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energy tech in Q2'22

$7.5B -55% 16 29% 3.4x


In quarterly Quarterly mega- Average number of Percentage of the Increase in US
funding. Down 24% round funding drop months between energy tech unicorn unicorn count YoY.
QoQ. from Q3’21 peak. Series B and C herd born in Q2’22. Five new energy tech
Funding dropped for the Quarterly $100M+ mega- rounds. Seven new unicorn births unicorn births brought the
second consecutive round funding fell for the brought the total herd to US unicorn herd to 17 in
Despite a mega-round Q2’22, up 3.4x from Q2’21.
quarter to hit $7.5B in third quarter straight in funding decrease, younger 24 in Q2’22. Most of the
Q2’22. While funding fell Q2’22, representing a 55% quarter’s new unicorns The region saw the same
companies saw growth number of energy tech
24% quarter-over-quarter decline from its record accelerate. This was were born in the energy
(QoQ), it was only down 3% high in Q3’21. Notably, deal storage and renewable unicorn births in Q2’22 as
particularly true at the mid- Europe and Asia had
year-over-year (YoY) and count has remained stage level, where the energy sectors, a trend
remained elevated in relatively level. While this largely driven by a historic collectively seen since
average time between Q3’20.
comparison to pre-2021 likely contributed to the Series B and C rounds rise in the price of
levels. downturn in total funding, came in at 16 months in conventional fossil fuels.
more than half of energy 2022 YTD, down from 29
tech dollars still went to months in 2020 and 21
mega-rounds. months in 2021.
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What you need to know about


energy tech in Q2'22

$2.2B $1.0B -24 -82% -91%


Grid & utility tech Oil & gas tech Percentage point Decline in energy Drop in China
funding in H1’22. funding. Record drop in oil & gas storage funding funding from Q3’21
Projected to hit new high. tech early-stage from Q3’21 peak. high.
high. Q2’22 saw a record deal share. While quarterly energy Funding to Chinese energy
Bucking the broader amount of funding ($1B) Mid- and late-stage oil & storage funding rebounded tech companies dropped
downward trend, grid and flow into the oil & gas tech gas tech deal share grew in Q1’22, it fell back down 52% QoQ, extending a
utility tech funding rose space, marking a 68% QoQ in the first half of 2022. On in Q2’22 to reach $1.6B. decline that started after
40% QoQ and is projected increase. the other hand, early-stage This marked an 82% drop funding peaked at $3.9B in
to surpass 2021’s total this The sector had struggled deal share fell to 24%, from its $9B high in Q3’21, Q3’21. Further lockdowns
year. Around 90% of in recent years, but a boom down 11 percentage when the sector took in stemming from the Covid-
quarterly funding went to in commodity prices drove points from 2021 and 24 more than 3 out of every 4 19 pandemic may lead
US-based companies, investments into predictive from its 2019 heyday. energy tech funding dollars funding to continue to drop
potentially reflecting the analytics software and Funding moving away from and produced multiple in the region.
push to ramp up ahead of hardware designed to innovative new startups SPACs.
the anticipated influx of detect and decrease gas could pose a challenge for
government spending. flaring. the sector’s future.
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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Energy tech funding continues its decline, down 24% QoQ

$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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Time between deal stages accelerates for younger companies, especially


at the mid-stage level

Seed/Angel to Series A Series A to B Series B to C

29
5
5 months
3 months
25
faster
months 23
faster faster 22
21 21
20 20 20
19 19
18
18 17
16

2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022


YTD YTD YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples

Nearly one third of the energy tech unicorn herd is born in Q2’22

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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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples

The US unicorn herd rises to 17 in Q2’22, a 3.4x increase YoY

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

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State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility

Grid & utility funding is projected to reach an all-time high in 2022

5000

4500

4000
Projected
3500 Funding
3000 $4.4B
2500

2000 Funding
$2.2B
1500

1000

500

$0.7B $0.5B $1.0B $3.1B


0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

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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

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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

45% 36% 35%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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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

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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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Contents

Global Trends 19 Asia 135


Investment Trends 20 China 143

Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples 48 Europe 147


United Kingdom 155
Exit Trends 56
Investors 64

Collection Spotlights 69
Renewable Energy 70
Grid & Utility 81
Oil & Gas Tech 92
Energy Storage 103

Geographic Trends 114


US 115
Silicon Valley 123
Canada 127

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Global Trends
19
Investment Trends
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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Energy tech funding expected to hit 93% of 2021’s total in 2022

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

$7.0B $10.8B $10.2B $37.5B


00
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Funding declines 24% QoQ, deals down 11%

$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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

The US leads in energy tech funding and deals

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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Quarterly funding drops in Asia, Europe, and Canada

US Asia Europe

$4.6B $1.8B

$0.5B

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

Canada All Other Regions


$0.3B

$0.3B

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

US deal share stays flat QoQ, Asia share ticks up

6% 5% 8% 5% 6% 7% All Other Regions, 4%


5% 8% 7% 6%
7% 6% 7% 9% Canada, 6%
6% 5%
9%

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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

VCs lead with a quarter of investor deal share

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%

30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 28%


24% 22%
26% 25% 25% 27% 25% 27% 25% 24% 26% VC, 25%

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

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

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Median deal size is up across all major regions in H1’22

US Asia Europe
$10M
$10M $12M

2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022


YTD YTD YTD

Canada All Other Regions


$11M $88M

2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022


YTD YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Asset/investment management and CVC median deal size dip, others rise

Angel Asset/Investment CVC Corp Private Equity VC


Management

$44M

$34M
$31M
$30M $27M

$20M $21M $20M


$18M
$16M
$12M $12M $11M
$10M $11M

$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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Mega-round funding is at 36% of 2021’s total in H1’22

$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

$3.6B $6.5B $6.2B $28.7B


$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Mega-round funding drops for the third consecutive quarter

$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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

The US leads in mega-round funding and deals

Asia

Europe $0.2B
1 Deal

US
$1.1B
6 Deals

$3.0B
14 Deals

Africa
$0.3B
1 Deal

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The US sees a 56% increase in mega-round deals QoQ, maintains lead

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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Mega-round deal share remains steady

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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Mega-rounds account for more than half of energy tech funding

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

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

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 C G2VP, Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture


3 Crusoe $350M 2022-04-21
$1.8B
Capital, Founders Fund, Lowercarbon Capital
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%

Series D Arch Emerging Partners, General Atlantic, M&G


7 Sun King $260M 2022-04-28
N/A
Investments
Kenya 3.5%

Series A Porsche Ventures, E-Capital, Eurazeo, btov


8 1Komma5 $218M 2022-04-11
N/A
Partners, Blue Elephant Capital Management
Germany 2.9%

Undisclosed
9 Svea Solar $212M 2022-06-09
N/A Altor Equity Partners, CarVal Sweden 2.8%

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Camber Creek,


Series E
10 Arcadia $200M 2022-05-10
$1.5B Drawdown Fund, MCJ Collective, Tiger Global United States 2.7%
Management

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Early-stage deal share continues to lead in 2022 YTD

19% 16% 19% 18% Other, 19%

20% 16% 18%


20% Late-stage, 17%

13% 14%
11% 16% Mid-stage, 17%

49% 51% 52%


48% Early-stage, 47%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

The US leads in early-, mid-, and late-stage deal share

US Asia Europe Canada All Other Regions

Early-stag e 33% 28% 29% 6%

Mid-stage 51% 24% 20% 0%

Late-stage 37% 18% 33%

Other 56% 6% 29% 8%

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Median deal size increases across all stages

Early-stage Mid-stage Late-stage

$54M

$37M

$30M

$20M
$18M $18M

$5M
$4M
$2M

2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022


YTD YTD YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Median months between rounds falls for early- and mid-stage companies

Seed/Angel to Series A Series A to B Series B to C

25
23
21
20 20
19
18
17
16

2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022 2018 2020 2022


YTD YTD YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top seed/angel deals in Q2'22


Round
Company Round Amount Select Investors Country
Date

Seed VC Tsinghua Holdings Capital, CAS Star, CMB International Capital,


1 China Storage National Energy $47M 2022-05-26 Legend Star, Puhua Capital
China

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 imec.xpand, LRM Capital, La Société Fédérale de Participations et


4 SOLiTHOR $10M 2022-05-02 d'Investissement, Nuhma
Belgium

Seed VC Justin Hamilton, Y Combinator, Aureolis Ventures, CapitalX, Chalet


4 Impossible Mining $10M 2022-06-21 Capital
United States

Seed VC Change Ventures, Future Positive Capital, Jaan Tallinn, James


6 Aerones $9M 2022-04-28 Berdigans, Mantas Mikuckas
Latvia

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 VC Wistron, AIBasis Fund, Greenland Technologies, Shell Ventures,


8 Princeton NuEnergy $7M 2022-05-12 WorldQuant Ventures
United States

Seed
8 Sakowin $7M 2022-06-15
EIC Accelerator France

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top Series A deals in Q2'22


Round
Company Round Amount Select Investors Country
Date

Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A United Kingdom

Series A Porsche Ventures, E-Capital, Eurazeo, btov Partners, Blue


2 1Komma5 $218M 2022-04-11 Elephant Capital Management
Germany

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 NIPPON GAS, Spiral Ventures, Imabari Shipbuilding, BEMAC,


5 PowerX $33M 2022-05-23 Japan Airlines
Japan

Series A Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, 166 2nd Financial


6 Flowcarbon $32M 2022-05-24 Services, Allegory, Invesco Private Capital
United States

Series A Amazon, Ecosystem Integrity Fund, Future Shape, I Squared


7 Ambient Photonics $31M 2022-05-10 Capital
United States

Oceanpine Capital, Chinese Academy of Sciences Venture


Series A
7 Langu New Energy $31M 2022-04-26
Capital, JN Tech, Nine Intelligence Capital, Huangfu China
Xiangcheng

Series A Carbon Direct, JetBlue Technology Ventures, Parley for the


9 Air Company $30M 2022-04-19 Oceans, Toyota Ventures
United States

Series A
9 JTEC Energy $30M 2022-04-14
Ellis Capital United States

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State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top Series B deals in Q2'22


Round
Company Round Amount Select Investors Country
Date

Series B
1 Beta Technologies $375M 2022-04-19
Fidelity Investments, The Rise Fund United States

Series B Data Collective, Breakout Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group,


2 Twelve $130M 2022-06-29 Carbon Direct, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund
United States

Series B
3 Morrow Batteries $107M 2022-05-23
ABB, Siemens Financial Services, Agder Energi Venture AS, PKA Norway

Series B Coatue Management, 2050, Balderton Capital, La Famiglia, New


4 Sweep $73M 2022-04-05 Wave
France

Series B Future Positive Capital, Aglae Ventures, AirAngels, Breakthrough


5 Pachama $55M 2022-05-05 Energy Ventures, Emanuel Ginobili
United States

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 Galvanize Climate Solutions, Ajax Strategies, Cargill, M12, Main


8 Regrow $38M 2022-05-24 Sequence Ventures
United States

Series B
9 Enervee $35M 2022-04-22
Kerogen Capital, J.P. Morgan & Co. United States

Series B SK Gas, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eni Next,


10 C-Zero $34M 2022-06-16 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
United States

43
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top Series C deals in Q2'22


Round
Company Round Amount Select Investors Country
Date

Series C G2VP, Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Founders


1 Crusoe $350M 2022-04-21 Fund, Lowercarbon Capital
United States

Series C Lowercarbon Capital, Addition, Chevron Technology Ventures,


2 Zap Energy $160M 2022-06-07 Energy Impact Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
United States

Series C Chevron, AXA Investment Managers, Samsung Ventures, Saudi


3 Carbon Clean $150M 2022-05-11 Aramco Energy Ventures
United Kingdom

Series C Blue Earth Capital, Energy Impact Partners, Prelude Ventures,


4 Sense Labs $105M 2022-04-27 Schneider Electric, iRobot Ventures
United States

Series C Energy Impact Partners, GIC, Heartcore Capital, INVEN Capital,


4 Zolar $105M 2022-05-19 Statkraft Ventures
Germany

Series C
6 Capella Space $97M 2022-04-25
NightDragon, Data Collective, Cota Capital United States

Series C OGCI Climate Investments, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust,


7 Turntide Technologies $80M 2022-06-15 Fifth Wall Ventures, Meson Capital Partners
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

Global: Top Series D deals in Q2'22

Round
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date

Series D Arch Emerging Partners, General Atlantic, M&G


1 Sun King $260M 2022-04-28
N/A
Investments
Kenya

Series D
2 SOURCE Global $130M 2022-04-29
$1.2B Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Material Impact United States

Series D Goldman Sachs, Huron River Ventures, Statkraft Ventures,


3 SkySpecs $80M 2022-05-12
$242M
NextEra Energy
United States

Riverstone Holdings, Ajax Strategies, Chevron Technology


Series D
3 Infinitum Electric $80M 2022-05-17
$312M Ventures, Cottonwood Technology Fund, Energy United States
Innovation Capital

Series D ClearSky, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, TELUS


5 OhmConnect $55M 2022-06-09
N/A
Ventures, City Light Capital, Elemental Excelerator
United States

Series D KOLON INVESTMENT, DSC Investment, Maple Investment


6 Daejin Advanced Materials $11M 2022-06-09
N/A
Partners, Schmidt
South Korea

45
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top Series E+ deals in Q2'22

Round
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date

Series E J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Camber Creek, Drawdown


1 Arcadia $200M 2022-05-10
$1.5B
Fund, MCJ Collective, Tiger Global Management
United States

Series E Lightrock, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures, Princeville Global, Fine


2 Mainspring Energy $150M 2022-05-26
N/A
Structure Ventures
United States

Series J Repsol Energy Ventures, Avenue Capital Group, Monarch


3 Enerkem $80M 2022-04-06
N/A
Alternative Capital
Canada

46
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investment Trends

Global: Top companies that raised funding by Mosaic score in Q2'22


Round
Company Mosaic Score Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date

Series B Future Positive Capital, Aglae Ventures, AirAngels,


1 Pachama 840 $55M
2022-05-05
N/A
Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Emanuel Ginobili
United States

Series D ClearSky, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, TELUS


1 OhmConnect 840 $55M
2022-06-09
N/A
Ventures, City Light Capital, Elemental Excelerator
United States

Series E Lightrock, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures, Princeville


3 Mainspring Energy 830 $150M
2022-05-26
N/A
Global, Fine Structure Ventures
United States

Convertible Note
4 FreeWire Technologies 820 $125M
2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock United States

Andreessen Horowitz, General Catalyst, 166 2nd


Series A
5 Flowcarbon 810 $32M
2022-05-24
N/A Financial Services, Allegory, Invesco Private United States
Capital

Series D Arch Emerging Partners, General Atlantic, M&G


6 Sun King 780 $260M
2022-04-28
N/A
Investments
Kenya

Seed VC Bryn Invest, Brødrene Jensen, Shell Ventures, Vinyl


7 CHOOOSE 770 $4M
2022-06-29
N/A
Capital, Paul English
Norway

Series C Energy Impact Partners, GIC, Heartcore Capital,


7 Zolar 770 $105M
2022-05-19
N/A
INVEN Capital, Statkraft Ventures
Germany

Series B Westly Group, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, BHP Billiton,


7 Circulor 770 $25M
2022-06-28
N/A
Jaguar Land Rover
United Kingdom

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

Unicorn births jump in Q2’22, bringing the total herd to 24

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

The US dominates in energy tech unicorn count

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

Time to unicorn status from first funding increases in 2022 YTD

Median Months, 77

Average Months, 64
54
50

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

53
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples

Global: Top unicorn births in Q2'22

Company Latest Valuation Country

1 Beta Technologies $2.4B United States

2 Crusoe $1.8B United States

3 Arcadia $1.5B United States

4 Greater Bay Technology $1.3B China

5 SOURCE Global $1.2B United States

6 Turntide Technologies $1.0B United States

6 Polarium $1.0B Sweden

54
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Unicorns, Valuations, & Multiples

Global: Top unicorns by valuation in Q2'22


Company Latest Valuation Country

1 Northvolt $9.1B Sweden

2 SVOLT $6.5B China

3 Aurora Solar $4.0B United States

4 Redwood Materials $3.7B United States

5 Helion Energy $3.5B United States

6 Sila Nanotechnologies $3.3B United States

7 Beta Technologies $2.4B United States

8 Uptake $2.3B United States

9 Hesai Tech $2.2B China

10 Crusoe $1.8B United States

55
Exit Trends
56
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends

M&A exits at 44% of 2021’s total in H1’22, SPACs only at 21%

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

M&A exits and SPACs tick down QoQ, IPOs double

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

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

60
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends

Global: Top M&A exits in Q2'22

Company Round Valuation Acquirer Country

1 Gull New Zealand $318M Allegro Funds New Zealand

2 Alliance Energy Services $120M Helix Energy Solutions Group United States

3 Optodot $49M Meta Materials United States

4 Nispera $30M Fluence Switzerland

61
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends

Global: Top IPOs in Q2'22

Company Round Valuation Country

1 De Nora $2.9B Italy

2 Lhyfe $438M France

62
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Exit Trends

Global: Top SPACs in Q2'22

Company Round Valuation Select Investors Country

1 Gogoro $2.4B Poema Global Taiwan

63
Investors
64
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors

Global: Top investors by company count in Q2'22

Investor Company Count Investor Group Country

1 Breakthrough Energy Ventures 9 VC United States

2 Shell Ventures 6 CVC Netherlands

3 Energy Impact Partners 5 Private Equity United States

4 K2VC 4 VC China

4 MCJ Collective 4 Angel United States

4 Statkraft Ventures 4 CVC Germany

65
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors

Global: Top VCs by company count in Q2'22


Investor Company Count Country

1 Breakthrough Energy Ventures 9 United States

2 K2VC 4 China

3 AP Ventures 3 United Kingdom

3 Anzu Partners 3 United States

3 Data Collective 3 United States

3 Fifth Wall Ventures 3 United States

3 Khosla Ventures 3 United States

3 Lowercarbon Capital 3 United States

3 Powerhouse Ventures 3 United States

3 Prelude Ventures 3 United States

3 SOSV 3 United States

66
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors

Global: Top CVCs by company count in Q2'22

Investor Company Count Country

1 Shell Ventures 6 Netherlands

2 Statkraft Ventures 4 Germany

3 ENGIE New Ventures 3 France

3 OGCI Climate Investments 3 United Kingdom

3 POSCO Capital 3 South Korea

67
State of Energy Tech | Global Trends | Investors

Global: Top investor pairs YTD by number of shared companies in 2022

Investor 1 Investor 2 2022 Shared Portfolio Companies Investor 1 Country Investor 2 Country

1 Lowercarbon Capital Breakthrough Energy Ventures 5 United States United States

2 Breakthrough Energy Ventures Energy Impact Partners 3 United States United States

2 Equinor Ventures Breakthrough Energy Ventures 3 Norway United States

68
Collection Spotlights
69
Renewable Energy
70
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

Funding reaches 48% of 2021’s total in H1’22

$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

$1.9B $3.1B $2.3B $8.9B


$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

71
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

Funding comes in at a 3-quarter low, but it’s up 28% YoY

$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

Funding decreases QoQ in the US, Asia, Europe, and Canada

US Asia Europe

$0.6B

$0.9B
$0.0B

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

Canada All Other Regions


$0.3B

$0.1B

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022

73
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

The US leads in deal share, up 10 percentage points QoQ

7% 8% 7% 6% 6% All Other Regions, 4%


9% 9% 11% 12% 10%
13% 14% 5%
11% 7% Canada, 3%
6% 9% 10%

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

Average deal size down 33% in 2022 YTD

$46M

Average Size
$31M

$20M

$15M
$14M Median Size
$10M
$7M
$5M $4M
$2M

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

75
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

Early-stage deal share remains steady in H1’22

22% 22% 19% 21%


Other, 25%

22%
25% 25%
22% Late-stage, 16%

13%
7% 16% Mid-stage, 19%
12%

46% 46%
41% 41% Early-stage, 41%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

76
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

Renewable Energy: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A United Kingdom 16.7%

Series D Arch Emerging Partners, General Atlantic, M&G


2 Sun King $260M 2022-04-28
N/A
Investments
Kenya 13.7%

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Camber Creek,


Series E
3 Arcadia $200M 2022-05-10
$1.5B Drawdown Fund, MCJ Collective, Tiger Global United States 10.5%
Management
Lowercarbon Capital, Addition, Chevron Technology
Series C
4 Zap Energy $160M 2022-06-07
N/A Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, Breakthrough Energy United States 8.4%
Ventures

Series D
5 SOURCE Global $130M 2022-04-29
$1.2B Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Material Impact United States 5.7%

Series C Energy Impact Partners, GIC, Heartcore Capital, INVEN


6 Zolar $105M 2022-05-19
N/A
Capital, Statkraft Ventures
Germany 5.5%

Series D Goldman Sachs, Huron River Ventures, Statkraft


7 SkySpecs $80M 2022-05-12
$242M
Ventures, NextEra Energy
United States 4.2%

Riverstone Holdings, Ajax Strategies, Chevron


Series D
7 Infinitum Electric $80M 2022-05-17
$312M Technology Ventures, Cottonwood Technology Fund, United States 4.2%
Energy Innovation Capital

Series J Repsol Energy Ventures, Avenue Capital Group, Monarch


7 Enerkem $80M 2022-04-06
N/A
Alternative Capital
Canada 4.2%

Series B SK Gas, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Eni


10 C-Zero $34M 2022-06-16
N/A
Next, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
United States 1.8%

77
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Renewable Energy

Renewable energy unicorn herd doubles in Q2’22

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

Renewable energy sees 27% of 2021’s M&A exit total in H1’22

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

M&A exits and IPOs tick up QoQ

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

$2.5 B Funding 140


$2.2B
116
120
$2.0 B
98
91 89 100

$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

Funding jumps 40% QoQ, deals tick up

$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

Canada All Other Regions

$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 and median deal size up in 2022 YTD

Average Size
$42M

$33M

$15M
Median Size
$11M $10M
$7M $7M

$4M $3M
$3M

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

87
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility

Grid & Utility: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

Undisclosed
1 Agilitas Energy $350M 2022-06-08
N/A CarVal United States 27.7%

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Camber Creek,


Series E
2 Arcadia $200M 2022-05-10
$1.5B Drawdown Fund, MCJ Collective, Tiger Global United States 15.8%
Management

Series E Lightrock, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures, Princeville


3 Mainspring Energy $150M 2022-05-26
N/A
Global, Fine Structure Ventures
United States 11.9%

Convertible Note
4 FreeWire Technologies $125M 2022-04-27
N/A BlackRock United States 9.9%

Series C Blue Earth Capital, Energy Impact Partners, Prelude


5 Sense Labs $105M 2022-04-27
N/A
Ventures, Schneider Electric, iRobot Ventures
United States 8.3%

Series D ClearSky, Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, TELUS


6 OhmConnect $55M 2022-06-09
N/A
Ventures, City Light Capital, Elemental Excelerator
United States 4.4%

Series B Larry H. Miller Group, Lead Edge Capital, Pelion


7 LiveView Technologies $50M 2022-05-19
$647M
Venture Partners, Sorenson Capital
United States 4.0%

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%

Series A Pendulum, Tale Venture Partners, Mark Cuban,


10 SparkCharge $23M 2022-05-24
N/A
Terrence LeVarr Thornton
United States 1.8%

88
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility

One unicorn birth in Q2’22 brings total herd to 2

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 exits exceed 2021’s total in H1’22

M&A, 8
7

SPAC, 0
IPO, 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

90
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Grid & Utility

M&A exits maintain the highest level of activity since Q4’20

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

Funding rises to reach 76% of 2021’s total halfway through 2022

$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

Q2’22 sees record funding despite a 29% decrease in deals

$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

Funding to US-based companies skyrockets QoQ

US Asia Europe
$994M

$34M
$3M

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

Canada All Other Regions

$0M $0M

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022

95
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech

US deal share jumps 13 percentage points QoQ

All Other Regions, 0%


7% 5% 8% 7% 5% 6% 6% 6% Canada, 4%
10% 12%
15% 15%
10%
12% 15% 26%
19% 22% Europe, 21%
12% 24% 18%
27%
15% 28% 36%
20% 12% 30% 39%
15% 26%
47% 12% 11% Asia, 13%
12%
8% 19%
7% 18%
26%
23%
16% 9%
15% 24%
20%
5% 22%

65% 65% 63% 62% US, 63%


62% 60%
56% 53%
48% 50%
47% 46% 45% 42% 40% 40%
33%

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 and median deal size both up in 2022 so far

Average Size
$38M

$24M

$17M
$14M $15M

Median Size
$8M
$7M
$5M $6M
$5M

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

98
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Oil & Gas Tech

Oil & Gas Tech: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

Series C G2VP, Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture


1 Crusoe $350M 2022-04-21
$1.8B
Capital, Founders Fund, Lowercarbon Capital
United States 33.9%

Private Equity
2 Cardinal Midstream Partners $300M 2022-04-21
N/A EnCap Flatrock Midstream United States 29.1%

Data Collective, Breakout Ventures, Capricorn


Series B
3 Twelve $130M 2022-06-29
N/A Investment Group, Carbon Direct, Microsoft United States 12.6%
Climate Innovation Fund

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 SK Gas, AP Ventures, Breakthrough Energy


6 C-Zero $34M 2022-06-16
N/A
Ventures, Eni Next, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
United States 3.3%

Series B
7 Sharper Shape $18M 2022-04-19
N/A Michael Harvey Trust, Accel United States 1.7%

Series B Shell Ventures, AT Capital, Enechange, Future


8 Akselos $17M 2022-05-09
N/A
Energy Ventures
Switzerland 1.6%

Series A Lux Capital, MaC Venture Capital, Y


9 Epsilon3 $15M 2022-06-22
N/A
Combinator, Moore Strategic Ventures
United States 1.5%

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

One unicorn birth in Q2’22 brings the total herd to 5

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 exits and IPOs rise above 2021’s totals in H1’22

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 exits down 33% QoQ, IPOs tick up

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

Funding only at 32% of 2021’s total in H1’22

$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

$2.3B $5.5B $5.2B $20.8B


$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

104
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

Funding and deals decline QoQ

$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

$0.6B $0.4B $0.4B

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

Canada All Other Regions

$167M

$2M

Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q1
2021 2022 2021 2022

106
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

Asia deal share increases 10 percentage points QoQ in Q2’22

5% 6% 5% All Other Regions, 2%


8% 7% 6%
8% 11% Canada, 9%
7%
13% 19%
17% 26%
33% 28% 19% 20%
29% 24% 26% 32%
19% 24% Europe, 22%
31% 30% 35%

38%
36% 36%
26% 34% 26% 37%
33%
32% 31% 32% 34% 48% 27%
22% Asia, 37%
27%

59%

45% 43% 42%


42% 42% 39%
35% 38% 38% 36% 36%
34% 34% 34%
31%
27% US, 30%

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

Average deal size is down 41%, median deal size jumps

$87M

Average Size
$53M
$51M
$47M

$25M
Median Size
$12M
$9M
$5M $4M $4M

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

108
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

Late-stage deal share ticks up 3 percentage points

14% 17% Other, 16%


23% 20%

30% 16% 22% Late-stage, 25%


19%

14%
14%
13% Mid-stage, 12%
13%

50%
46% 43%
47% Early-stage, 46%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

109
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

Energy Storage: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

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%

Series B ABB, Siemens Financial Services, Agder Energi Venture AS,


3 Morrow Batteries $107M 2022-05-23
N/A
PKA
Norway 6.6%

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%

Seed VC Tsinghua Holdings Capital, CAS Star, CMB International


9 China Storage National Energy $47M 2022-05-26
N/A
Capital, Legend Star, Puhua Capital
China 2.9%

Series A NIPPON GAS, Spiral Ventures, Imabari Shipbuilding, BEMAC,


10 PowerX $33M 2022-05-23
N/A
Japan Airlines
Japan 2.0%

110
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

Three unicorn births bring the total unicorn count to 10 in Q2’22

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

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

112
State of Energy Tech | Collection Spotlights | Energy Storage

IPOs inch up QoQ, M&A exits and SPACs decrease

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

Funding hits $8.2B in H1’22, 41% of 2021’s total

$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

Funding increases 28% QoQ

$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

Two out of every 5 deals continue to go to early-stage companies in H1’22

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%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

118
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | US Trends

US: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

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%

Series C G2VP, Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture


3 Crusoe $350M 2022-04-21
$1.8B
Capital, Founders Fund, Lowercarbon Capital
United States 7.7%

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%

J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Camber Creek,


Series E
6 Arcadia $200M 2022-05-10
$1.5B Drawdown Fund, MCJ Collective, Tiger Global United States 4.4%
Management
Lowercarbon Capital, Addition, Chevron
Series C
7 Zap Energy $160M 2022-06-07
N/A Technology Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, United States 3.5%
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Series E Lightrock, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures,


8 Mainspring Energy $150M 2022-05-26
N/A
Princeville Global, Fine Structure Ventures
United States 3.3%

Data Collective, Breakout Ventures, Capricorn


Series B
9 Twelve $130M 2022-06-29
N/A Investment Group, Carbon Direct, Microsoft United States 2.8%
Climate Innovation Fund

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

M&A exits and SPACs inch down QoQ, IPOs tick up

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

US: Top investors by company count in Q2'22


Investor Company Count Investor Group Country

1 Breakthrough Energy Ventures 9 VC United States

2 Energy Impact Partners 5 Private Equity United States

3 MCJ Collective 4 Angel United States

4 Anzu Partners 3 VC United States

4 Data Collective 3 VC United States

4 Fifth Wall Ventures 3 VC United States

4 Khosla Ventures 3 VC United States

4 Lowercarbon Capital 3 VC United States

4 Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund 3 Asset/Investment Management United States

4 Powerhouse Ventures 3 VC United States

4 Prelude Ventures 3 VC United States

4 SOSV 3 VC United States

122
Silicon Valley
123
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Silicon Valley

Funding declines by 18% while deals inch up QoQ

$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

Less than half of deals go to early-stage companies in H1’22

7% 9%
14% 12%
Other, 18%
7%
19% 8%
24%
Late-stage, 7%

24% 29%
15%
13%
Mid-stage, 33%

55% 57% 54% 52%


Early-stage, 43%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

125
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley: Top equity deals in Q2'22

Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors
Date Funding

Series E Lightrock, Bill Gates, Khosla Ventures, Princeville


1 Mainspring Energy $150M 2022-05-26
N/A
Global, Fine Structure Ventures
16.3%

Data Collective, Breakout Ventures, Capricorn


Series B
2 Twelve $130M 2022-06-29
N/A Investment Group, Carbon Direct, Microsoft Climate 14.1%
Innovation Fund

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%

OGCI Climate Investments, SDCL Energy Efficiency


Series C
5 Turntide Technologies $80M 2022-06-15
$1.0B Income Trust, Fifth Wall Ventures, Meson Capital 8.7%
Partners

126
Canada Trends
127
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends

Funding hits 2021’s total in H1’22

$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

$0.5B $0.3B $0.1B $1.1B


$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

128
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends

Funding down 66% QoQ but up YoY

$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

Early-stage deal share leads, late-stage share down 10 percentage points

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%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

130
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Canada Trends

Canada: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors
Date Funding

Convertible Note
1 Ivanhoe Electric $86M 2022-04-19
N/A N/A 31.5%

Series J Repsol Energy Ventures, Avenue Capital Group,


2 Enerkem $80M 2022-04-06
N/A
Monarch Alternative Capital
29.2%

Series A Anzu Partners, BDC Capital, Energy Foundry, Eni Next,


3 e-Zinc $25M 2022-04-07
N/A
Toyota Ventures
9.1%

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%

Series A FondAction CSN, Fonds de Solidarite FTQ,


9 Carbicrete $6M 2022-04-20
N/A
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co.
2.2%

Seed VC Clean Energy Ventures, Amplify Capital, CEMEX


10 Carbon Upcycling Technologies $5M 2022-04-21
N/A
Ventures, Fund4SE, Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
1.7%

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

Canada: Top investors by company count in Q2'22

Investor Company Count Investor Group

1 TELUS Ventures 2 CVC

134
Asia Trends
135
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends

Startups raise 20% of 2021’s total funding in H1’22

$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

$0.9B $0.9B $1.7B $9.7B


$0.0 B 0
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
YTD

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

The majority of deals are early-stage in H1’22

7% 7% 8% 9% Other, 8%

21% 19%
Late-stage, 18%
25% 22%

14% 13% Mid-stage, 20%


15% 20%

57% 57% Early-stage, 54%


53% 52%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

138
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends

Asia: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

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 Tsinghua Holdings Capital, CAS Star, CMB International


3 China Storage National Energy $47M 2022-05-26
N/A
Capital, Legend Star, Puhua Capital
China 9.8%

Series A NIPPON GAS, Spiral Ventures, Imabari Shipbuilding,


4 PowerX $33M 2022-05-23
N/A
BEMAC, Japan Airlines
Japan 6.7%

Oceanpine Capital, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Series A
5 Langu New Energy $31M 2022-04-26
N/A Venture Capital, JN Tech, Nine Intelligence Capital, China 6.3%
Huangfu Xiangcheng

Series A Dayone Capital, Sequoia Capital China, BR Capital, GAC


6 Enpower Energy $20M 2022-06-30
N/A
Capital, Niuli Venture
China 4.1%

Series A Do-Fluoride Chemicals, Shenzhen Capital Group,


7 Hisun $15M 2022-04-29
N/A
Yuanzhi Xianxing, Qingdao Xiwang No.1, Zhibo Capital
China 3.1%

Seed VC
7 Yunchu New Energy $15M 2022-06-09
N/A BlueRun Ventures, Fosun International, K2VC China 3.1%

Series B GMO VenturePartners, Pavilion Capital, Energy &


9 Asuene $13M 2022-04-13
N/A
Environment Investment, Incubate Fund, STRIVE
Japan 2.6%

Honest Ventures, BOKWANG Venture Capital, Focus


Series B
10 Humintech $12M 2022-04-26
N/A Asset Management, SBI Investment Korea, Samho South Korea 2.6%
Green Investment

Series A Energy Revolution Ventures, SOSV, EDP Ventures,


10 Green Li-Ion $12M 2022-04-20
N/A
Envisioning Partners, MB Energy Partners
Singapore 2.4%

139
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends

M&A exits already at 88% of 2021’s year-end total in H1’22

M&A, 7

IPO, 2
1
SPAC, 1

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

140
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Asia Trends

M&A exits decline for second quarter straight in Q2’22

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

Asia: Top investors by company count in Q2'22

Investor Company Count Investor Group Country

1 K2VC 4 VC China

2 Mitsui & Co. 3 Corp Japan

2 POSCO Capital 3 CVC South Korea

2 Qianhai Fund of Funds 3 Private Equity 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

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State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China

Early- and mid-stage share grow while late-stage share shrinks

8% 8% Other, 6%
11% 11%

Late-stage, 15%
12% 18%
23% 17%

17%
15%
Mid-stage, 21%
16% 19%

60% 58% Early-stage, 58%


53% 52%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | China

China: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors
Date Funding

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 Tsinghua Holdings Capital, CAS Star, CMB


3 China Storage National Energy $47M 2022-05-26
N/A
International Capital, Legend Star, Puhua Capital
13.7%

Oceanpine Capital, Chinese Academy of Sciences


Series A
4 Langu New Energy $31M 2022-04-26
N/A Venture Capital, JN Tech, Nine Intelligence 8.8%
Capital, Huangfu Xiangcheng

Series A Dayone Capital, Sequoia Capital China, BR


5 Enpower Energy $20M 2022-06-30
N/A
Capital, GAC Capital, Niuli Venture
5.8%

Do-Fluoride Chemicals, Shenzhen Capital Group,


Series A
6 Hisun $15M 2022-04-29
N/A Yuanzhi Xianxing, Qingdao Xiwang No.1, Zhibo 4.4%
Capital

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%

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Europe Trends
147
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends

Funding and deals on pace to exceed 2021’s totals in 2022

$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

Funding falls 54% QoQ, deals down 25%

$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

Early-stage deal share down 6 percentage points in 2022 so far

15% 14%
18% 18% Other, 19%

17%
23% 17%
20% Late-stage, 19%
9%
10%
6%
Mid-stage, 11%

57% 56% 59% 56%


Early-stage, 50%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

150
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends

Europe: Top equity deals in Q2'22


Round % of Total
Company Round Amount Round Valuation Select Investors Country
Date Funding

Series A
1 newcleo $316M 2022-06-20
N/A N/A United Kingdom 17.3%

Series A Porsche Ventures, E-Capital, Eurazeo, btov Partners, Blue Elephant


2 1Komma5 $218M 2022-04-11
N/A
Capital Management
Germany 11.9%

Undisclosed
3 Svea Solar $212M 2022-06-09
N/A Altor Equity Partners, CarVal Sweden 11.6%

Series C Chevron, AXA Investment Managers, Samsung Ventures, Saudi Aramco


4 Carbon Clean $150M 2022-05-11
N/A
Energy Ventures
United Kingdom 8.2%

Series B
5 Morrow Batteries $107M 2022-05-23
N/A ABB, Siemens Financial Services, Agder Energi Venture AS, PKA Norway 5.9%

Series C Energy Impact Partners, GIC, Heartcore Capital, INVEN Capital,


6 Zolar $105M 2022-05-19
N/A
Statkraft Ventures
Germany 5.8%

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%

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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

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State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | Europe Trends

Europe: Top investors by company count in Q2'22

Investor Company Count Investor Group Country

1 Shell Ventures 6 CVC Netherlands

2 Statkraft Ventures 4 CVC Germany

3 AP Ventures 3 VC United Kingdom

3 ENGIE New Ventures 3 CVC France

3 OGCI Climate Investments 3 CVC United Kingdom

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United Kingdom
155
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | United Kingdom

Funding plummets 77% QoQ

$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

156
State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | United Kingdom

Early-stage deal share is down 20 percentage points in 2022 YTD

15%
20% Other, 24%
25%
31%

13%
31% 10%
9% Late-stage, 22%
7%

Mid-stage, 12%

63%
56% 58%
50%
Early-stage, 43%

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022


YTD

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State of Energy Tech | Geographic Trends | United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Top equity deals in Q2'22

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%

Series C Chevron, AXA Investment Managers, Samsung Ventures,


2 Carbon Clean $150M 2022-05-11
N/A
Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
24.3%

Undisclosed
3 Protium $50M 2022-06-10
N/A SWEN Capital Partners, Barclays Bank 8.1%

Series B Westly Group, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, BHP Billiton,


4 Circulor $25M 2022-06-28
N/A
Jaguar Land Rover
4.1%

Series B Caterpillar Ventures, Hinduja Group, Mercuria Energy


5 Connected Energy $18M 2022-06-17
$49M
Trading, OurCrowd First, Volvo Group
3.0%

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State of Energy Tech
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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