Funding · Climate, Energy & Sustainability
Greenjoules raises ₹62 crore in Series B round
By Startup Enthusiast ·
- Date
- Company
- Greenjoules
- What it does
- Converts farm residues into renewable fuels
- Kind
- Funding
- Amount
- ₹62 Cr
- Stage
- series-b
- Founded
- 2018
What they do
Greenjoules converts farm residues into renewable fuels for diesel engines and industrial equipment
What happened
It raised about ₹62 crore ($6.5 million) in an ongoing Series B round led by Amazon's investment arm
Why it matters
The company is also developing green fuels for sustainable aviation fuel and green hydrogen
The details
- Greenjoules raised about ₹62 crore ($6.5 million) in an ongoing Series B round.
- The round was led by Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings, Amazon's investment arm.
- Singularity AMC’s Singularity Strategic Autonomy Fund also participated.
- Amazon allotted 40,338 Series B1 CCPS at ₹11,155.5 each for ₹45 crore.
- Singularity allotted 15,238 Series B1 CCPS for about ₹17 crore.
- Greenjoules declined to comment on the total round size.
The bigger picture
- India aims to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2070, announced at COP26.
- India's cleantech market is projected to become $152.5 billion by 2030.
- The funding supports development of alternative fuels to reduce crude oil dependence.
About the business
- Greenjoules converts farm residues into renewable fuels for diesel engines and industrial equipment.
- It substitutes crude oil with agricultural waste.
- The company is developing green fuels for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
- It also works on green hydrogen and biomethane.
- In 2021, it raised $4.5 million to set up commercial waste-to-energy plants and invest in R&D.
The deal
- Type
- funding
Investors
- Amazon.com NV Investment Holdings (lead) — Amazon's investment arm.
- Singularity AMC’s Singularity Strategic Autonomy Fund (participated) — A fund managed by Singularity AMC.
Founders
- S Viraraghavan
- V Radhika
- VS Shridhar
- R Sethunath
About Greenjoules
- Product
- Second-generation biofuels derived from farm residues as diesel substitutes for engines and equipment
- Customers
- Industrial and commercial users seeking renewable fuel alternatives to crude oil
- How it makes money
- B2B production and sale of biofuels meeting IS1460 standards for industrial substitution
- What sets it apart
- Non-food agricultural waste utilization avoiding food security concerns associated with traditional biodiesel
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