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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round First Solar raised.
Companies First Solar acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Tyler | Vice President of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (former) | RenewEconomy |
| Jack Curtis | International Senior Vice President (former) | Our Innovation Fund, Square Peg Capital portfolio (Wed 28 Apr 2021), Square Peg Capital portfolio (Tue 20 Apr 2021) |
Stories naming First Solar. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Square Peg partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis on the company's 3D modelling of energy networks, doubling grid capacity, and constraints on the energy transition.
Square Peg's blog runs a conversation from its 2023 AGM in which partner James Tynan interviews Neara's chief commercial officer Jack Curtis about the company's grid-modelling software and the energy transition.
OIF Ventures' note explains its decision to back Neara's A$20 million Series B alongside Skip Capital and Square Peg, describing the infrastructure-modelling startup's technology, utility customers and growth.
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US solar startup Erthos closed a $US17.5 million Series B led by Capricorn's Technology Impact Fund to scale its low-cost earth-mounted solar system, building on $7.4 million raised in 2019.
A ministerial letter inadvertently disclosed seven recent ARENA grants totalling $79.1 million, including funding for Genex's pumped hydro project, CuString, Raygen, the Australian Energy Council and Rio Tinto's aluminium division.
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Square Peg's investment note explains it led Neara's Series A, describing the infrastructure digital-twin platform, its founding team's backgrounds, and its work modelling networks for energy utilities.
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