Energy

Q&A with Jennifer Diedrichs, investment manager, EnBW New Ventures

Exelon-backed solar and energy efficiency equipment provider PosiGen has added $27m to a first tranche closed in December.

Shapeways is another company from the 3D printing space, which has gone public through a reverse merger, after its peer Desktop Metal in 2020. The additive manufacturing space has seen a somewhat modest interest from corporate investors in the past decade.

The $46m JGC Mirai Innovation Fund will invest in startups working on net-zero emission, green infrastructure, lifestyle and industry 4.0 technologies globally.

Applied Ventures helped assay provider Ultivue close a $50m round while clean energy producer Sunseap has followed a $72m series D4 round with more corporate funding.

Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.

Exor, Coinbase Ventures and DRW Venture Capital have all invested in Crusoe Energy Systems, which owns a network of flared gas-powered data centres.

Vehicle charging technology developer Virta has closed an Eneos-backed round at $36m while Hubert Burda-backed wealth manager StashAway pushed its total funding past $60m.

The marketing automation technology provider's previous backer Susquehanna International Group returned for its series C round that has pushed to new highs.

Razer Green Fund will be overseen by the gaming accessory producer's corporate venture capital subsidiary, zVentures.

Chemicals company DSM and bank Rabo as limited partners in BVP Fund IV.