BioStem Technologies has entered into a $40 million committed equity facility with Roth Principal Investments, an affiliate of CR Financial Holdings. The facility allows BioStem to issue and sell up to $40 million of common stock shares to Roth at its discretion through private placement, subject to certain conditions. The Florida-based regenerative medicine company plans to use any proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. BioStem is under no obligation to utilise the full amount available under the facility. The company focuses on developing, manufacturing, and commercialising perinatal tissue allograft products. Its quality management system has been accredited by the American Association of Tissue Banks, with procedures established in compliance with current good tissue practices and good manufacturing practices.

Westport Fuel Systems has entered into a committed equity facility with Roth Principal Investments, an affiliate of Roth Capital Partners. The facility allows Westport to issue and sell up to $25 million of its common shares at its discretion through private placement. Under Nasdaq rules, the company cannot issue more than 19.99% of outstanding shares without shareholder approval. Westport intends to use any proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes, though it is under no obligation to utilise the full amount. The Vancouver-based company designs and manufactures alternative fuel and low-emissions transportation technologies. Its products support natural gas, renewable natural gas, and hydrogen fuel systems for commercial transportation industries.

Battery energy storage group receives millions in funding. Thursday, September 10, 2026 Horizon Technology Finance Corp., an affiliate of Monroe Capital, on September 10 said that the RoHo Capital Opportunity Fund LLC, a joint venture formed by Horizon and CR Financial Holdings, Inc., the holding company for Roth Capital Partners, LLC, has provided a $20-million senior credit facility to NeoVolta, Inc., with the ability to increase the facility to $30 million upon mutual agreement. An initial $20 million was funded at closing to support NeoVolta's continued growth. NeoVolta is an energy technology company focused on developing and manufacturing domestic battery energy storage systems (BESS). Together with its joint venture partner LONGi, NeoVolta is developing a 210,600-square-foot manufacturing facility in Pendergrass, Georgia, to produce BESS systems designed to meet U.S. domestic content and supply-chain requirements. The facility is expected to have an initial annual production capacity of up to 2 GWh, with the potential to scale to 8 GWh over time. "Providing growth capital to innovative companies operating in attractive, high-growth markets is a core focus of RoHo's investment strategy," said Paul Seitz, chief investment officer of Horizon. "Formed by Horizon and Roth Capital, RoHo pairs Horizon's venture lending and structuring expertise with Roth's deep public markets relationships to deliver flexible growth capital to small- and micro-cap public companies. We are pleased to support NeoVolta's growth plans with a tailored financing solution and look forward to continuing to deploy capital through RoHo in support of innovative public companies pursuing significant market opportunities." "Horizon and Roth Capital bring valuable experience and a collaborative approach as we advance NeoVolta's domestic battery energy storage systems manufacturing platform," said Ardes Johnson, CEO of NeoVolta. "As we ramp our Georgia facility and pursue larger commercial and utility-scale opportunities, this relationship supports our ability to execute on our long-term growth strategy." Horizon Technology Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital and private equity-backed companies and publicly traded companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries. The investment objective of Horizon is to maximize its investment portfolio's return by generating current income from the debt investments it makes and capital appreciation from the warrants it receives when making such debt investments. Horizon is headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, with a regional office in Pleasanton, California, and investment professionals located throughout the U.S. Monroe Capital is a premier asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, technology finance, venture debt, opportunistic, structured credit, real estate and equity. CR Financial Holdings, Inc., is a private holding company and the majority owner of Roth Capital Partners, LLC. CRFH makes strategic investments in publicly traded and private companies, as well as private investment funds. Roth is a relationship-driven investment bank focused on serving growth companies and their investors. Roth's full-service platform provides capital raising, high-impact equity research, macroeconomics, sales and trading, technical insights, derivatives strategies, M&A advisory, and corporate access. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, Roth is a privately held, employee-owned organization and maintains offices throughout the U.S. NeoVolta is an innovator in energy storage solutions dedicated to advancing reliable, high-performance power infrastructure for residential, commercial, and utility applications. With a focus on scalable technology, domestic manufacturing, and strategic partnerships, NeoVolta is positioned to support the accelerating transition toward resilient energy systems. NeoVolta is headquartered in Poway, California. Tagged in: Sept. 28 - 30, 2026 Washington, D.C. Explore this topic and more - live at Experience POWER. The power industry's most urgent decisions are being made right now. Be in the room where they happen.