Investments

HOUSTON, U.S.: Ascend Performance Materials has purchased a majority stake in California-based Circular Polymers, a recycler of post-consumer, high-performance polymers including polyamide 6 and 66, polypropylene and polyester (PET). The deal provides Ascend with a consistent supply of high-quality PCR materials for its ReDefyne sustainable...

Duesseldorf, Germany: After a successful seed round at the beginning of 2021 and the subsequent strong growth, Retraced has now gained ALSTIN Capital as a new lead investor. In addition, the VC F-LOG Ventures, which focuses on logistics-related investments, and the existing investor Samaipata completed the round. The newly raised capital will be...

LONDON, U.K.: British fashion brand Løci launched in mid-2021 with a mission to build the most ethical and aspirational experience for the customer of today. Success for Løci is as much about making an impact as focusing on revenues and brand desirability. Today, the brand announced a £4 million seed round for the 15-month-old start up, as well as...

Emeryville, Calif., U.S.: Biotechnology company MycoWorks announced today its newest investor GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors Co., and their long-term agreement to co-develop Fine Mycelium materials for potential use in a range of applications within automotive design. MycoWorks’ collaboration with GM marks the exploration of its...

Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.: Green Theme Technologies Inc (GTT), the global leader in water-free and PFAS-free textile finishing, is proud to announce $5.4 million dollars raised in its series B2 financing.

This influx of capital will be used to grow GTT’s revolutionary water-free EMPEL performance technologies, which now include the best durable...

BOSTON, U.S.: Evolved By Nature, the company creating a proprietary library of Activated Silk molecules from natural silk protein, announced today it closed $120M in Series C financing, led by Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), part of the C$242 billion Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, and Senator Investment Group, with participation from...

SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.: Bold Metrics Inc. the AI-first SaaS solution helping companies unlock the power of body data, today announced $8 million in Series A financing. The new round, led by Bessemer Venture Partners with participation from Lytical Ventures, ValueStream Ventures, and Nanban Ventures, brings the company's total funding to $12.3 million...