1366 Technologies, a US-based manufacturer of silicon wafers as used in solar cells, has secured $15m in series C funding led by Tokuyama Corporation, Japan’s largest producer of ultra-pure silicon and a strategic partner of 1366’s, joined by returning investors including Energy Technology Ventures (a joint venture involving General Electric, NRG Energy and ConocoPhillips) and venture capital firms North Bridge Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners and VantagePoint Capital Partners.

The C funding brings the company’s total amount raised to $62m.

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