WASE raised over €9.9 million to scale its waste-to-energy technology.

WASE is a startup dedicated to unlocking the power of waste as fuel for the future. The company announced it has raised over €9.9 million, including €2.8 million in non-dilutive funding. This round was led by Extantia Capital, with participation from Hitachi Ventures, WEPA Ventures—the family venture capital arm of the European multigenerational family enterprise WEPA—and Engie New Ventures, the corporate venture capital division of global energy company Engie. Other investors include Elbow Beach Capital and Empirical Ventures. The funds will be used to scale operations, execute multi-million-pound signed contracts and projects within its qualified pipeline, and expand its product portfolio. Founded in 2017, WASE’s proprietary Electro-Methanogenic Reactor (EMR) technology is versatile, maximizing biogas yield from biomass in anaerobic digestion (AD) plants and organic matter in wastewater. Its system increases methane concentration in biogas by 30% and speeds up production tenfold. Compared to conventional AD—where methane content typically ranges from 50–60%—WASE’s technology boosts methane content to over 80%. WASE’s plug-and-play system is compatible with existing infrastructure and is 50–70% smaller than currently available systems. Its modular design allows customization, enabling easier on-site deployment and, over time, generating more energy while lowering costs. Stricter regulations and rising costs are driving food and beverage companies to seek more affordable on-site wastewater treatment solutions. WASE has already partnered with several food and beverage manufacturers—including Hepworth and St Peter's Brewery—to convert their wastewater into renewable energy.

A roundup: Top 20 agricultural technology investments and financings in 2023.

9. Loam Bio (Australia) — Agreena, an agricultural soil carbon startup, secured a €46 million (US$50 million) Series B round led by German VC HV Capital, with participation from AENU, Anthemis, Gullspång Re:food, Kinnevik, and the Danish Export and Investment Fund, to advance its soil carbon program—which provides financial incentives to farmers transitioning to regenerative agricultural practices. 10. SAEL (India) — SAEL, a company converting agricultural waste into renewable energy, received a US$60 million investment from Norway’s Norwegian Climate Investment Fund (Norfund). This funding aims to reduce over 2.8 million tons of CO₂ emissions by curbing open-field straw burning. 11. Bluepha (China) — Biomaterials company Bluepha raised a US$58 million Series B round led by Zhongping Capital. The company is developing a suite of natural biopolymers to support downstream enterprises. 12. Halter (New Zealand) — Halter secured a NZ$85 million (US$53.3 million) Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners and co-led by Blackbird Ventures. Halter focuses on developing solar-powered smart cattle collars and other livestock management technologies. 13. Ecorobotix (Switzerland) — Agricultural robotics startup Ecorobotix raised a US$52 million Series B round co-led by Aqton PE and Cibus Capital. Funds will support development of autonomous, precision-spraying robots for row crops and pastures. 14. Agreena (Denmark) — Agreena’s soil carbon program secured a €46 million (US$50 million) Series B round led by German VC HV Capital, offering financial incentives to farmers adopting regenerative agriculture practices. 15. Aemetis Biogas (USA) — Aemetis Biogas, a subsidiary of biofuel company Aemetis, secured US$50 million in debt financing. Backed by a loan guarantee commitment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), the funds will support construction of dairy biogas digesters. 16. Green Genius (Lithuania) — Renewable energy company Green Genius secured a US$50 million financing from Polish bank mBank to build a 69-megawatt solar power plant in Poland—the largest deal Green Genius has closed in Poland to date. The company also has other solar projects under construction in the country. 17. Bio-Engine (China) — In May this year, Bio-Engine—a company manufacturing serum-free cell culture media for human and animal cells—raised a Series C round exceeding RMB 300 million (approx. US$41 million), led by Newerli Capital.

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