepreneurs and communities advancing the low carbon economy.

Avista Utilities, Black Hills, NiSource, Southwest Gas and Spire have all backed Energy Capital Ventures' $45m first fund.

JD Health has backed a $93m series D round for Rimag, while a couple of India-based startups delivered exits.

Q&A with Antoine Delafargue, MD & CTO, Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

The money was split across series A and A-plus rounds and came from investors including Chint and Sinopec.

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

Several corporate investors have backed a series A5 round for the clean nuclear energy technology developer that leverages Oregon State University research.

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

The utility company has backed Energy Impact Partners’s latest fund that targets clean energy companies owned by diverse founders.

Only five months after closing a $541m series A round, SVolt has closed a $1.58bn series B backed by investors including Xiaomi and Sany.