Find below a list of VC investments in the following Innovators:

• Caldera: a heat energy storage technology to provide heat for homes and steam for industry developer, raised $13m in Corporate Strategic funding from GEA Group.
• Energy Vault: a developer of a kinetic long duration storage system for grid balancing and frequency regulation, raised $28m in Project Finance funding.
• EVident Battery: a non-destructive and non-intrusive battery inspection technology developer, raised $3m in Seed funding from Ibex Investors, Automotive Ventures, Avesta Fund, and Nationwide Ventures.
• FAIRMAT: a recycler of carbon fiber composite to re-use in composite material applications for a global positive impact, raised $29m in Series B funding from Bpifrance, CNP, Cape Capital, Pictet Group, Singular, and other investors.
• Fourier: an of on-site hydrogen producer via modular and fully automated electrolyzers that are scalable to any size, raised $19m in Series A funding from General Catalyst, Paramark Ventures, Airbus Ventures, Borusan Ventures, GSBackers, and other investors.
• Gradyent: a company that offers a cloud platform solution to create digital twins of heating networks, powered by AI and analytics, to optimize temperature, flow and pressure, raised $30m in Series B funding from Blue Earth Capital, Capricorn Partners, ENERGIIQ, Eneco Ventures, Helen Ventures, and other investors.
• LeakZon: a developer of an AI platform to address water management raised $5m in Series A funding from Peal Holdings.
• Silicon Ranch: provider of customized renewable energy, carbon, and battery storage solutions for a diverse set of partners across North America, raised $500m in PE Expansion funding from AIP Management.

These investments signal industry traction - if you would like to learn more about any of the innovators in this article, you can contact a Darcy researcher or request an update via their Storefronts. See you next week to learn more about where VC's money is flowing!