Total corporate funding across the global solar industry –including venture capital, debt financing and other equity raised by publiccompanies – hit $2.18bn in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $915m duringthe same period last year, according to market researcher Mercom.
Venture capital funding bounced back to $207m, up from amulti-year low of $72m during the third quarter last year. As usual, the VCfroth was centred on the US, where four of the top five deals were done, led bySolexel and eSolar.
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