Rob Day is a Boston-based principal with @Ventures, a venture capital group that invests in early-stage and mid-stage technology companies. The primary focus of @Ventures' fifth fund, formed in 2004, is on investments in the cleantech sector, including alternative energy, energy storage and efficiency, and water purification technologies.The views expressed on this blog are those of Rob and his friends and colleagues, not necessarily the views of @Ventures.Contact Rob Day at: cleantechvc@gmail.com
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Solaria and LiquidPiston
Posted on July 25, 2007
The big deal so far this week is Solaria's $50mm Series C, led by Q-Cells and including existing investors Sigma Partners, NGEN and Moser Baer. In the deal, Solaria also gains access to 1.35 gigawatts worth of Q-Cells' PV cells to be used in Solaria panels over the next ten years. The slowness of high-profile CIGS and other thin film PV startups to get into the market has meant that the competition for silicon wafers and silicon-based cells is about as hot as it can get right now.Cambridge, MA's LiquidPiston announced a $1.25mm seed round from Adams Capital Management and Northwater Capital....
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