Munich-based Marvel Fusion, raised 35 million Euros (USD $40 million)

Munich-based Marvel Fusion, a developer of fusion energy technology, announced it raised 35 million euros ($40 million) in a Series A funding round led by Earlybird. In other news, NGP Capital announced the launch of a new $400 million Fund IV, with Finland’s Nokia as sole backer. The fund will focus on growth-stage investments in edge cloud, cybersecurity, digital industry and digital transformation growth-stage companies. The frothy new market for capital presents new, unprecedented and complicated dynamics, which founders must successfully navigate, writes guest author Marc Schröder of Maschmeyer Group Ventures.

Munich-based Marvel Fusion, raised 35 million euros ($40 million)

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Source : Crunchbase