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Three of the top four equity deals were in climate tech, including the $1 billion Series A raised by TeraWatt.

Investment figures for top deals in the third quarter of this year were more than double those for the two previous quarters. Five climate tech companies made the top 10 equity deals list in the third quarter. That surpasses last quarter's $2.5 billion and the first quarter's $1.4 billion.

Climate tech investments continued to be diversified, showing how deep it is in the economy.

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