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EV charging network ChargePoint's Daimler-led series G was increased from $106m to $125m, with existing investor and strategic partner Siemens joining the round.

The Comcast-backed company, which links a visual social media platform with goods and services, is valued at $4bn and is potentially pointing a new way forward for mobile commerce.

The vehicle communication technology developer has added $10m from investors including the Toyota-backed Mirai Creation Investment Fund to the $30m it raised in March.

Toyota and Aioi Nissay Dowa have participated in an $11m round for mobility app developer MaaS Global, which received funding from several corporates last year.

Tom Whitehouse, contributing editor at Global Corporate Venturing, hosted a breakout speciality sector session on health at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017

Representatives of ABB Technology Ventures and Magna International were among the speakers discussing the trends in advanced manufacturing at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017

Francois Auque of Airbus Ventures went head to head with Jason Ball of Qualcomm Ventures Europe to discuss the relative prospects of each technology at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017

A two-part discussion spanning two days and featuring speakers from BP, Schlumberger and Emerald Technology Ventures among others, was held at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017

During the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017, George Ugras, managing director at IBM Ventures, and Stanford professor Ilya Strebulaev discussed the business models of corporate venturing units and what drives their success

At the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017 a panel hosted by editor-in-chief James Mawson asked what investors can bring to the table when money is available in abundance

James Mawson, editor-in-chief, reviews last month's Global Corporate Venturing Symposium 2017