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Spector: Redwood Materials raised $700M at a $3.7B valuation

Julian Spector · The Carbon Copy: Get ready for the battery recycling boom · Jul 7, 2022 · at 14:24

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“Redwood Materials, they raised seven hundred million dollars last summer, which is, Huge for the kind of climate tech, clean tech space. That, that deal valued them at 3.7 billion dollars.”

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Redwood Materials raised $700 million at a $3.7 billion valuation in summer 2021.

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Assessment

On July 28, 2021, Redwood Materials announced a Series C funding round of over $700 million led by T. Rowe Price Associates. Contemporaneous reporting from outlets including Forbes and TechCrunch, along with private market database records, confirmed that the round valued the company at $3.7 billion.

Redwood Materials press release on July 28, 2021, announcing a Series C funding round of 'more than $700M' led by T. Rowe Price.
Forbes and TechCrunch reports on July 28, 2021, confirming the investment placed Redwood Materials' valuation at $3.7 billion.

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[1] redwoodmaterials.com [2] forbes.com [3] businessinsider.com [4] contrary.com [5] waste-management-world.com [6] tracxn.com [7] forgeglobal.com [8] caplight.com

"Redwood Materials" "Series C" "Form D" OR "SEC" 2021 Redwood Materials Series C 700 million 3.7 billion 2021 Redwood Materials funding July 2021 valuation

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