Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Velocys to go private after securing $40m in growth capital

Cecilia Keating
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Clean Tech Investment Briefing: Velocys to go private after securing $40m in growth capital

BusinessGreen's latest round-up of the most exciting early clean tech investments, featuring vertical farming, carbon-capturing concrete, and sustainable packaging

Sustainable aviation fuels company Velocys has raised $40m in growth capital from a consortium of new investors, in a deal which will see the company delisted from London's AIM stock exchange. The Oxford-based...

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