Q1 2022 Funding and M&A Report for Storage, Grid & Efficiency

Q1 2022 Funding and M&A Report for Storage, Grid & Efficiency


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VC funding for battery storage companies

totaled $1.1 billion in Q1 2022

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Mercom found that in Q1 2022, $1.6 billion was raised in VC funding by Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency companies, a 21% increase compared to the $1.3 billion raised in Q1 2021.

Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Top VC Funded Deals in Q1 2022

Battery Storage

Venture capital (VC) funding (including private equity and corporate venture capital) raised by Battery Storage companies in Q1 2022 came to $1.1 billion in 21 deals a 15% increase compared to $1 billion in 14 deals in Q1 2021. Quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) funding was 28% lower compared to $1.6 billion in 21 deals in Q4 2021.

Seventy-six VC investors participated in Battery Storage funding this quarter.

There were five M&A transactions involving Battery Storage companies in Q1 2022. In Q4 2021, there were nine M&A transactions. YoY, there were four Battery Storage M&A transactions in Q1 2021.

Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Corporate Funding Q4 2021-Q1 2022

Smart Grid

VC funding for Smart Grid companies increased 9% in Q1 2022 with $312 million in 12 deals compared to $287 million in 10 deals in Q1 2021.

Thirty-nine investors participated in Smart Grid VC funding rounds this quarter.

In Q1 2022, there were three M&A transactions compared to two in Q4 2021 and six transactions in Q1 2021.

Efficiency

VC funding raised by Energy Efficiency companies in Q1 2022 came to $109 million in four deals compared to $118 million in four deals in Q4 2021. In a YoY comparison, $5 million was raised in one deal in Q1 2021.

Thirteen investors participated in VC funding this quarter.

There were no Efficiency M&A transactions in Q1 2022. There was one M&A transaction in Q4 2021. In Q1 2021, there was one M&A transaction for $300 million.

Mercom Capital Group’s Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Efficiency Funding and M&A Reports are comprehensive high-quality reports delivering superior insight, market trends and analysis. These reports help bring clarity to professionals in the current financial landscape of the smart grid industry.

The Quarterly Funding and M&A Reports contain quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) information on market activity displayed in easy-to-digest charts, graphs and tables, as well as data-driven analysis covering:

  • Venture capital funding deals including top investors, QoQ trends, and a breakdown of charts and graphs by stage;
  • VC funding by technology;
  • Debt and other funding deals;
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) including QoQ trends, with charts and graphs by technologies;
  • Battery and storage funding deals;
  • Smart Grid funding deals;
  • Energy Efficiency funding deals;
  • New cleantech funds;

This report also contains comprehensive lists of all announced deals and transactions during the quarter, including:

  • VC deals and investors;
  • M&A transactions and acquirers;
  • New cleantech funds.

There were 200 companies and investors covered in this report. The report is 99 pages in length and contains 79 charts, graphs and tables.


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