ARC Energy Raises $5M

Advanced RenewableEnergy Company, a Nashua, NH maker of equipment for growing and processing the sapphire crystals used in LEDs, has raised $5 million of a $10 million equity round, according to an SEC filing. The filing lists Hemant Taneja, managing director of Cambridge, MA-based General Catalyst Partners, as a director of the stealthy ARC Energy.

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