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Venture investors dip a toe into water tech

Fondaction CSN commits $300k to clean energy investor CoPower

Online investment platform CoPower has received $300,000 from Fondaction CSN, a Québec private equity and venture capital firm. The commitment will help Montréal's CoPower to "scale quickly and strategically" in its mission to facilitate investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects, CEO David Berliner said. CoPower, which last year secured seed funding from Innovation Support and RBC, has so far deployed nearly $6 million to project loans across North America. Earlier in 2016, the firm issued its first green bond.

SV Angel raises $53.1 mln for sixth seed fund

SV Angel has raised $53.1 million for its sixth seed fund, according to a filing with the SEC.

BDC Capital unveils fund to help fill yawning gap in cleantech investing

Playground Ventures targets $500 mln for sophomore fund

Playground Ventures is seeking to raise $500 million for its second fund, according to an SEC filing. Founded by Android co-founder Andy Rubin, Playground is a hardware incubator. Last year Playground closed its first fund at $300 million.

BDC Capital unveils $135 mln fund to help fill yawning gap in cleantech investing

BDC Capital launched a second cleantech fund to support Canadian startups that are feeling the continuing effects of venture capital’s boom-and-bust experience in the fledging sector. The investment arm of BDC unveiled ICE Venture Fund II this week. Capitalized at $135 million, the fund aims to fill a key market gap by investing in 15 to 20 cleantech and energy-tech companies, especially in areas where Canada has a comparative advantage, such as resource efficiency.

Manulife helps push Information VP II over the top

NVCA chairman sees ways to engage with Trump Administration

Bain Capital launches dedicated life sciences fund

Copia targets $50 mln for new Israeli agro/food tech fund

Copia Agro & Food, a Tel Aviv fund focused on agriculture and food products, is raising $50 million for investment in Israeli technologies addressing issues including climate change and food shortages. Managing the fund will be Ohad Zuckerman, former CEO of Zeraim Gedera and Eyal Cohen, managing partner at Copia.