Fund
Brazilian electricity utility Copel (Companhia Paranaense de Energia) has formed a R$150m ($29.4m) corporate venturing fund to invest in startups focusing on renewable energy, including in green hydrogen.
Funding
| Company | Company description | Sector | Country | Round | Round size($m) | Deal date | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smile Digital Health | Health data platform developer | Healthcare | Canada | B | 30 | 26/01/2023 | UPMC (UPMC Enterprises); unnamed existing investors |
| iVexSol | Viral vector manufacturing services provider | Healthcare | US | A | 23.8 | 26/01/2023 | Bristol Myers Squibb, Charles River Laboratories, Asahi Kasei (Asahi Kasei Medical), BioLife Solutions; Casdin Capital |
| iSeller | Point-of-sale and inventory managment technology provider | Services | Indonesia | B | 12 | 26/01/2023 | Bank Mandiri (Mandiri Capital Indonesia), Kasikorn Bank (KVision); Intudo Ventures (lead), Openspace Ventures |
| Plantd | Sustainable building materials producer | Industrial | US | A | 10 | 27/01/2023 | American Family Insurance (American Family Ventures) (lead) |
| Calimero Network | Software developer-focused Web3 network operator | IT | UK | Seed | 8.5 | 27/01/2023 | GSR, Near Protocol (Near Foundation); Khosla Ventures (lead), Lyrik Ventures, FJ Labs, Warburg Serres |
| Medihive | Virtual care software producer | Healthcare | Ireland | N/A | 7.6 | 27/01/2023 | ResMed (ResMed Germany); unnamed existing investors |
| Caura | Car payment management platform | Transport | UK | N/A | 5 | 29/01/2023 | Lloyds Banking Group |
| PlanetWatch | Provider of blockchain-equipped air quality monitoring network | Services | France | Pre-A | 3.3 | 26/01/2023 | Algorand, Algorand (Algorand Foundation); Borderless Capital (lead); two unnamed French banks (debt) |
| Vector Photonics | Laser-based semiconductor manufacturing technology developer | IT | UK | N/A | 3 | 27/01/2023 | Foresight Williams (Foresight WAE Technology Funds) (co-lead); Clean Growth Fund (co-lead), UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund, Equity Gap, Scottish Enterprise |
| Redivivus | Lithium-ion battery recycling service | Energy and Natural Resources | US | Pre-seed | 1 | 26/01/2023 | Eneos (Eneos Innovation Partners) |
| DekaBank | Operator of blockchain trading platform Swiat | IT | Germany | N/A | N/A | 30/01/2023 | Standard Chartered (SC Ventures), Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Comyno |
| DC1AB | Online gaming platform | Media | UK | N/A | N/A | 26/01/2023 | My.Games (MGVC); Global Top Round |
| AMT Games | Web and mobile game developer | Media | Switzerland | N/A | N/A | 26/01/2023 | My.Games (MGVC); Global Top Round |
| Forma Vision | 3D-image streaming technology developer | Media | US | N/A | N/A | 27/01/2023 | Accenture (Accenture Ventures) |
