Geothermal startup Quaise is raising $25M as it gears up for drilling - TechCrunch
Geothermal startup Quaise is raising $25M as it gears up for drilling | TechCrunch
Geothermal startup Quaise Energy is raising a new funding round, TechCrunch+ has exclusively learned.
The company filed new paperwork yesterday with the SEC, stating that it had raised $13 million of an expected $25 million.
The new round will be priced, Quaise’s co-founder and CEO, Carlos Araque, told TechCrunch+. The funds will be used to strengthen the company’s supply chain position, he said.
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