Investment
Insempra lands $20 M to advance biomanufacturing tech
Insempra recently concluded a successful $20 million Series A financing round, providing the company with resources to further develop its technology platform. This platform aims to deliver high-performance, sustainable ingredients across various industries and enhance the company's technology scouting, development,…
HIF Global to develop eFuels with $114 M Japanese investment
HIF Global, a leading company in the eFuels industry, recently announced an investment of US$164 million from existing shareholders and the Japanese energy company Idemitsu Kosan. This partnership includes esteemed investors such as AME, EIG, Porsche, Baker Hughes, and Gemstone…
Chemovator invests in Detroit-based startup Heartland rethinking plastics using natural fiber reinforcements
Heartland works with local farmers to produce natural fiber materials, enabling manufacturers to create more sustainable products. The investment builds on an existing partnership between Heartland and BASF’s North America Open Research Alliance (NORA). Heartland is the latest addition to…
Repsol acquires stake in Genia Bioenergy, advancing biomethane production in Spain
Repsol, a Spanish multi-energy company committed to a sustainable world, has entered the biomethane market with an agreement to take a 40% shareholding in Genia Bioenergy, the only Spanish company that integrates the entire biogas and biomethane value chain. This…
Suzano Ventures invests up to US$5 million into Bioform Technologies to further develop bio-based plastic alternatives
Suzano Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Suzano, the world’s largest market pulp producer, has made a strategic investment into the Canadian materials science startup, Bioform Technologies. The investment provides up to US$5 million towards the company’s seed round,…
AmphiStar lands €6 M to launch biosurfactants made from waste
European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Qbic III and Flanders Future Tech Fund (FFTF) have joined forces to provide a significant boost to Ghent-based start-up AmphiStar. The funding round, led by ECBF, raised €6 million. This will allow AmphiStar to accelerate…