Lloyds Bank led the debt syndicate to back the development of large scale battery storage and flexible generation infrastructure.
"Lloyds’ commitment to Statera, through one of the largest battery storage debt financing deals in the UK to date, is testament to the quality of our projects. Our Thurrock BESS project is strategically located near to Greater London providing further energy system resilience to this key demand centre. We are delighted to have worked with Lloyds, the syndicate of lenders, and Statkraft in achieving this significant milestone."
Northern Gritstone led the £2m investment to help the Sheffield spinout scale its plant-based plastics business.
"Everyday oil-based plastics are contributing to the global environmental crisis. Our vision is to offer brands an alternative product and through this transform the global plastics market. We are delighted to partner with Northern Gritstone. Their support, experience and investment will enable us to develop our team and deliver our commercial strategy."
Legal & General Capital and Barclays Sustainable Impact Capital co-led the Series A round to support manufacturing expansion and international growth.
"Today’s funding announcement clears our path to sustainable growth for years to come. It is a vote of confidence from the market in our vision, our technical capabilities and our mission to rid EV motors of harmful and problematic materials. Everyone at AEM and our new partners are excited for the role we are now able to play in making the electric vehicle sector truly sustainable."
The funding comes from the UK government Space Clusters and Infrastructure Fund to scale production at Harwell and Space Park Leicester.
"The UK is a pioneer in many areas of the global space ecosystem and it is initiatives like this from the UK Space Agency and the SCIF which enables its pioneering ecosystem to continue to grow. This funding will accelerate our mission to democratise access to critical space infrastructure by allowing faster integration of bigger payloads onboard our satellites."
The seed round was co-led by Project A and Prologis Ventures to fund nationwide expansion.
"In Asia, delivery companies were built specifically for e-commerce – in Europe and the US, it was the exact opposite, with delivery companies built for a pre-internet world,"
