]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/cleantech-venture-capital Blog Articles Tagged with 'cleantech-venture-capital' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150870?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Solairedirect has closed a 20 million-euro round of equity financing with its existing shareholders (Demeter Partners, Schneider Electric Ventures, TechFund) and mutual insurance companies: MACIF, AGPM, UMR and Ofivalmo PartenairesThis operation, whi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/150870?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:35:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/146412?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital News of a significant new UK-based cleantech investment fund, largely bankrolled from the Middle East. From the Carbon Trust announcement -The Prime Minister has today announced a long-term strategic partnership between Qatar and the UK as part of th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/146412?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:24:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/137998?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Sustainable Spaces, a national leader in the growing field of home energy efficiency and health, announced it has closed its Series A funding. The company secured $6 million dollars from RockPort Capital Partners and Shasta Ventures. The infusion of ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/137998?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:50:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/136399?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Powerful, Nontoxic Nickel-Zinc Batteries Eye Huge Market OpportunityPowerGenix, manufacturer of nontoxic, high performance rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries, today announced the close of its $30 million Series D financing round. The round was... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/136399?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:53:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/120276?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital The long-delayed initial public offering for GT Solar International, the Merrimack, N.H., supplier of solar-cell equipment, is scheduled to go forward on Thursday. The stock will trade on the NASDAQ exchange under the ticker symbol SOLR. If the offer... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/120276?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:36:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/120279?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Selects 44 Exceptional Startup Businesses in Six Categories to Advance to the Next Stage of the ContestThe Clean Tech Open (CTO) tonight announced that its judges have selected 44 finalists in the 2008 California competition, from among more than 100... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/120279?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:02:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/99199?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital 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 ment... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/99199?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:32:42 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/99992?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital 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 ment... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/99992?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:32:42 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/90971?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital A couple of months back we discussed the potential impacts on cleantech venture capital from a possible recession.Since then that possible recession now seems to be hitting in full force, with a lot of pessimism out there at the highest (well, ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/90971?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:10:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/100003?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital A couple of months back we discussed the potential impacts on cleantech venture capital from a possible recession.Since then that possible recession now seems to be hitting in full force, with a lot of pessimism out there at the highest (well, ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/100003?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:10:25 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/83442?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital The Daily Green provides a good curtain-raiser on how the U.S. government's stepped-up involvement in alternative energy and clean technology initiatives will take shape. The environmental and energy blog notes that Hillary Clinton has proposed a $50... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/83442?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:28:09 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/81358?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Odersun AG, a leading developer and manufacturer of flexible thin-film CIS solar cells, modules and applications for power plants and building integrated solutions (BiPV), announced today that it has secured EUR 61 million ($90 million) of funding, i... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/81358?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:21:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/86700?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Abu Dhabi, one of the seven states of the United Arab Emirates, has announced a massive, $15-billion, green programme which would make the emirate a major hub for cleantech manufacturing, production and research and renewable energy, says a report on... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/86700?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:53:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/76538?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Flow-battery (large-scale energy storage) developer Deeya Energy has raised a $15mm Series B round, led by NEA and including existing investors BlueRun, DFJ and DFJ Element. Some fo the capital will be used to fund development of a factory in India... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/76538?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:20:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/74796?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thanks again to all of you who participated in the Cleantech Investing Readers' Survey over the past week. Pretty good turnout, actually, esp. considering how many folks were on vacation and out of the office over the past few days As promised... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/74796?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:16:55 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/74573?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Since the beginning of 2005 there have been something close to 700 cleantech venture capital financing rounds in North America (using a broad definition of cleantech , of course). Even accounting for multiple rounds per startup, this still mea... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/74573?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:22:41 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73803?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital We've talked a fair bit about all the buzz about a possible bubble in cleantech venture capital.So it's interesting to note this NVCA survey (link to PPT of results also found here), in which 80% of VCs surveyed expect that cleantech will attract hig... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73803?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:22:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73804?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital That warning applies both to this column, and to the entire cleantech investing industry in 2008. What with an election year, new agreements and critical choices due on climate change, and the aftermath of a compromise on energy legislation, expect... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73804?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Sun, 16 Dec 2007 23:07:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73806?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital The past few weeks have seen a few market updates put out by those who track cleantech venture numbers, so it's time to re-cap and review:First of all, it's the usual wide dispersion of figures, sometimes even from the same trackers, based on differe... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/73806?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:30:20 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/69568?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Development of the first hybrid battery suitable for storing electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar and wind is now a step closer.CSIRO and Cleantech Ventures have invested in technology start-up Smart Storage Pty Ltd to develop and ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/69568?rsstype=tag&tag=cleantech-venture-capital Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:09:00 -0500