#clean-tech

#clean-tech

Every year, TechCrunch's Startup Battlefield pitch contest draws thousands of applicants. We whittle those applications down to the top 200 contenders, and of them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winner, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a cash prize of $100,000. But the remaining 180 startups all blew us away as well in their respective categories and compete in their own pitch competition.

Electric vehicle charging software company Fuuse has raised a further £6 million from its existing investors, Par Equity and YFM Equity Partners, as it accelerates growth and moves closer to profitability. The Lancaster-based platform - which provides EV charge point management software and services - said the follow-on investment came at an increased valuation after the company more than doubled its recurring revenues since its previous funding round.