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

TechCrunch

What’s more, about 75% of the investments in that period happened in the last two years alone. That started to change toward the end of 2020 — several quarters in the last two years have seen more than $2 billion invested, and a couple have had more than $3 billion. in 2035 and France in 2040. Let’s dig in. The macro changes.

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NJEDA Establishes New Jersey Green Bank to Advance Climate Goals

American Entrepreneurship

(April 15, 2024) – Last week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) Board approved the creation of the New Jersey Green Bank (NJGB), which will make investments in the clean energy sector that will help advance the state’s efforts to make an equitable transition to 100 percent clean energy.

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Battery recycling startup Cylib recharges its coffers to go faster

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German battery recycling startup Cylib leapt at the opportunity, raising a total of €11.6 “World Fund only invests in startup technologies that can save at least 100 megatonnes of CO2e annually by 2040. million ($12.6 million) to build a recycling factory.

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To fix the climate, these 10 investors are betting the house on the ocean

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Climate change is a problem important and pressing enough that investors have begun to grasp the opportunities that arise when trying to solve it. Now, they’ve started to cast their nets wider for other, adjacent opportunities. “There are a number of opportunities for increasing the ocean’s ability to store carbon. .”

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Salty, subterranean water could relieve world’s lithium shortage

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Spotting an opportunity, startups like Lilac Solutions and Vulcan Energy Resources have leaped into action with new lithium extraction processes that are more efficient and potentially better for the planet. To meet demand, Benchmark says that $42 billion will need to be invested in the space by the end of this decade.

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MIT spinoff Via Separations scores $38M Series B to decarbonize manufacturing

TechCrunch

The round was led by NGP ETP, a firm that focuses on investments that lower carbon emissions. In addition, 2040 Foundation participated, along with existing investors The Engine, Safar Partners, Prime Impact Fund, Embark Ventures and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center. Today, the company announced a $38 million Series B.

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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Matt Murphy and Grace Ge, Menlo Ventures Which trends are you most excited about in construction robotics from an investing perspective? How much time are you spending on construction robotics right now?