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State of Energy Tech
$14. 0B
$12. 0B
$10. 0B $9.9B
Q1’22
$8.0B
24%
$6.0B decrease
$4.0B
$7.5B
$2.0B Q2’22
$1.7B $1.2B $2.0B $2.1B $1.8B $2.6B $3.9B $2.5B $1.2B $1.7B $5.0B $2.3B $6.4B $7.7B $11.7B $11.7B
$0.0B
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Mega-round funding falls for the third straight quarter, down 55% from its
Q3’21 peak
$12. 0B
$10. 0B
-55%
since Q3’21
$8.0B
$6.0B
$4.5B
$4.0B
$2.0B
$0.8B $0.3B $1.1B $1.4B $0.9B $1.4B $2.8B $1.4B $0.2B $0.9B $4.1B $1.0B $4.8B $5.3B $9.9B $8.7B $5.9B
$0.0B
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
9
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
29
5
5 months
3 months
25
faster
months 23
faster faster 22
21 21
20 20 20
19 19
18
18 17
16
10
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
Nearly one third of the energy tech unicorn herd is born in Q2’22
24
Total Unicorns
7 29%
New
Unicorns
of total
unicorns
5 6 7 6 7 9 11 13 17
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2020 2021 2022
11
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
17
20
Total
Unicorns
18 US
16
14
12
12
10 9 3.4x
since Q2’21
8 7
6 5 Asia, 5
4 4 4 4 4 4
4 3 3 3 3
2 2 2
2
Europe, 2
0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
12
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
5000
4500
4000
Projected
3500 Funding
3000 $4.4B
2500
2000 Funding
$2.2B
1500
1000
500
13
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Oil & gas tech funding jumps 68% QoQ to hit a new record in Q2’22
$1,200M
$1.0B
New Record
$1,000M
$800M
$600M
$400M
$200M
$41M
$311M $146M $297M $69M $107M $135M $320M $317M $271M $183M $255M $106M $862M $255M $920M $595M
$0M
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
14
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Oil & gas tech early-stage deal share is down 24 percentage points from 2019
48%
early-stage
2019
-24
percentage
points
24%
early-stage
2022 YTD
15
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
Energy storage funding plummets from its peak in Q3’21 to reach $1.6B
$10. 0B
$9.0B
-82%
$8.0B
$7.0B decrease
since Q3’21
$6.0B
$5.0B
$4.0B
$3.0B
$2.0B $1.6B
$1.0B
$0.5B $0.4B $0.4B
$0.2B
$1.3B $0.9B $1.6B $1.4B $1.5B $0.6B $3.5B $0.6B $4.5B $4.3B $9.0B $3.0B $5.1B
$0.0B
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
16
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China
China funding continues to fall, down 91% from its Q3’21 high
$4,500M
$4,000M
$3,500M
$3,000M
-91%
decrease
since Q3’21
$2,500M
$2,000M
$1,500M
$1,000M
$500M $348M
$177M $187M $192M $211M
$343M $53M $60M $0M $86M $372M $16M $96M $996M $893M $3,902M $2,787M $732M
$0M
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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State of Energy Tech
Contents
Collection Spotlights 69
Renewable Energy 70
Grid & Utility 81
Oil & Gas Tech 92
Energy Storage 103
18
Global Trends
19
Investment Trends
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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
40000
1,400 Projected Deals
1,202
35000
1,200
1,087
30000 Projected Funding
1,000 $34.8B
25000
800
711 710 Deals
20000
610 601
600
15000 Funding
$17.4B
400
10000
200
5000
21
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
$14.0B 400
326 350
$12.0B 318
288
300
$10.0B
Deals
261
283
Funding 250
$8.0 B 207 212 $7.5B
192
179 181 184 200
166 161
154 154 159 158
$6.0 B
136 150
$4.0 B
100
$2.0 B
50
$1.7B $1.2B $2.0B $2.1B $1.8B $2.6B $3.9B $2.5B $1.2B $1.7B $5.0B $2.3B $6.4B $7.7B $11.7B $11.7B $9.9B
$0.0 B 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
22
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Canada
$0.3B
16 Deals
Asia
Europe $0.5B
$1.8B
61 Deals
US
79 Deals
$4.6B
116 Deals
Africa
$0.3B
3 Deals
LatAm &
Caribbean
$12M
1 Deal
Australia
$50M
7 Deals
23
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
US Asia Europe
$4.6B $1.8B
$0.5B
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022
$0.3B
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022
24
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
24%
24% 20% 31% 25% 26%
25%
26%
30%
21%
31% 30%
28% 33% 33% Europe, 28%
22% 32%
19%
23% 23% 21% 29%
22% 17% 18% 24% Asia, 22%
24% 26% 21% 22% 18%
20% 20%
18%
49%
44% 41% 44% 44% 44% 42% 41% US, 41%
38% 38% 39% 39% 40% 38% 38% 40% 41%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
25
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
7% 6% 7% 5% Incubator/Accelerator, 4%
8% 5% 6%
10%
6% 5%
5% 13% 8% 8% 8% 9% 7% 6% Angel, 7%
8% 10% 7% 5%
5% 9% 9% 6%
6% 6% 6%
6%
6% 7% 6% 7% Private Equity, 7%
7% 10% 8% 9%
7% 6% 11% 9% 8% 13%
10% 12% 11% 14% Asset/Investment Management, 12%
6%
14% 11% 13% 15% 12% 13% 9%
13% 20% 12% 14%
14% 16% 14%
15%
14%
16% Corp, 14%
11% 12% 10% 13%
10% 10% 12% 8% 8%
11%
12% 10% 10% 10%
11% 10% 9% CVC, 14%
22% 21% 27% 24% 26% 25%
30% 22% 25%
22% 24% 18% 21% 19%
24% 19% 21% Other, 18%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
26
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Average deal size slips while median jumps, suggesting a tighter funding
spread
$47M
Average Size
$38M
$22M
$20M
$18M
Median Size
$10M
$6M
$4M $3M $4M
27
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
US Asia Europe
$10M
$10M $12M
28
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Asset/investment management and CVC median deal size dip, others rise
$44M
$34M
$31M
$30M $27M
$7M
$5M
$2M
2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022
YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD YTD
29
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
$35.0B
90
$30.0B 80
71
70
$25.0B
60
$20.0B Deals
50
43
$15.0B 40
Funding
$10.4B 30
$10.0B
19
17 20
14
$5.0 B
10
30
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
$12.0B 30
25
$10.0B 25
23
21 Deals
22
$8.0 B 20
15
$6.0 B 15
Funding
$4.5B
$4.0 B 9 10
8
7
6
5 5
$2.0 B 4 5
3 3 3
2 2 1
$0.2B
$0.8B $0.3B $1.1B $1.4B $0.9B $1.4B $2.8B $1.4B $0.9B $4.1B $1.0B $4.8B $5.3B $9.9B $8.7B $5.9B
$0.0 B 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
31
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Asia
Europe $0.2B
1 Deal
US
$1.1B
6 Deals
$3.0B
14 Deals
Africa
$0.3B
1 Deal
32
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
15
13 US, 14
9 9
6 6
5 Europe, 6
5
4 4
2 2 2
2 Asia, 1
All Other Regions, 1
Canada, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
33
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
97% 95% 97% 97% 97% 96% 94% 92% 92% 93% Non-mega-rounds, 92%
98% 98% 98% 99% 98% 99% 99%
6% 8% 8% 7% Mega-rounds, 8%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
34
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
18% 15%
27% 25% 26%
33% 31%
44% 40% Non-mega-rounds, 40%
46% 47% 48%
52% 54%
56%
74%
86%
82% 85%
73% 75% 74%
67% 69%
56% 60% Mega-rounds, 60%
54% 53% 52%
48% 46%
44%
26%
14%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
35
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Private Equity
1 Summit Carbon Solutions $431M 2022-05-12
N/A The Rise Fund United States 5.8%
Series B
2 Beta Technologies $375M 2022-04-19
$2.4B Fidelity Investments, The Rise Fund United States 5.0%
Undisclosed
3 Agilitas Energy $350M 2022-06-08
N/A CarVal United States 4.7%
Series A
5 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A United Kingdom 4.2%
Private Equity
6 Cardinal Midstream Partners $300M 2022-04-21
N/A EnCap Flatrock Midstream United States 4.0%
Undisclosed
9 Svea Solar $212M 2022-06-09
N/A Altor Equity Partners, CarVal Sweden 2.8%
36
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
13% 14%
11% 16% Mid-stage, 17%
37
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
38
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
$54M
$37M
$30M
$20M
$18M $18M
$5M
$4M
$2M
39
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Median months between rounds falls for early- and mid-stage companies
25
23
21
20 20
19
18
17
16
40
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Seed VC
2 Yunchu New Energy $15M 2022-06-09
BlueRun Ventures, Fosun International, K2VC China
Seed VC
3 Vaayu $12M 2022-04-20
Atomico, CapitalT, Seven Seven Six, Bryant Chou, Cristina Stenbeck Germany
Seed VC Atlas Innovate, City Light Capital, Pure Ventures, Social Impact Capital,
7 Optivolt $8M 2022-05-17 Peter Relan
United States
Seed VC Surge, Alpha JWC Ventures, Amasia, Global Founders Capital, Rebel
8 Unravel Carbon $7M 2022-05-19 Fund
Singapore
Seed
8 Sakowin $7M 2022-06-15
EIC Accelerator France
41
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A United Kingdom
Series A
3 Greater Bay Technology $157M 2022-04-02
Tencent Holdings China
Series A
4 Hydron $80M 2022-06-10
N/A United States
Series A
9 JTEC Energy $30M 2022-04-14
Ellis Capital United States
42
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Series B
1 Beta Technologies $375M 2022-04-19
Fidelity Investments, The Rise Fund United States
Series B
3 Morrow Batteries $107M 2022-05-23
ABB, Siemens Financial Services, Agder Energi Venture AS, PKA Norway
Series B Larry H. Miller Group, Lead Edge Capital, Pelion Venture Partners,
6 LiveView Technologies $50M 2022-05-19 Sorenson Capital
United States
Series B
7 Ohmium International $45M 2022-04-14
Fenice Investment Group, Energy Transition Ventures United States
Series B
9 Enervee $35M 2022-04-22
Kerogen Capital, J.P. Morgan & Co. United States
43
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Series C
6 Capella Space $97M 2022-04-25
NightDragon, Data Collective, Cota Capital United States
Series C
8 Moleaer $40M 2022-06-13
Apollo Global Management, Husqvarna Group United States
Series C
9 TWAICE $30M 2022-04-26
Coatue Management, Lip-Bu Tan Germany
Series C
10 CoverCress $26M 2022-04-26
Bunge Ventures, Chevron United States
44
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Round
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date
Series D
2 SOURCE Global $130M 2022-04-29
$1.2B Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Material Impact United States
45
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Round
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date
46
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends
Convertible Note
4 FreeWire Technologies 820 $125M
2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock United States
Venture Capital
7 Xpansiv 770 $25M
2022-04-05
N/A BP Ventures, Hyperplane Venture Capital United States
47
Unicorns, Valuations,
& Multiples
48
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
Total Unicorns, 24
17
13
11
9
New Unicorns, 7
4
3
2 2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
49
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
Asia
5
Europe 1 New
2
US 1 New
17
5 New
50
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
The US sees 5 new unicorn births in Q2’22, Asia and Europe each see 1
US, 5
3 3
1 1
1 Asia, 1
Europe, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
51
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
Total unicorn count jumps 42% in the US, ticks up in Asia and Europe
US, 17
12
5
4 Asia, 5
3 3 3
1 1 1 1 Europe, 2
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
52
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
Median Months, 77
Average Months, 64
54
50
53
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
54
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples
55
Exit Trends
56
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
140
M&A, 61
29
14
IPO, 12
SPAC, 3
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
57
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
51
38
34
32
M&A, 29
10
7
5 5 IPO, 8
4 4
1 2
SPAC, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
58
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
Asia exit share remains flat QoQ, the US and Europe see share drop
5% 7% 7% 5% 8% 7% 8%
12% 13% 11%
5% 9%
10% All Other Regions, 16%
13% 14% 6%
33%
13% 23% Canada, 5%
38% 34% 35%
26%
42% 45%
14% 35% 34%
47%
27%
35%
40% 8% 43% Europe, 26%
8%
29%
11%
8% 11% 10%
5% 29% 9% 13%
10% Asia, 13%
7%
13% 8%
62% 58%
53% 53% 50% 50% 51%
47% 47% 46% 44%
40% 41% 42% US, 39%
36% 33% 35%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
59
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
Median SPAC exit valuation up 60%, IPO exit valuation remains steady
SPAC
$2.4B
$2.4B
$1.7B
$1.5B
$1.4B
$1.0B
IPO
$0.5B
$0.5B
60
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
2 Alliance Energy Services $120M Helix Energy Solutions Group United States
61
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
62
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends
63
Investors
64
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors
4 K2VC 4 VC China
65
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors
2 K2VC 4 China
66
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors
67
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors
Investor 1 Investor 2 2022 Shared Portfolio Companies Investor 1 Country Investor 2 Country
2 Breakthrough Energy Ventures Energy Impact Partners 3 United States United States
68
Collection Spotlights
69
Renewable Energy
70
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
$10.0B 450
$9.0 B 400
$8.0 B
350
$7.0 B
300
$6.0 B 248
233 228 250
224
Funding
$5.0 B
$4.3B
200
$4.0 B
150
$3.0 B Deals
166
100
$2.0 B
$1.0 B 50
71
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
$6,000M 120
$5,000M 96 100
$4,000M 80
71
67 Deals
64 63 63 63
61 70
57 57 56
$3,000M 54 53 53 53 60
49 49
Funding
$2,000M
$1,897M 40
$1,000M 20
$137M
$711M $390M $632M $366M $493M $1,817M $405M $436M $353M $900M $584M $1,194M $1,477M $798M $5,419M $2,399M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
72
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
US Asia Europe
$0.6B
$0.9B
$0.0B
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022
$0.1B
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022
73
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
30% 24%
35%
Europe, 33%
30% 21% 31%
35% 37% 42% 42%
33% 41% 36% 32% 39% 40% 34%
17%
16%
21% Asia, 16%
18%
21% 21% 10%
14% 9%
20% 15% 15% 15%
17% 24% 17%
20%
47% 49%
41% 41% 40%
US, 44%
36% 37% 39% 36%
31% 34% 34% 34%
30% 27% 30%
27%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
74
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
$46M
Average Size
$31M
$20M
$15M
$14M Median Size
$10M
$7M
$5M $4M
$2M
75
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
22%
25% 25%
22% Late-stage, 16%
13%
7% 16% Mid-stage, 19%
12%
46% 46%
41% 41% Early-stage, 41%
76
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A United Kingdom 16.7%
Series D
5 SOURCE Global $130M 2022-04-29
$1.2B Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Material Impact United States 5.7%
77
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
Total Unicorns, 4
2 2
New Unicorns, 2
1 1 1
1
Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2021 2022
78
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
41
M&A, 11
6
2
IPO, 5
SPAC, 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
79
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy
14
10
6 M&A, 7
4
IPO, 4
1
1 1 1
SPAC, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
80
Grid & Utility
81
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Grid & utility startups raise 71% of 2021’s funding total in H1’22
$3.5 B 200
180
$3.0 B
160
$1.5 B
80
$1.0 B 60
Deals
66 40
$0.5 B
20
$0.7B $0.5B $1.0B $3.1B
$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
82
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
$1,600M
50
$1,400M Funding
$1,262M
$1,200M 38 40
33 Deals
$1,000M
30
31 35
27 30
26 26
$800M 25 25 25
23 23
21
20
19
$600M 18 20
15
$400M
10
$200M
$79M $73M
$237M $141M $200M $102M $181M $101M $174M $393M $136M $434M $182M $351M $1,105M $1,448M $900M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
83
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Funding increases QoQ in the US and Asia, drops in Europe and Canada
US Asia Europe
$1,153M
$13M
$29M
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022
$28M
$40M
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022
84
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
The US watches deal share drop QoQ, still accounts for majority of deals
8% 5% 5%
10% 12% 11% 9% 9% 12% 11% All Other Regions, 11%
15% 13% 13%
24% 11% 6% 11%
6% 13% Canada, 6%
28% 12%
24%
20% 11% 16%
19% 21% 21% 26% 19%
30% 19% Europe, 23%
16% 19% 37% 37%
8% 43% 17%
8% 12% 11%
11% 12%
13% 19% Asia, 9%
19%
7%
17%
13%
67%
60% 60% 61%
55% 58% 56% 56% 58%
53% 52%
48%
US, 51%
46%
38% 41%
33% 30%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
85
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Average Size
$42M
$33M
$15M
Median Size
$11M $10M
$7M $7M
$4M $3M
$3M
86
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Mid- and late-stage deal share tick up, early-stage share inches down
10%
15% 16% Other, 18%
20%
18%
12%
19% 8% Late-stage, 14%
14%
21% 21%
15% Mid-stage, 23%
57%
51% 51% 51%
Early-stage, 45%
87
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Undisclosed
1 Agilitas Energy $350M 2022-06-08
N/A CarVal United States 27.7%
Convertible Note
4 FreeWire Technologies $125M 2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock United States 9.9%
Series A
8 JTEC Energy $30M 2022-04-14
$92M Ellis Capital United States 2.4%
Undisclosed
9 Hydrostor $25M 2022-04-19
N/A CPP Investments Canada 2.0%
88
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
Total Unicorns, 2
1 1 1 1
New Unicorns, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2021 2022
89
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
M&A, 8
7
SPAC, 0
IPO, 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
90
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility
4
M&A, 4
2
2 2
1
1
SPAC, 0
IPO, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
91
Oil & Gas Tech
92
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
$2.5 B 200
180
$2.0 B 160
Funding
$1.6B 140
120
$1.5 B 120
100
80 77
74
$1.0 B 80
60
Deals
$0.5 B 40
58
20
$0.8B $0.9B $0.8B $2.1B
$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
93
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
$1,200M 90
Funding
$1,031M 80
$1,000M
70
$800M 60
50
50
$600M
40
34
$400M 26 27 30
25 25 25
20 20 20
Deals
19 18
15 15 16 17 24
20
13
$200M
10
$41M
$311M $146M $297M $69M $107M $135M $320M $317M $271M $183M $255M $106M $862M $255M $920M $595M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
94
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
US Asia Europe
$994M
$34M
$3M
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022
$0M $0M
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022
95
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
96
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Average Size
$38M
$24M
$17M
$14M $15M
Median Size
$8M
$7M
$5M $6M
$5M
97
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Early-stage deal share shrinks while mid- and late-stage share grow
15%
19%
26% 26%
Other, 29%
15% 9%
17% 20%
26%
25% Late-stage, 22%
21%
19%
Mid-stage, 24%
45% 48%
36% 35%
Early-stage, 24%
98
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Private Equity
2 Cardinal Midstream Partners $300M 2022-04-21
N/A EnCap Flatrock Midstream United States 29.1%
Series C
4 Capella Space $97M 2022-04-25
N/A NightDragon, Data Collective, Cota Capital United States 9.4%
Series C
5 Moleaer $40M 2022-06-13
N/A Apollo Global Management, Husqvarna Group United States 3.9%
Series B
7 Sharper Shape $18M 2022-04-19
N/A Michael Harvey Trust, Accel United States 1.7%
Corporate Minority
10 Dolphin Drilling $10M 2022-05-06
$40M S.D. Standard ETC United Kingdom 1.0%
99
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
Total Unicorns, 5
2 2
1 1
New Unicorns, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
100
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
M&A, 15
IPO, 3
1
1
SPAC, 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
101
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech
M&A, 6
2
IPO, 2
1
1
1
SPAC, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
102
Energy Storage
103
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
$25.0B 450
400
366
$20.0B
350
300
$15.0B
Deals 250
201
181 174 200
$10.0B
151
Funding
150
$6.7B
100
$5.0 B
50
104
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
$10,000M 200
$9,000M 180
$8,000M 160
$7,000M 140
119 121
$6,000M 120
107
$5,000M Deals
100
74
94
$4,000M 80
58
54 52
$3,000M 48 60
40 39 41 38 38 41 Funding
36 36 37
$2,000M $1,620M 40
$1,000M 20
$479M $363M $416M
$183M
$1,293M $940M $1,646M $1,406M $1,536M $608M $3,516M $632M $4,528M $4,288M $8,971M $2,985M $5,100M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
105
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
Funding drops QoQ in the US, Asia, Europe, and Canada in Q2’22
US Asia Europe
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022
$167M
$2M
Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022
106
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
38%
36% 36%
26% 34% 26% 37%
33%
32% 31% 32% 34% 48% 27%
22% Asia, 37%
27%
59%
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
107
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
$87M
Average Size
$53M
$51M
$47M
$25M
Median Size
$12M
$9M
$5M $4M $4M
108
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
14%
14%
13% Mid-stage, 12%
13%
50%
46% 43%
47% Early-stage, 46%
109
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
Series B
1 Beta Technologies $375M 2022-04-19
$2.4B Fidelity Investments, The Rise Fund United States 23.1%
Series A
2 Greater Bay Technology $157M 2022-04-02
$1.3B Tencent Holdings China 9.7%
Undisclosed
4 Polarium $97M 2022-05-03
$1.0B AMF Pensionsforsakring Sweden 6.0%
Convertible Note
5 Ivanhoe Electric $86M 2022-04-19
N/A N/A Canada 5.3%
Private Equity
6 Blue Whale Materials $80M 2022-05-18
N/A Ara Partners United States 4.9%
Corporate Minority
7 ShinZoom $61M 2022-04-25
N/A EVE China 3.8%
Undisclosed
8 Protium $50M 2022-06-10
N/A SWEN Capital Partners, Barclays Bank United Kingdom 3.1%
110
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
Total Unicorns, 10
6 6
New Unicorns, 3
1 1 1 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
111
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
M&A exits, IPOs, and SPACs all sit below half of 2021’s totals in H1’22
46
17
M&A, 17
IPO, 4
SPAC, 3
112
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage
20
12 12
10
6 M&A, 7
5
3
3 3
2 IPO, 3
1 1
SPAC, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
113
Geographic Trends
114
US Trends
115
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
$25.0B 500
430 450
$20.0B 400
350
298 293
$15.0B Deals 300
261
245
250
$10.0B
Funding 200
$8.2B
150
$5.0 B 100
50
$4.7B $7.5B $5.9B $19.8B
$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
116
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
$8.0 B
200
$7.0 B
$6.0 B
Funding 150
134
$5.0 B 129
$4.6B
115
Deals
$4.0 B 100 116
100
82 84 82 81
78
$3.0 B 74 71
68 70 70
59 62
52
$2.0 B
50
$1.0 B
$0.8B $0.7B $1.6B $1.6B $1.0B $1.5B $2.8B $2.1B $0.5B $0.8B $3.3B $1.3B $4.2B $3.0B $6.0B $6.7B $3.6B
$0.0 B 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
117
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
20%
25% 27%
24% Other, 25%
15%
10% 17% Late-stage, 14%
20%
16%
18%
14%
20% Mid-stage, 21%
48%
44%
41% 40% Early-stage, 40%
118
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
Private Equity
1 Summit Carbon Solutions $431M 2022-05-12
N/A The Rise Fund United States 9.4%
Series B
2 Beta Technologies $375M 2022-04-19
$2.4B Fidelity Investments, The Rise Fund United States 8.2%
Undisclosed
3 Agilitas Energy $350M 2022-06-08
N/A CarVal United States 7.7%
Private Equity
5 Cardinal Midstream Partners $300M 2022-04-21
N/A EnCap Flatrock Midstream United States 6.6%
Convertible Note
10 FreeWire Technologies $125M 2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock United States 2.7%
119
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
IPOs approach 2021’s total in H1’22, M&A exits come in at less than half
69
M&A, 28
10
3 IPO, 2
SPAC, 1
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
120
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
27
19
16
15
M&A, 13
3
3
2
1 1 IPO, 2
SPAC, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
121
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends
122
Silicon Valley
123
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Silicon Valley
$1.4 B 50
45
$1.2 B
40
Funding
$1.0 B
$0.9B 35
30 Deals
29
28 32
30
$0.8 B
25 25 25
23 23 25
21
20
$0.6 B
18 18 20
17
15
14 14
$0.4 B 15
10
10
$0.2 B
5
$0.4B $0.3B $1.0B $1.2B $0.1B $0.4B $0.2B $0.3B $0.3B $0.3B $0.4B $0.4B $0.8B $0.9B $0.7B $0.6B $1.1B
$0.0 B 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
124
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Silicon Valley
7% 9%
14% 12%
Other, 18%
7%
19% 8%
24%
Late-stage, 7%
24% 29%
15%
13%
Mid-stage, 33%
125
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Silicon Valley
Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors
Date Funding
Convertible Note
3 FreeWire Technologies $125M 2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock 13.6%
Series C
4 Capella Space $97M 2022-04-25
N/A NightDragon, Data Collective, Cota Capital 10.5%
126
Canada Trends
127
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
$1.2 B Funding 90
$1.1B
80
$1.0 B
70
$0.8 B 56 60
47 50
$0.6 B 40
36 40
$0.4 B Deals 30
36
20
$0.2 B
10
128
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
$900M 30
$800M
25
$700M
20 20
$600M 20
17
$500M Deals
14 1615
13
$400M 12
11 11 11 Funding
10 10 10
$300M 9 9 9 $273M 10
8
$200M 5
5
$100M
$32M $39M $41M $30M $39M $28M
$17M
$235M $173M $91M $82M $133M $531M $110M $77M $356M $801M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
129
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
21%
25% Other, 28%
33% 30%
19% 29%
19%
Late-stage, 19%
15%
Mid-stage, 3%
10% 14%
11% 9%
Early-stage, 50%
43% 40% 42% 41%
130
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
Convertible Note
1 Ivanhoe Electric $86M 2022-04-19
N/A N/A 31.5%
Undisclosed
3 Hydrostor $25M 2022-04-19
N/A CPP Investments 9.1%
Series A
5 ChargeLab $15M 2022-05-19
N/A King River Capital 5.5%
Corporate Minority
6 Lithion Recycling $12M 2022-04-01
N/A Investissement Quebec 4.4%
Undisclosed
7 Trion Battery Technologies $11M 2022-04-26
N/A N/A 4.1%
Series A
8 Mangrove Lithium $7M 2022-05-17
N/A BMW i Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures 2.6%
131
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
H1’22 sees far less than half of 2021’s M&A exit total
1
1 M&A, 1
IPO, 1
SPAC, 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
132
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
M&A exits and IPOs rise slightly QoQ, SPACs stay flat at 0
1 1 1
1 IPO, 1
M&A, 1
SPAC, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
133
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends
134
Asia Trends
135
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
$12.0B 400
350
$10.0B
300
$8.0 B 251
250
$6.0 B 200
138
145 144 Deals
150
$4.0 B 118
Funding 100
$1.9B
$2.0 B
50
136
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
Funding is down 65% QoQ and 88% from its peak in Q3’21
$4,500M 120
$4,000M
100
$3,500M
83
77
$3,000M 80
$2,500M
57 Deals
53 60
61
$2,000M
45
39 38
37 35 35 37 36
$1,500M 33 34 33 40
31 32
$1,000M
Funding
20
$483M
$500M
$195M $208M $242M $212M
$128M $60M
$385M $435M $417M $357M $623M $278M $1,100M $1,241M $4,053M $3,333M $1,387M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
137
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
7% 7% 8% 9% Other, 8%
21% 19%
Late-stage, 18%
25% 22%
138
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
Series A
1 Greater Bay Technology $157M 2022-04-02
$1.3B Tencent Holdings China 32.6%
Corporate Minority
2 ShinZoom $61M 2022-04-25
N/A EVE China 12.6%
Seed VC
7 Yunchu New Energy $15M 2022-06-09
N/A BlueRun Ventures, Fosun International, K2VC China 3.1%
139
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
M&A, 7
IPO, 2
1
SPAC, 1
140
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
4 4
3
M&A, 3
1
1 1
1 SPAC, 1
IPO, 1
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
141
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends
1 K2VC 4 VC China
142
China
143
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China
Funding declines for third consecutive quarter, down 91% from Q3’21 peak
$4,500M 100
$4,000M 90
80
$3,500M
70
$3,000M 61
55 60
$2,500M
50
$2,000M
40
$1,500M 27
30
21 22 21
23 Deals
20
$1,000M 18 17 17 2520
16 16
14 13 Funding
9 10
$500M $348M 10
$177M $187M $192M $211M
$53M $60M $86M $96M
$343M $372M $16M $996M $893M $3,902M $2,787M $732M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
144
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China
8% 8% Other, 6%
11% 11%
Late-stage, 15%
12% 18%
23% 17%
17%
15%
Mid-stage, 21%
16% 19%
145
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China
Series A
1 Greater Bay Technology $157M 2022-04-02
$1.3B Tencent Holdings 45.2%
Corporate Minority
2 ShinZoom $61M 2022-04-25
N/A EVE 17.5%
Seed VC
6 Yunchu New Energy $15M 2022-06-09
N/A BlueRun Ventures, Fosun International, K2VC 4.3%
Seed VC
8 Jimei Power $2M 2022-04-07
N/A K2VC 0.5%
146
Europe Trends
147
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
$8.0 B 500
450
$7.0 B
Funding 400
$6.0 B $5.8B
350
306
$5.0 B
300
$4.0 B 250
202
188
200
$3.0 B
144
Deals 150
$2.0 B 185
100
$1.0 B
50
$0.9B $1.7B $2.4B $6.7B
$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
148
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
$4,500M
120
$4,000M
106
$3,500M 100
85 85
$3,000M
Deals
80
$2,500M 67 69 79
62
57 Funding
54 60
$2,000M
49 51 $1,824M
43
39 40
$1,500M 37 35
33 34 40
$1,000M
20
$500M
$233M $228M
$148M $118M
$260M $370M $844M $364M $276M $474M $1,007M $674M $565M $3,358M $1,556M $1,201M $3,996M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
149
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
15% 14%
18% 18% Other, 19%
17%
23% 17%
20% Late-stage, 19%
9%
10%
6%
Mid-stage, 11%
150
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A United Kingdom 17.3%
Undisclosed
3 Svea Solar $212M 2022-06-09
N/A Altor Equity Partners, CarVal Sweden 11.6%
Series B
5 Morrow Batteries $107M 2022-05-23
N/A ABB, Siemens Financial Services, Agder Energi Venture AS, PKA Norway 5.9%
Undisclosed
7 Polarium $97M 2022-05-03
$1.0B AMF Pensionsforsakring Sweden 5.3%
Series B
8 Sweep $73M 2022-04-05
N/A Coatue Management, 2050, Balderton Capital, La Famiglia, New Wave France 4.0%
Undisclosed
9 Protium $50M 2022-06-10
N/A SWEN Capital Partners, Barclays Bank United Kingdom 2.7%
Series C
10 TWAICE $30M 2022-04-26
N/A Coatue Management, Lip-Bu Tan Germany 1.6%
151
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
M&A exits account for the majority of exit activity in 2022 YTD
53
15
M&A, 16
2
IPO, 6
SPAC, 1
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD
152
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
M&A exits and SPACs tick down QoQ, IPOs remain stable
17
16
11
M&A, 7
5
3 3 3
2 IPO, 3
1
SPAC, 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
153
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends
154
United Kingdom
155
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | United Kingdom
$3,000M 50
45
$2,500M
40
35
$2,000M 31
30
25
$1,500M 25
21
20
18 Deals
17 17 20
20
$1,000M 14
13
12
13 Funding 15
11
9
10 $617M
8 8 10
7
$500M
5
$137M $128M
$54M $82M $71M $61M $42M
$24M $8M $187M $26M $180M $349M $444M $1,010M $462M $2,734M
$0M 0
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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15%
20% Other, 24%
25%
31%
13%
31% 10%
9% Late-stage, 22%
7%
Mid-stage, 12%
63%
56% 58%
50%
Early-stage, 43%
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Round
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors % of Total Funding
Date
Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A 51.2%
Undisclosed
3 Protium $50M 2022-06-10
N/A SWEN Capital Partners, Barclays Bank 8.1%
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Report Methodology funding to Australia, Africa, and LatAm & Caribbean is included in
global figures but not spotlighted in this report.
equity firms and are tracked by CB Insights. However, they are
excluded for the purposes of this report.
You can download the underlying data found in this report here: Rounds to private companies that may be majority- or minority- No private placements. These investments, also known as PIPEs
https://www.cbinsights.com/reports/CB-Insights_Energy-Tech- owned subsidiaries of other private companies. (Private Investment in Public Equities), are not included even if
Report-Q2-2022.xlsx. made by a venture capital firm.
Valuation data includes estimates to calibrate median and
If you have questions about the definitions or methodological average valuations based on current and previous quarter No debt/loans of any kind (except convertible notes). Venture
principles used, or if you feel that your firm has been disclosed valuations gathered from the aforementioned four debt or any kind of debt/loan issued to emerging, startup
underrepresented, please reach out to info@cbinsights.com. sources. The estimating method will control for the over- companies, even if included as an additional part of an equity
What is included: sampling of large rounds that are reported quickly versus a financing, is not included. If a company receives $3M with $2M
Equity financings into private companies only. Funding rounds comparative lag in valuations obtained from other sources. from venture investors and $1M in debt, only the $2M is included
raised by public companies of any kind on any exchange Valuation data reflects post-money valuations. in these statistics.
(including Pink Sheets) are excluded from our numbers, even if Exits include IPOs, SPACs, publicly announced M&A deals, and No non-equity government funding. Grants or loans by the
they received investment from a venture firm. other liquidity events; only first exits are counted. federal government, state agencies, or public-private
Only includes the investment made in the quarter for tranched Headquarters are determined by publicly available sources partnerships to emerging, startup companies are not included.
investments. If a company does a second closing of its Series B including company-owned websites and profiles, legal filings, No fundings to subsidiaries of a larger parent corporation unless
round for $5M and previously had closed $2M in a prior quarter, and press releases. that subsidiary is a private entity and meets other criteria for
only the $5M is reflected. All figures in the report are in USD. inclusion.
Round numbers reflect what has closed, not what is intended. If US financing trends follow the combined statistical area (CSA) Accelerators, incubators, business-plan competitions, economic-
a company indicates the closing of $5M out of a desired raise of methodology. Silicon Valley refers to the San Jose-San development entities are excluded from rankings of most active
$15M, our numbers reflect only the amount which has closed. Francisco-Oakland CSA. investors, even if making equity financings.
Only verifiable fundings are included. Fundings are verified via Rankings for top investors are calculated according to “company
(1) various federal and state regulatory filings; (2) direct count,” or the number of unique companies an investor funds in
confirmation with firm or investor; (3) press release; or (4) What is excluded: a quarter, and so excludes follow-on deals.
credible media sources. No contingent funding. If a company receives a commitment for
Equity fundings to joint ventures and spinoffs/spinouts are $20M subject to hitting certain milestones but first gets $8M,
included. only the $8M is included in our data.
Unicorn data includes private companies valued at $1B or more No business development/R&D arrangements, whether
in the private markets globally, per the same 4 sources listed transferable into equity now, later, or never. If a company signs a
above and relied on for funding events, which include valuations $300M R&D partnership with a larger corporation, this is not
disclosed in credible media sources. The list is maintained equity financing nor is it from venture capital firms. As a result, it
publicly and updated in real time at is not included.
https://www.cbinsights.com/research-unicorn-companies. No buyouts, consolidations, or recapitalizations. All three of
Geography notes: Israel funding figures are classified in Asia; these transaction types are commonly employed by private
Caribbean region figures included in Latin America, or “LatAm”;
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