HG Ventures’, Jon Schalliol outlines an important initiative with Innovate UK that creates connections with some of the UK’s leading climate tech innovators.
July 14, 2023
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June 22, 2023
The Future’s So Bright, We Gotta Wear Shades: Why HG Ventures Invested in SOLARCYCLE
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.
March 15, 2023
HG Ventures Invests in Solar Panel Recycling Leader
SOLARCYCLE, a tech-driven recycling company focused on producing sustainable materials at scale for the solar industry, today announced that it has raised $30M in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $37M since its inception a year ago.
February 23, 2023
HG Ventures Invests in P2 Science’s Latest Funding Round
P2 Science Inc., a leading green chemistry company, announced today the close of a funding round led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood. The proceeds from this round will primarily be used to expand sales and production of Citropol®, P2’s flagship product platform.
November 18, 2022
Heritage Group finds success with venture fund
When Indianapolis-based The Heritage Group launched its New Ventures Group in 2018, it did so in the belief that it could leverage its expertise in materials science to boost entrepreneurship, generating benefits both inside and outside the company. The strategy seems to be working even better than expected for the privately held, family-owned company that […]
November 18, 2022
HG Ventures Partners with Battery Marketplace Company, Currents
Currents’ platform will help meet the growing demand for end-of-life electric vehicle batteries and improve supply chains. INDIANAPOLIS – HG Ventures, the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, announced today the addition of Currents, a second-life battery marketplace platform, to its growing portfolio. Currents, a business-to-business marketplace designed for stakeholders throughout the end-of-life electric […]
September 16, 2022
HG Ventures Backs ZwitterCo’s Industrial Wastewater Reuse Breakthrough Technology
ZwitterCo Transforms Performance and Economics for Industrial Wastewater Reuse with $33 Million Series A Funding DCVC leads the largest Series A funding round for a water technology company with $33 million in financing to scale ZwitterCo’s revolutionary membrane technology that treats the toughest industrial wastewaters for reuse and is immune to irreversible fouling. Boston, September […]
August 16, 2022
HG Ventures Invests in Carbon Fiber Recycling Company Vartega
Vartega Announces New Facility, Increased Capacity, and Funding Pecos Logistics Park in Denver, CO Golden, CO – August 16, 2022 – Vartega – a recycler of carbon fiber and composite materials – is expanding its footprint and is increasing production capacity 10X from its current facility in Golden, CO. Vartega’s new 50,000 square foot manufacturing […]
July 7, 2022
HG Ventures Invests in Sustainable Textile Company Simplifyber
Simplifyber Secures $3.5M Seed Investment to Reinvent How Clothing is Made, with Sustainable, Advanced Manufacturing Led by fashion designer Maria Intscher-Owrang, company will leverage its additive manufacturing technology to bring economically competitive biodegradable garments to market NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Simplifyber, Inc., creator of the world’s first fully-molded garment and shoe uppers […]
June 28, 2022
HG Ventures Backs Circulor to Advance Responsible Supply Chains Globally
INDIANAPOLIS – June 28, 2022 – HG Ventures, the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, today announced its participation in a $25 million Series B raise for Circulor, the only proven technology solution that tracks materials, emissions, and compliance within manufacturing and recycling supply chains. Circulor’s suite of technologies gives users data-driven insights into […]
May 17, 2022
HG Ventures’ Managing Director Cracks the Top 25 on Annual List of Most Prominent Corporate Venture Capitalists in the World
INDIANAPOLIS – May 17, 2022 – HG Ventures, the corporate venture arm of The Heritage Group, today announced that its Managing Director, Kip A. Frey, has once again been named to the Global Corporate Venturing (“GCV”) Powerlist 2022—representing the top 1% of corporate venturing leaders spearheading the industry’s future. Frey was named to the Powerlist […]
May 13, 2022
HG Ventures Backs Advanced Battery Materials Production Company 6K in Series D Financing Led by Koch Strategic Platforms
Koch Strategic Platforms Leads $102M Series D Funding Investment in 6K To Accelerate Battery Material Production and Recycling The investment is the first of two funding closes, expected to reach over $150M in total, aimed at building a low-cost, sustainable domestic supply chain for battery materials. North Andover, MA, May 12, 2022 – 6K, a leader […]