Financial

Wells Fargo, Greystar, Invitation Homes and Prosus were part of Blit Rewards’ $150m round while Mouro Capital co-led Vesttoo’s $80m series C.

Gradient Ventures participated in a $40m series A round for The Coterie’s while Legal & General led MoneyHub’s $39.5m series B.

Corporate investors rarely acquire the portfolio companies they invest in, but most will still negotiate special rights around an exit.

AbbVie is acquiring Amgen-backed DJS Antibodies for $255m while Legend Holdings took part in a $56.6m series C round for VectorBuilder.

While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.  

Some 51 new corporate-backed energy funding initiatives were launched in 2021, up from 21 the year before. The trend has continued into 2022.

The energy sector's bull market extended into the academic world, with a record number of funding rounds raised last year by energy-related university spinouts. The trend is holding up so far in 2022.

Alexandria Real Estate-backed Acrivon has filed to go public while H2 Green Steel increased its corporate-backed series B round to $255m.

New energy storage technologies are charging ahead as the supply of commonly used materials face a supply crunch.

Chengtun Mining Group took part in Hithium’s $278m series B round while HubSpot Ventures contributed to Jasper’s $125m series A.

With a growing number of unicorns and strong research universities, Europe is in a position to create several innovation superclusters.