Sabic Ventures and Total Energy Ventures were among the existing investors in a Lake Bridge Capital-led round raised in advance of the release of MTPV’s heat-to-energy technology.
Author: Robert Lavine
Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.
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