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Gas-to-Bitcoin Mining Firm Crusoe Energy Systems Raises $505 Million

• https://news.bitcoin.com, by Jamie Redman

According to the announcement, the Series C equity funding round was led by the climate technology venture capital firm G2 Venture Partners (G2VP).

Crusoe Energy Systems Secures $505 Million From Strategic Investors
Following the report that said Crusoe Energy Systems was working on a gas-to-bitcoin mining pilot with the gas giant Exxon, Crusoe has announced the company has raised $505 million in new funding. The Series C financing round was led by G2 Venture Partners (G2VP) and the latest funding brings Crusoe's total capital raised to $747.5 million.

The Series C announced on Thursday closed at $350 million, but Crusoe also secured credit facilities that are expandable up to $155 million. Crusoe says the new capital will accelerate the company's mission to "align the future of computing with the future of the climate."

In addition to G2VP, the firms Valor Equity Partners, Lowercarbon Capital, Polychain Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Founders Fund, MCJ Collective, Winklevoss Capital, Zigg Capital, DRW Venture Capital, Atreides Management, Exor Seeds, CMT Digital, and Upper90 participated as well. New investors in Crusoe include Robert Downey Jr.'s Footprint Coalition Ventures, Inclusive Capital Partners, Engine No. 1, Tao Capital, Felicis Ventures, Castle Island Ventures, and Mitsui & Co.


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