The latest S&P Global Market Intelligence report shows growth equity investing in renewable energy startups surged 18% year-over-year, driven by strong policy incentives and robust cash flow projections into But by 2021, Coca-Cola wound up selling Zico back to its founder, and Pepsi ended up selling O.N.E., along with other juice brands, to a private equity firm. “The variation in returns from PE trusts is a demonstration that investment strategy and process are highly important,” says Daniel Haydon, a fund analyst at Morningstar. Growth equity investing appetite in agritech is growing as crop yield optimization technologies hit commercial deployment; industry leaders forecast 18% revenue CAGR through 2028, backed by strong ESG mandates.