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Stefanie Yeo · · 6 min read

Going in on green

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Hello reader,

Earth Day was last weekend, and it’s got me thinking about my own impact on the environment.

While I try my best to reduce, reuse, and recycle, sometimes I fall short – especially when it’s easier to just toss things into the trash can instead of rinsing containers out and bringing them down to the recycling point. I’m trying, but it’s definitely an ongoing process.

Against the backdrop of climate change, it’s heartening that some of the top-funded firms on this week’s list are doing things that make a positive impact on the environment.

We’ve got a greentech company focused on clean energy, a firm that’s developing electric vehicles, and a micromobility startup that will hopefully help make folks less reliant on cars.

Here’s to a cleaner, greener world.

Image credit: Timmy Loen

You can find all other important investment deals that happened in the last few days in our weekly funding news wrap-up.

Let’s dive into the biggest deals and M&As that recently took place.


The biggest deals by country

🇮🇳 Gensol Group, an Indian firm described as a “frontrunner in the solar and renewables industry,” has raised US$76.5 million in a debt round from Power Finance Corporation.

🇯🇵 Luup, a Japanese micromobility startup, netted US$33.5 million in a series D round led by Spiral Capital/Spiral Innovation Partners. Other investors include from 31 Ventures-Global Brain Growth I, ANRI, Chiba Dojo Fund, Chishima Real Estate, Green Coinvest, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital.


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