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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Go big or go home, pt 2
Posted on April 24, 2008
Today's chatter: After our post earlier this month regarding the embiggening of cleantech venture capital firms, Jonathan Shieber at VentureWire today wrote about the ongoing fundraising efforts among cleantech specialist firms. He specifically mentioned expectations that RockPort will soon close a fund at more than $450mm; NGEN Partners seeking to raise a new fund at $500mm; Element Partners seeking $400mm for their second fund; and the Westley Group seeking $100mm for their first cleantech fund. With the exception of the last one, naturally, in all three other cases these would represent s...
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