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Funding

CEFC pours $100 million more into Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed renewables finance firm Infradebt

- April 27, 2023 2 MIN READ

Federal government investment fund the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has doubled down on its funding for Infradebt, tipping an additional $100 million into the ACT-based renewables financing firm, taking its total backing to $150 million. Infradebt is a specialist infrastructure project finance fund manager/financier, providing capital for renewables and battery storage projects as well… Read more »

Funding

A climate tech startup, inspired by shark skin to reduce drag on planes, bags $5.6 million Seed round

- June 15, 2022 2 MIN READ

A manufacturing startup taking inspiration from the streamlined design of shark skin to reduce drag on plans has raised $5.6 million in a Seed round. The raise for MicroTau was led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), chipping in $2 million, supported by Bill Tai and Amanda Terry of ACTAI Ventures and Bandera Capital. The… Read more »

Novalith, Steven Vassiloudis
Other tech

Lithium extraction startup Novalith raises $2.5 million seed round

- October 26, 2021 2 MIN READ

Novalith Technologies, a climate technology startup that’s developed a more environmentally friendly extraction process for lithium, has raised $2.5 million in a seed round. The raise was led by the CEFC’s Clean Energy Innovation Fund, which contributed $1.5 million. The US-based Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham Environmental Trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities LLC also joined the round. Novalith… Read more »

Jan Pacas
Other tech

Clean Energy Finance Corp chips $5 million into $16m seed raise for a new alt-meat contender

- September 6, 2021 2 MIN READ

A new, Sydney-based alternative proteins startup has joined the race for fake meat market share in Australia, raising $16 million in a seed round. Leading the investment in All G Foods was the federal government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which chipped in $5 million through its Clean Energy Innovation Fund alongside several prominent angel investors. The… Read more »