Verdane is a European specialist growth investor that backs decarbonisation-oriented businesses.
Portfolio
2
companies
Brightpearl
Brightpearl operates a digital operations platform for retail and wholesale businesses.
UrbanVolt
UrbanVolt provides solar energy solutions for commercial clients through a service model.
Reed Snyder
Principal
Reed brings investment experience from Verdane and board oversight across several sustainability and resource efficiency companies.
LinkedInThe investment was led by Verdane to support the company as it grows its commercial solar footprint across Europe.
"Securing this €26 million funding from Verdane marks a pivotal moment for UrbanVolt as we set our sights on an ambitious European expansion. We are thrilled to have the support of Verdane, a renowned specialist growth investor and fellow certified B Corp company, who share our vision for a sustainable future."
Sage led the £25m Series C round with a £17m investment and a new commercial partnership.
"As retail businesses from across the globe recover from the impact of Covid-19, trading online has gone from being a ‘nice-to-have’ to a ‘must-have’ for retailers. Digitising back office operations is a critical step towards transitioning to online commerce – and through investing in high growth, cloud solutions like Brightpearl, we are committed to supporting our customers to not only make that switch quickly and easily, but to also grow and compete"
