Blair Pritchard

Renewable Metals raises $12 million Series A to scale next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling technology

Australia's clean energy finance agency led an oversubscribed $12 million Series A in a Western Australian battery recycling startup, joining existing and new investors to fund prototype operations and first commercial plant design.

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DryFlow Magnetics: Investment Notes

Virescent Ventures announces it co-led DryFlow Magnetics' $10m seed round with Orion Industrial Ventures and Taronga Group, funding a demonstrator for the startup's dry ore-beneficiation technology.

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NRN: Investment Notes

Virescent Ventures explains why it co-led NRN's Series A, profiling the Sydney company's no-upfront-cost solar and battery marketplace model and its two founders.

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Fireside Chat: Hysata – Defying hydrogen's hype cycle

Virescent Ventures partner Blair Pritchard reflects on Hysata, the Wollongong electrolyser spinout whose $172 million Series B he led, covering its technology, culture, customers and the green hydrogen market outlook.

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Virescent Ventures and UNSW to invest $1.6m in Australia’s most promising climate startups

Virescent Ventures and TRaCE will jointly back UNSW Founders' Climate 10x accelerator with $1.6m for local climate startups; successful applicants can get $120,000–$330,000 each, and expressions of interest open 12 April.

Here are the five amazing startups to emerge from UNSW's Climate 10x accelerator program

Five climate startups from UNSW Founders' Climate 10x accelerator shared $580,000 backed by Virescent Ventures and UNSW, presented at the 10x Demo Day featuring 25 ventures across several founder programs.