Investor · 4 deals
Every published round Neglected Climate Opportunities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Metals | Series A | 4 Aug 2026 | $12m | Participant | Startup Daily (5 Aug 2026), battery-tech.net, evmagz.com, Dealroom, Startup Daily (24 Apr 2026), SmartCompany, nationaltribune.com.au, Startup Daily (20 Apr 2026), CEFC, esgtoday.com, esgwise.org, Climate Tech Partners portfolio, Investible portfolio, Virescent Ventures portfolio | |
| Renewable-metals | Series A | 20 Apr 2026 | $12m | Participant | fundedstartupsdaily.com, renewable-metals.com, Climate Tech Partners portfolio | |
| Regrow Ag | Series B | 24 May 2022 | $50m | Participant | Startup Daily (22 Jun 2023), Forbes Australia, Startup Daily (24 May 2022) | |
| Novalith | Seed | 26 Oct 2021 | $2.5m | Participant | SmartCompany (21 Apr 2023), SmartCompany (18 Apr 2023), Cut Through Venture, SmartCompany (29 Oct 2021), Startup Daily |
Companies Neglected Climate Opportunities has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novalith | Investible portfolio company where Gega founders previously worked | 26 Oct 2021, Seed | 1 | 0 |
| Regrow Ag | 24 May 2022, Series B | 1 | 0 | |
| Renewable Metals | Startup recycling lithium-ion batteries to recover critical minerals | 4 Aug 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
| Renewable-metals | Alkali recycling process for lithium batteries | 20 Apr 2026, Series A | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Neglected Climate Opportunities, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Neglected Climate Opportunities has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Neglected Climate Opportunities did.
Stories naming Neglected Climate Opportunities. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Weekly roundup of three Series A raises: chipmaker Syenta (US$26m), insights platform Ideally and battery recycler Renewable Metals, detailing leads, amounts and each company's earlier funding.
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Battery recycler Renewable Metals has banked a $12 million Series A, led by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, to build a Kewdale demonstration plant; its seed round totalled $16.1 million across two tranches.
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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Battery recycler Renewable Metals closed an oversubscribed $12 million Series A led by CEFC to fund round-the-clock prototype operations and engineering design for its first commercial-scale recycling plant in New South Wales.
Agtech carbon platform Regrow Ag, founded by Dr Anastasia Volkova, has closed a Series B led by Galvanize Climate Solutions with prior backers returning, to expand regenerative agriculture programs for food companies.
Climate tech startup Novalith has secured a seed round to build a Sydney pilot plant for its lower-emission lithium extraction process, led by the Clean Energy Innovation Fund with a Grantham trust vehicle joining.
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