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“Black Semiconductor from Germany Secures $273M in Funding for Revolutionary Graphene Chip Technology”

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Tech sovereignty has become a looming priority for a number of nations these days, and now a startup working in semiconductors has received a major boost in aid of that effort for Germany and Europe. The sum is one of the largest to date raised by a European startup working in semiconductors. Black is a spin-out from the University of Aachen co-founded by brothers Daniel and Sebastian Schall (respectively the CEO and CFO). The funding, a Series A, is important not just for its size but also because of the intention behind it. Porsche Ventures and Project A Ventures are co-leads, with participation from Scania Growth, Capnamic, Tech Vision Fonds, and NRW.BANK.

“Unleashing the Power of Portable Batteries: Germany’s Instagrid Secures $95M in Funding with Innovative Software Technology”

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A startup called Instagrid is using software to scale that mountain when it comes to enterprise-grade portable chargers. But power conversion has not kept up,” said Andreas Sedlmayr, the co-founder and co-CEO, in an interview. The funding is being led by Teachers’ Venture Growth (TVG) — the later-stage investing arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. (It also happens to suggest a different alternative to what Instagrid has built: solarized systems, which represents another alternative that exists today and Instagrid could also potentially adopt.) Existing portable battery packs target consumer users and lack the peak power performance for professional application.