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ACCELR8 is an impact fund investing to accelerate the reduction and sequestration of greenhouse gases.
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
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| Nov 9, 2022 | Boston Materials | bostonmaterials.co | $21.75M | United States, Massachusetts, Billerica |
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| Nov 11, 2024 | Boston Materials Raises $13.5 Million To Develop Next Generation Of Semiconductors And Aircraft Platforms | Boston Materials – a manufacturer of advanced materials key to the next generation of semiconductors and aircraft platforms – announced $13.5 million in new funding. The funding was led by AccelR8 and Diamond Edge Ventures, the US-based cor... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | Armed with $12m in seed funding, Plonts launches plant-based cheese in New York, San Francisco | A new player has emerged on the alt dairy scene with an aged plant-based cheddar launching at select restaurants in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area this week under the Plonts brand. The startup, which has just opened a pilot pl... |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Elo Life Systems raises $20.5m in series A2, aims to launch natural sweetener in 2026: ‘Everyone is trying to reduce sugar’ | North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $20.5 million Series A2 round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusarium wilt fungal disease (TR... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | GOZEN Secures $3.3M to Produce Plastic-Free Vegan Biomaterial (Stronger than Animal Leather) at Scale | US biomaterials startup GOZEN announces a $3.3 million raise in a seed funding round to scale the production of LUNAFORM, a vegan and plastic-free biomaterial made by microorganisms. The biobased material has multiple applications in the fa... |
| Feb 16, 2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: GrainChain raises $29m, Brigad bags $30m, AeroFarms & iFarm head to MENA | This week, US-based GrainChain announced a $29 million raise for its ag supply chain platform, and hospitality tech startup Brigad landed $30 million. More vertical farming startups are headed to the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, ... |
| Feb 15, 2023 | BREAKING: Elo Life Systems raises $24.5m to support new sweetener, disease-resistant Cavendish banana | North Carolina-based Elo Life Systems has closed a $24.5 million Series A round to accelerate the development of a natural high-intensity sweetener ‘inspired by monk fruit,’ and Cavendish bananas engineered to resist the devastating Fusariu... |
| Jan 26, 2023 | The week in agrifoodtech: Drive-thru grocery Addie’s bags $10m, Bill Gates invests $12m into methane reduction | The US state of Massachusetts got its first drive-thru grocery store with the launch of Adie’s, which also raised $10 million. In agtech, Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures pumped $12 million into methane-reduction tech and AgFunder l... |
| Sep 14, 2021 | BREAKING: Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by the VC arms of Bayer and Wilbur-Ellis – Leaps by Bayer and Cavallo Ventures. Existing investors Endurance and KdT Ven... |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Nitrogen fixer Andes scores $15m from Bayer, Wilbur-Ellis to move into carbon capture | Andes, a Chilean-founded, US-based ag biotech startup, has raised $15 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by the VC arms of Bayer and Wilbur-Ellis – Leaps by Bayer and Cavallo Ventures. Existing investors Endurance and KdT Ven... |
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FAQ about ACCELR8
How many startups has ACCELR8 invested in?
ACCELR8 has 2 portfolio companies on Parsers VC, among them Boston Materials.
What has the press written about ACCELR8?
Parsers VC has collected 14 articles mentioning ACCELR8, among them “Boston Materials Raises $13.5 Million To Develop Next Generation Of Semiconductors And Aircraft Platforms” (Nov 11, 2024) and “Armed with $12m in seed funding, Plonts launches plant-based cheese in New York, San Francisco” (Aug 8, 2024).
Is ACCELR8 still active?
Yes, ACCELR8 is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 11, 2024.