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Sapphire Technologies Secures $18 Million Series C to Accelerate Growth, Including Investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Existing investors Equinor Ventures, Cooper and Company, and Energy Capital Ventures® participate; Capital used to expand Cypress, Calif. factory and deploy new projectsCYPRESS, Calif., Sept. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sapphire Technologies, manufacturer of power generation equipment, today announced the close of its Series C financing, including investment from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and alongside existing investors Equinor Ventures, Cooper and Company, and Energy Capital Ven
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