Industrial

Corporate-backed investments in energy storage technology have quadrupled in value in the last quarter as energy prices soar.

Dani Shearman, who had spent nearly four years at the now-independent HorizonX, has joined a sister subsidiary, Boeing Phantom Works.

FTX and Coinbase took part in a $200m round for NFT game developer Limit Break while Schaeffler, Kingspan and Marcegaglia backed H2 Green Steel’s $190m series B.

From board seats to leading rounds to deciding when to back boom stocks — there are a lot of VC obsessions that corporate investors can skip.

Applied Ventures has doubled its war chest to $100m per year and is looking to engage with materials engineering startups in a new way.

Bertelsmann-backed paywall management software provider Zephr is set to be acquired by Zuora in a $44m deal while Meituan co-led a $875m round for EV battery producer Sunwoda.

Healthcare companies may be driving a public markets recovery while Lunar Energy, helmed by Tesla's former head of energy, has emerged from stealth with $300m.

Lunar Energy disclosed $300m from investors including Sunrun and SK, and acquired Honda, Itochu and Tokyo Electric Power-backed Moixa for an undisclosed amount.

Yan Yan and Veronica Vallez have joined TDK Ventures as investment analyst and recruitment principal respectively.

Intel Capital co-led an extension that took Anyscale’s series C round to $199m while Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 fund helped Zilliz lift its series B to $103m.

Anand Kamannavar joins GVR to speak about investing in public companies, looking ahead of the curve and having a great relationship with the corporate parent.