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It’s been a busy few weeks for the @Breakthrough Energy Ventures team! Check out some of the latest additions to the BEV portfolio and the great work they’re doing helping scale clean energy solutions (Thread 1/4)
Next up, Vantem – a company building high-quality, affordable and energy-efficient homes. We co-led their recent Series A round which the company will use to expand its operations in the U.S. market. @adele_peters has the details for @FastCompany (3/4) fastcompany.com/90767172/thi…
Last, but not least, we participated in @sorteraalloys’ Series B round which they’ll use to advance end-of-life recycling for automotive metals. Check out @alexa_stjohn’s piece for @BusinessInsider for more (4/4) businessinsider.com/sortera-…
Next Tuesday, my colleague and good friend @cdgarciaVC from @Breakthrough will be at @TechCrunch Sessions: Climate to discuss the importance of balancing hope and hype when it comes to early-stage #climate #VC. Register for this live event at UC Berkeley: techcrunch.com/events/tc-ses…
My @Breakthrough colleague Eric Toone spoke to @CatClifford about how carbon capture and DAC have a role to play in the energy transition, even as we continue to decarbonize every sector of the economy. Check out the @CNBC story for more of their conversation
I spoke with Eric Toone, a chemist and a technical lead investor for Bill Gates’ climate tech investment firm, @Breakthrough, about carbon capture technology. We went over why it's hard and expensive and why Toone is still optimistic on the technology. cnb.cx/3spo1EJ
Congrats to @PachamaInc on its $55 million Series B raise! Forests are essential to removing carbon from the atmosphere, and Pachama’s technology is enabling afforestation at scale and making carbon removal accessible for companies of any size. reuters.com/business/sustain…
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Congrats to Brimstone on its $55 million Series A raise! Cement production is a major contributor to CO2 emissions and the Brimstone team has figured out a way to eliminate this from the process. Looking forward to what’s ahead with this company. shorturl.at/gDU78
Congratulations to BEV portfolio companies @IonQ_Inc and @RedwoodMat for being named to @TIME's 100 Most Influential Companies 2022 list in the Pioneer category. What an accomplishment! time.com/collection/time100-…
Congrats to the @heirloomcarbon team on their $53 million Series A. The company is making big strides in the DAC space to help remove tens of billions of CO2 from the atmosphere. Looking forward to seeing what’s next! bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Congrats to @OurNextEnergy1 on its latest $65 million funding round. Exciting things ahead as the team continues developing its long-range battery—a gamechanger for the EV market.reuters.com/markets/europe/e…
Congrats to BEV portfolio companies @FormEnergyInc, @ESS_info and @CFS_energy for being named to @techreview's 10 Breakthrough Technologies list! Great to see their impactful work recognized. technologyreview.com/2022/02…
Congrats to the @antoraenergy team on raising $50 million to date to decarbonize heavy industry! Antora’s technology will be a key enabler of tomorrow’s zero carbon world. Looking forward to what’s ahead. @CatClifford cnbc.com/2022/02/16/bill-gat…
What a move here — @dmorey played grand masters level chess with the pieces that were in front of him…anticipating other moves in advance and eventually getting exactly what he wanted all along. And just before the clock ran out. Unbelievable (2/2)
As if anyone needed any more proof that @dmorey has been and still is one of the most brilliant minds in all of sports. (1/2)
Congrats to BEV portfolio company @KoBold_Metals on its $192.5M Series B! We first invested in them in 2018 & we’ve been very encouraged by their progress. Excited to see what’s ahead as KoBold develops its data-driven approach to mineral discovery. rb.gy/64uoji
Congrats to @Breakthrough portfolio company, @OurNextEnergy! The team achieved 752.2 miles of EV range without charging with a prototype of their battery pack. This is a major breakthrough for the EV space. reuters.com/technology/start…
Very proud to share the news that @materialimpact portfolio company @Nautrobo went public on Friday! Huge congrats to the team -- big milestone and another step towards revolutionizing green robotics for the blue economy.
wsj.com/articles/nauticus-ro…
