Energy

Several corporate investors have backed a series A5 round for the clean nuclear energy technology developer that leverages Oregon State University research.

Pulse Medical and BioMap are among the companies that raised nine-figure rounds, while Amwell bought two corporate-backed companies at once.

The utility company has backed Energy Impact Partners’s latest fund that targets clean energy companies owned by diverse founders.

Only five months after closing a $541m series A round, SVolt has closed a $1.58bn series B backed by investors including Xiaomi and Sany.

Amazon Climate Pledge Fund committed capital to battery recycling services provider at a reported $3.7bn post-money valuation. GCV Analytics data suggest there is a heightened interest in deals from this space and an upward pressure on valuations.

Amazon Climate Pledge Fund has reinvested in the battery recycling services provider at a reported $3.7bn post-money valuation.

Venture capital funding for Indian firms hit a six-year high of $12.1bn in the first six months of 2021

Canadian Gas Association's NGIF Cleantech Ventures has secured almost $40m for the second close of a fund backed by several corporates.

SAP.io took part in email software provider Sedna's $34m series B round while Byju's picked up BCC-backed learning app developer Toppr in a deal reportedly sized at about $150m.

Our data suggest that valuations in the HR tech space are picking up. Two deals stories from last week confirm the trend.

Branding services provider Tailor Brands raised $50m in a GoDaddy-led series C round while Orix is set to exit hiring software developer PandoLogic in a $150m acquisition.