Investor · 1 deal
Energy company where Hachiko's founder previously worked
Every published round EDF took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vast Renewables | Grant | 2024 | $39m | Participant | RenewEconomy (13 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (13 Nov 2025), RenewEconomy (26 Nov 2024), RenewEconomy (8 Dec 2023) |
Companies EDF has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vast Renewables | Australian concentrated solar thermal and renewable fuels company | 2024, Grant | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for EDF, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies EDF has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal EDF did.
Stories naming EDF. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Investible's climate tech arm explains its seed investment in Hachiko, a software platform for commercial and industrial batteries, citing distributed storage growth and the founder's energy-trading background.
The federal government, via ARENA, has granted Vast Energy $180 million toward its concentrated solar plant at Port Augusta, replacing a smaller 2023 commitment, with construction still dependent on closing the remaining project financing.
Vast Renewables has locked in a $30 million first instalment of ARENA grant money for its Port Augusta solar thermal project and Australian manufacturing, with CSIRO flagging a record raise for a solar thermal spin-off.
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Australian learning platform Go1 is buying Berlin's Blinkist to grow its corporate training offering; deal terms are undisclosed, though Blinkist backer Insight Partners is taking $30 million of Go1 equity alongside the purchase.
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