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Some 51 new corporate-backed energy funding initiatives were launched in 2021, up from 21 the year before. The trend has continued into 2022.

Corporate investors continue to be bullish about investing in the energy transition, even into 2022.

Alexandria Real Estate-backed Acrivon has filed to go public while H2 Green Steel increased its corporate-backed series B round to $255m.

New energy storage technologies are charging ahead as the supply of commonly used materials face a supply crunch.

Chengtun Mining Group took part in Hithium’s $278m series B round while HubSpot Ventures contributed to Jasper’s $125m series A.

Google was among the investors that helped lift Progcap’ series C round to $120m while Okta Ventures boosted Hycu’s $53m series B.

Catherine Lenson, the first female managing partner at Softbank, has left the corporate venture arm of the Japanese technology conglomerate.

Climate change is creating mounting insurance losses every year, creating a near-existential crisis for the industry. Can tech help?

M12, a Microsoft Venture Fund, has hired Jason McBride as a partner, after working as the corporation's director of business development for two years

Tencent took part in a $400m round for Skydance Media while CrowdStrike helped Vanta hike its series B to $150m.

The Australian startup has bucked an overall down market for payments companies because it has features ideal for financial volatility. This is why Tencent, ANZ and Salesforce are investing.