CIBC Innovation Banking
Technology lending Arm of Canadian bank CIBC.
CIBC Innovation Banking, the Canadian bank's technology-lending Arm, provided Modo Energy's £12.7m on 22 July 2026 as its only disclosed backer, a loan rather than an equity round.
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CIBC Innovation Banking is the technology-lending Arm of Canadian bank CIBC, launched in 2018 to fund North American innovation-economy companies from startup through IPO. It is headquartered in Toronto with offices including New York, Menlo Park and Boston, and has run a $450 million fund-finance vehicle for venture and growth-equity funds.
Providing Modo Energy's £12.7 million on 22 July 2026 as its only disclosed backer points to debt or a hybrid instrument rather than a priced equity round. A bank's lending desk underwrites against revenue, typically with a warrant and covenants a venture fund would not impose.
Recurring subscription revenue, of the kind Modo Energy bills to energy traders and asset owners, is exactly what a lender can underwrite month after month, which is why bank debt rather than venture equity funded this round.
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Written with AI from Lowdown's published reporting. Not individually reviewed by an editor. Updated 31 July 2026. Editorial standards.