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BP Ventures, which led FreeWire's series A and B rounds, has returned for a series C round that pushed the EV charger provider's total funding to near $100m.

Munich Re Ventures’ HSB Fund led a consortium for the fuse box technology developer's series B round that included Amazon's Alexa Fund.

Generac Holdings has exited the rooftop services software provider just over a year after leading its series B round.

CGC Ventures led a $10.3m round for the fertiliser assistance product developer that included Maumee Ventures and Tekfen Ventures.

Daimler, Siemens, Samsung and Amperex-backed battery technology producer Sila Nanotechnologies more than tripled its valuation to $3.3bn in the series F round.

EDF, Siemens and Honda scored exits as the EV charging services provider was bought by Shell for an undisclosed sum.

GCV Leadership Society chairman’s welcome letter by Young Sohn, chairman of the board, Harman International and senior advisor, Samsung Electronics

World of Corporate Venturing 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing

Before the commercial release of Rivians’ electric vehicles (EV) this year, Amazon has returned to back the company in a round valuing it at $27.6bn. The EV space is among the hottest in the automotive business and valuations have remained high despite the cyclical nature of demand for vehicles.

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

Invenergy unit Energize Ventures returned for a series D round that lifted the electric vehicle charger provider's total equity funding to $200m.