HG Ventures’ Nick Arnold recently attended the Cleantech Forum North America, which brings together leaders in the sustainable innovation ecosystem – start-ups, scale-ups, investors, corporates, government and more. Here, Nick shares his observations and insights from the three-day event.
As we begin 2024, HG Ventures’ Jon Schalliol looks back on a tumultuous year for venture capital and sustainability tech investment, the strategic investments the firm has made, and other highlights.
The following post is an excerpt from HG Ventures’ Future of Roads Report (November 2023) – An Introduction by John Glushik.
In August 2023, HG Ventures led a €10M investment round in German biotech company, Bind-X. Here, Nick Arnold details the rationale, and why this is such a strong fit for our portfolio.
HG Ventures recently increased its investment in Puraffinity, participating in the London-based startup’s $13.9M Series A funding round. Puraffinity is focused on combating the ‘forever chemicals’ found in water; here, Co-founder and CEO Henrik Hagemann shares his insights from participating in this year’s United Nations Water Conference, and his ambitions for the future.
HG Ventures’ senior director, Ginger Rothrock recently delivered a keynote address at the SP Innovation Summit, organized by the automotive industry’s Suppliers Partnership for the Environment. Here, Ginger outlines some of the insights into the world of venture capital that she shared with the Summit’s delegates.
In June 2023, HG Ventures increased its investment in UK materials science firm, Material Evolution, as part of that company’s £15M Series A round. Here, senior director, Ginger Rothrock explains why we doubled down.
HG Ventures’, Jon Schalliol outlines an important initiative with Innovate UK that creates connections with some of the UK’s leading climate tech innovators.
In March 2023, HG Ventures co-led a $30M investment round in SOLARCYCLE, a company that recycles and repurposes end-of-life solar panels. HG Ventures’ senior director, Ginger Rothrock outlines the rationale for this investment, and the potential of the solar recycling market.