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Batteries have become VC and PE’s most electric investment opportunity

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Venture capital firms aren’t unusual in the battery world. Batteries are normally considered a high-risk, high-reward investment; the sort of thing that venture capital is made for. There are myriad reasons why both venture capital and growth equity are diving into batteries. in 2035 and France in 2040.

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Samsara Eco wants to help end global plastic crisis with enzyme-based technology

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Global plastic use is expected to double by 2040 , with most plastic sent to landfills and only 13 percent recycled. Investors include the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), and existing bakers W23, the venture capital arm of Sydney-based supermarket giant Woolworth , and Main Sequence. .