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This is our data snapshot based on last month’s investment activity. 
The charts and tables have been generated by our data platform GCV Analytics.

Kaloyan Andonov of GCV spoke to Geert van de Wouw, vice-president at Shell Ventures, the venturing subsidiary of Anglo-Dutch oil and gas major Shell about the future of energy and how the rebranded venturing arm under his command tackles it.

A range of new materials and technologies could yield vastly improved batteries for purposes including electric vehicles and grid storage.

University and government venturing successes fail to attract significant corporate interest

Sector report: Energy

The following is a snapshot of the data we have collected on investment activity over the past three months. To verify reported deals, we contact about 300 corporate investors each quarter – these comprise roughly 18% of the global CVCs we cover, but account for most of the deals that are made public.

Alibaba has backed smart enterprise tools provider Landray through its DingTalk communication app office, building on earlier collaborations between Landray and the corporate’s AliCloud unit.

Evolv Ventures will be headed by ex-Lightbank partner Bill Pescatello and will fund startups developing technology for the food industry.

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

Holiday accommodation booking service Oasis Collections has been picked up by Vacasa after raising $35m in funding from investors including Hyatt and AccorHotels.