Uplight Adds New Investors Schneider Electric and Huck Capital-Led Investment Group in Deal Valued at $1.5 Billion, with Growth Capital to Accelerate the Clean Energy Ecosystem
Amount Raised
$1 Billion
Round Type
Venture
BoulderEnergySustainabilityNatural ResourcesSoftwareDescription
Uplight, the technology partner of energy providers transitioning to the clean energy ecosystem, announced today that it has agreed to a new investment from a consortium of investors, co-led by Schneider Electric (EURONEXT:SU), the global leader in sustainable energy solutions; AES (NYSE:AES), a global company accelerating the future of sustainable energy; and a group of private equity investors led by Huck Capital that includes Coatue and Inclusive Capital Partners Spring Fund II. Uplight is valued at $1.5 billion in the transaction, which includes the investment of new equity to support significant organic and inorganic growth and adds world-class strategic and financial partners as the energy industry surges forward into transformation. Prior Uplight majority investor Rubicon Technology Partners, who along with AES led the formation of Uplight through the merger of six companies, will also remain a minority investor.
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Uplight raised $1 Billion in a funding round, dated March 3, 2021. Uplight is based in Boulder, Colorado, United States.
- How much did Uplight raise?
- Uplight raised $1 Billion in a funding round on March 3, 2021.
- What does Uplight do?
- Formed through the merger of Tendril and Simple Energy, along with the acquisitions of FirstFuel, EEme, and EnergySavvy, Uplight is a certified B Corporation and the leading technology partner for energy providers and..
- Where is Uplight based and how big is it?
- Uplight is based in Boulder, Colorado, United States. Fundz records about 569 employees.
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- Electric Hydrogen raised $24M on March 29, 2021.
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