Better Place had by then raised a total of $850m in funding. $111m was raised in a Series A in 2007 led by Lend Lease Ventures

Better Place, a US-based electric car infrastructure company, has filed for bankruptcy in Israel having previously raised more than $850m from a venture consortium including industrial conglomerate General Electric.

In December, investment holding company Israel Corp led a planned $100m investment into Better Place, according to a filing. The other investors were not disclosed. The deal had raised $50m of a planned $100m, according to the 29 November filing.

Israel Corp is controlled by Better Place chairman and billionaire…