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The Daily Pitch: VC

December 23, 2022

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Learn about the opportunities and limitations associated with carbon offset trading platforms in our latest Emerging Space Brief.

We spoke with a former LP executive about the impact investing strategy at his recently launched firm, The Copia Group.

Chart of the day: Share of M&A deal value by payment type, from our Global M&A Report.

Today's Top Stories

Building a grand bazaar for carbon offsets

As corporations pursue net-zero commitments, many find that they cannot directly avoid their own emissions. Enter carbon offsets, which allow organizations to buy and sell credits that avoid, reduce or remove carbon emissions.

This market corollary to government mandates is generating an opportunity for carbon offset trading platforms. Our latest Emerging Space Brief lays out the landscape for these marketplaces with an eye toward the technology opportunities, limitations and outlook for the segment.

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Quiz: Did you follow private markets in 2022?

(Jenna O'Malley/PitchBook News)

2022 brought drama galore to the private investment landscape.

The fallout from the war in Ukraine seemed to touch everything—even a Premier League buyout and a European startup competition. Disgraced founders were by turns arrested, sentenced and redeemed. Private equity expanded into blockchain funds and startup loans.

Our quiz has the highlights, the lowlights and everything in between.

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Q&A: Ex-Northern Trust leader talks impact investing at new firm

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We caught up with Shundrawn Thomas, founder and managing partner at The Copia Group and former president of Northern Trust Asset Management, to talk about his firm, which he launched in September alongside partner Anthony Hoye.

The firm uses "nondilutive" strategies—typically in the form of credit solutions—to take a minority stake in portfolio companies and grow their value. For Thomas, Copia's investment thesis is equally strategic and philosophical: "We want to be able to partner with businesses that are truly scalable but also are mission-oriented," he said.

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Have electric vehicles finally outgrown Tesla? Here are some important milestones the industry hit in 2022. [Vox]

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Quick Takes

	The Daily Benchmark
	2016 Vintage Global Secondaries Funds
	VC Deals
	Aspen Neuroscience gets $40M in debt
	Gynger raises $21.7M in debt and equity
	Nectar Life Sciences secures $16.5M for allergy care
	Automotus nabs $9M in seed funding
	DarwinAI picks up $6M

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Industry Ventures Special Opportunities Fund III

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VC Deals

Aspen Neuroscience gets $40M in debt

Biotech startup Aspen Neuroscience has received a $40 million loan from Silicon Valley Bank. The San Diego-based company closed a $147.5 million Series B earlier this year. Aspen creates cell therapies to treat neurological diseases like Parkinson's disease.

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Gynger raises $21.7M in debt and equity

Software financing startup Gynger has launched from stealth, raising $11.7 million in seed funding and $10 million in debt financing. Upper90 and Switzerland's Vine Ventures led the seed round with Gradient Ventures, Alphabet's AI-focused venture firm, also participating. Upper90 is providing the debt financing.

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Nectar Life Sciences secures $16.5M for allergy care

Nectar Life Sciences, a startup that offers an allergy care platform, has closed a $16.5 million Series A. Harmony Partners led the round with participation from Juxtapose and Obvious Ventures.

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Automotus nabs $9M in seed funding

Automotus has closed a $9 million seed round led by investors including Quake Capital, Bridge Investments and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, TechCrunch reported. The company's software helps cities manage parking, deliveries and curbside safety.

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DarwinAI picks up $6M

BDC Capital has led a $6 million round in AI manufacturing startup DarwinAI. The company has received previous funding from investors including Honeywell Ventures, Obvious Ventures and Inovia Capital.

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Chart of the Day

Source: PitchBook's Q3 2022 Global M&A Report

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