| Date | Title | Description |
| 15.07.2026 | Embedder and Verkor Partner to Take Agentic AI From Chip Design to Working Firmware | , the AI coding agent for firmware and embedded systems, and Verkor, the company behind the autonomous chip design system Conductor, announced a partnership linking AI-driven silicon design to AI-driven firmware development. Together, the t... |
| 19.11.2025 | The Twingo E-Tech is more than a car — it’s Renault’s blueprint for competing with China | Car making exists in a challenging environment — marked by geopolitical tensions, high interest rates, raw material costs, CO₂ standards, increased competition in EVs, and pricing pressure.
I recently took a press trip to Shanghai, Hangzhou... |
| 19.09.2025 | Macquarie Asset Management Closes $3 Billion Green Energy Transition Fund | Macquarie Asset Management has announced the final close of its Macquarie Green Energy Transition Solutions fund, known as MGETS, with over $3 billion in total commitments from the fund and related co-investments. This is Macquarie’s first ... |
| 26.03.2024 | 10 French startups to watch in 2024 | In 2023 French companies raised €8.4 billion over 410 deals. According to our Annual report, France took third place among countries by the total raised amount.
The companies within the energy sector contributed the most to the numbers, wit... |
| 13.03.2024 | Top climate tech startups from Europe in 2024 | Read this article in:
In response to the urgent need to confront climate change, there has been a notable surge in investment and innovation in climate tech solutions worldwide. This trend has been particularly pronounced in Europe, where t... |
| 24.01.2024 | Which French Industrial Startups Are Revolutionizing the European Market in 2023? | The industrial startup scene in France is rich in creativity, innovation, and forward-thinking enterprises. These startups represent a broad range of industries, including fashion, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and battery technol... |
| 19.12.2023 | Global Sustainability-Focused Funding Was Pretty Flat In 2023 | 23 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
While 2023 has been a down year for startup investment in most industries, cleantech and sustainability-focused categories have held up comparatively well.
Per Crunchbase data, global investors have... |
| 03.10.2023 | Verkor Secures More Than €2 Billion in Financing | Verkor, a Grenoble, France-based industrial company designing and manufacturing green batteries, secured more than €2 billion in financing.
This included:
the signing of a minimum of €850m Series C funding, led by Macquarie Asset Management... |
| 26.09.2023 | Battery VC Investment Gets Supercharged | 38 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Lately, it seems like battery startups are powering up with giant funding rounds at an unusually rapid pace.
In roughly the past month alone, we’ve seen three financings of more than $1 billion: Ver... |
| 16.09.2023 | The future of batteries needs more than venture capital | W
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| 14.09.2023 | Verkor raises €2 billion | French battery startup Verkor Verkor
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Grenoble, France
Total Funding: $2.65B
See full company profile "> has secured more than €2 billion to build a battery factory in northern France.
The funding consists... |
| 14.09.2023 | Verkor secures €2B for low-carbon battery gigafactory launch | Verkor, the French manufacturer of low-carbon batteries has secured over €2 billion in a Series C funding round. The capital, comprised of a minimum of €850 million, a €500 million loan from the EIB, and French government subsidies totaling... |
| 14.09.2023 | French battery manufacturing startup Verkor secures €2B: Know more | Read this article in:
Grenoble, France-based Verkor, a battery manufacturing startup, announced on Thursday that it has secured more than €2B in funding.
The funding injection comprises a Series C round of €850M, €600M in bank financing sup... |
| 14.09.2023 | French battery maker Verkor scores $2.1B to build gigafactory | Another day, another monster raise for an EV battery company.
This time it’s Verkor, the Renault-backed French battery builder, which said on Thursday that it secured “more than €2 billion” — roughly $2.1 billion USD — to speed up construct... |
| 14.09.2023 | Verkor raises €2 billion | French battery startup Verkor Verkor
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Grenoble, Rhone-Alpes, France
Total Funding: $4.04B
See full company profile "> has secured more than €2 billion to build a battery factory in northern France.
The fun... |
| 17.08.2023 | China Has Perfectly Tangled The Battery Value Chain With Electric Vehicles - A Combo The U.S. And Europe Will Find Hard To Beat | It can be done, though. But first things first. |
| 13.04.2023 | Renault ties the knot for Verkor battery cells | Renault and French battery start-up Verkor have entered into a “commercial partnership” that includes binding supply volumes for battery cells. The carmaker will receive 12 GWh of battery cells from Verkor for its premium electric cars, inc... |
| 07.11.2022 | Verkor secures €250 million in financing | French battery specialist and Renault partner Verkor has secured more than €250 million in financing. The fresh capital, which comes from the European Investment Bank among others, will flow into the company’s technology and innovation cent... |
| 07.11.2022 | Verkor raised €250 million, Volocopter landed $182 million, and more than €2.8 billion was invested in European Tech last week | Last week we tracked more than 80 tech funding deals worth over €2.8 billion, and over 20 exits, M&A transactions, rumours, and related news stories across Europe.
As a paid subscriber, you're in the elite club with exclusive access to ... |
| 03.11.2022 | Verkor raises €250 million to fund EV battery megafactory | LONDON : French battery startup Verkor has raised 250 million euros ($248 million) from investors to fund a battery "megafactory" on its way to building a much larger plant to produce batteries for its customer Renault, the compan... |
| 06.07.2022 | Startec Energy signs up for industrial partnership with Verkor | In France, Renault-backed battery cell manufacturer Verkor is partnering with industry group Startec Energy to develop and commercialise recyclable battery packs for electric mobility. The partnership aims to commercialise an annual volume ... |
| 03.02.2022 | Verkor to build battery plant in Dunkerque | The French battery company Verkor will build its first battery cell factory in the northern French port city of Dunkerque on the border with Belgium. Production is scheduled to start in 2025.
Construction of the factory is scheduled to begi... |
| 08.07.2021 | Verkor raises €100 million in investment round | The French battery specialist Verkor has raised 100 million euros from investors. Among other things, the money is to be used to build up battery cell development and production in France, which Verkor recently agreed with Renault.
It is th... |
| 07.07.2021 | Less than a year after its launch, France’s Verkor raises €100M from the French government, Renault, others | Verkor, a French industrial company based in Grenoble, was founded with a mission to fast-track low‑carbon battery production in France and serve the European market. Just last week, the company signed a partnership with Renault Group under... |
| 07.07.2021 | Verkor Raises €100M in Funding | Verkor, a Grenoble, France–based battery cell producer, raised €100m in funding.
The round was co-led by EQT Ventures and Renault Group, with participation from the French Government and Auvergne- Rhône-Alpes Region, EIT InnoEnergy, Groupe ... |
| 06.07.2021 | French startup Verkor raised €100 million in funding | French startup Verkor today announces that it has raised €100 million in funding.
Verkor was founded in 2020 with the sole ambition of fast-tracking low‑carbon battery production in France, to serve the European market. With a team of inter... |
| 06.07.2021 | Grenoble-based Verkor nabs €100 million to develop high-performance sustainable battery cells in France | In less than a year after its launch, the French startup Verkor today announces that it has raised €100 million in funding.
Verkor was founded in 2020 with the sole ambition of fast-tracking low‑carbon battery production in France, to serve... |
| 06.07.2021 | France isn’t going to let Sweden have all the fun, Verkor raises €100 million, aims to crank out +50 GWh by 2030 | In less than a year after its launch, French industrial company Verkor has secured investments totalling €100 million. This funding is to be used to break ground on the Verkor Innovation Centre (VIC) in Grenoble which is expected to be full... |
| 06.07.2021 | Verkor raises $100M, signs electric car battery agreements with Renault | Currently, the transport sector is the major contributor to the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. However, only a little progress has been made to reduce emissions in the past three decades. As a measure, the UK government spearheaded the shif... |
| 31.07.2020 | Verkor plans GWh scale battery cell factory in Europe | Verkor has announced its intention to produce battery cells for electric cars on a gigawatt scale in Europe, among other things. The newly founded French company relies on well-known partners and is already looking for a site for the factor... |
| - | Verkor | “To accelerate the production of low-carbon batteries and in favor of a decarbonized future, Verkor is building the largest gigafactory in Europe” |
| - | France isn’t going to let Sweden have all the fun, Verkor raises €100 million, aims to crank out +50 GWh by 2030 | In less than a year after its launch, French industrial company Verkor has secured investments totalling €100 million. This funding is to be used to break ground on the Verkor Innovation Centre (VIC) in Grenoble which is expected to be full... |
| - | Verkor raises 250 million Euros to fund EV battery megafactory | - |
| - | Verkor raises $100M, signs electric car battery agreements with Renault | Currently, the transport sector is the major contributor to the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. However, only a little progress has been made to reduce emissions in the past three decades. As a measure, the UK government spearheaded the shif... |
