Antora Energy Raises $550M in Series C Funding

Antora Energy has raised $550 million in a Series C funding round, co-led by G2 Venture Partners and Eclipse, with participation from notable investors like Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The San Jose-based company specializes in thermal batteries that store electricity as heat, providing a scalable energy solution for data centers and industrial applications. This investment will help Antora expand its large-scale projects across the U.S. to meet the increasing energy demands driven by AI. The funding highlights a significant move in the cleantech sector, which has seen modest investment in recent years.