Posts Tagged ‘venture capital’
5 August 2009
Berkeley Ventures has launched as a for-profit hi-tech incubator, focused on web 2.0, mobile, cleantech, software, financial services and gaming, located in Berkeley California. Unique in its approach, the Berkeley Ventures program is not limited to a fixed period of time.
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5 August 2009
Venture-backed renewable oil production company Solazyme, Inc., has been awarded a $789,697 Biosynthetic Transportation Fuel Production grant from the California Energy Commission's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) programme.
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4 August 2009
US venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has invested in water treatment company Applied Process Technology, according to reports.
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3 August 2009
US venture capital investment in cleantech companies in Q2 2009 reached $572m, an increase of 73 per cent in terms of capital, with 48 financing rounds, a 100 per cent increase in number of transactions compared to Q1 2009, according to an Ernst & Young analysis based on data from Dow Jones VentureSource.
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30 July 2009
Grid Net, a San Francisco-based developer of smart grid network management software and communications products, has secured an undisclose amount of Series C funding. The funding was led by clean energy investor Braemar Energy Ventures and included existing investors Catamount Ventures, GE Energy Financial Services and Intel Capital.
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30 July 2009
Green computing company Convey Computer Corporation has closed $24.15m in Series B financing. The round of funding was led by new investor, Braemar Energy Ventures. Series A investors CenterPoint Ventures, Intel Capital, InterWest Partners, Rho Ventures, and Xilinx also participated.
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29 July 2009
California-based electric car and battery company, Coda Automotive has closed its Series B investment round, totaling $24m. The capital will be used to support the development and 2010 California market entry of its all-electric sedan and funding of its battery manufacturing joint venture, the company said.
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28 July 2009
Solicore, Inc., a developer, manufacturer and supplier of ultra-thin, flexible lithium polymer batteries, has closed the first phase of its Series D preferred stock financing round. The company has raised $12.2m to date in this round and expects a second closing within three weeks that will bring the total of the Series D round to approximately $13.3m.
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28 July 2009
US solar power installer SunRun has closed a Series B round of funding for $18m led by Accel Partners and joined by existing investor, Foundation Capital. SunRun plans to use the funding to meet demand for its residential solar service and expand into new markets, it said.
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28 July 2009
Cleantech-focused venture capital firms Israel Cleantech Ventures and Capricorn Venture Partners have invested $6m in FRX Polymers, Inc. a manufacturer of environmentally friendly flame retardant plastics.
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27 July 2009
Energy storage technology company Blue Spark Technologies has closed $1.5m of an expected $5m of Series B funding with investments by US venture capital firms Early Stage Partners, Sunbridge Partners, and several private investors.
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22 July 2009
US smart grid software company eMeter Corporation has closed a $32m private financing led by venture capital investor Sequoia Capital and joined by existing investor, Foundation Capital. The funds will be used to accelerate eMeter's sales and marketing in new markets and continue investing in new products, the company said.
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21 July 2009
Advanced Telemetry, a US developer of the smart energy and resource management systems has successfully closed its Series B investment round with funding lead by cleantech investor Quercus Trust and a co-investment from venture capital firm 21Ventures. Both Quercus Trust and 21Ventures were investors in Advanced Telemetry's Series A round.
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21 July 2009
Vinod Khosla, the renowned venture capitalist with a cleantech interest, is on the verge of announcing two new funds, according to reports.
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21 July 2009
Nigel Meir of Ludgate Environmental Fund looks at which areas are particularly attractive in the economic downturn, which countries are soaring ahead in the clean energy race and why management plays such an important role.
'You are far, far better off with a decent idea but a fantastic management team than with the greatest idea anyone has ever had, but with a poor management team.'
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16 July 2009
Voltaix, a provider of materials that enhance the performance of semiconductor chips and solar cells, has closed a $9m investment from clean energy investor Novus Energy Partners. Voltaix will use the funds from the Novus investment to further develop its manufacturing capabilities to meet growing demand for thin film-based solar power and advanced CPU and DRAM products, the company said.
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14 July 2009
Kovio, Inc., a privately held pioneer in printed silicon electronics, has raised $20m in Series E financing, from its investors. These include Bessemer Venture Partners, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures, Flagship Ventures, Harris & Harris Group, Jerusalem Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mitsui Ventures, Northgate Capital, Panasonic Venture Group, Pangaea Ventures, Pinnacle Ventures and Yasuda Enterprise Development.
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13 July 2009
China-focused venture capital group Keytone Ventures has closed its Keytone Ventures fund on $200m. The firm will focus on early growth investment opportunities in the technology, cleantech, media and consumer sectors in China.
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9 July 2009
SolFocus, a developer of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has closed its Series C funding on $77.6m. The round was led by Apex Venture Partners, a Chicago-based venture firm focused on investments in companies with high potential for value creation in a variety of sectors including technology, software, IT infrastructure and telecommunications.
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8 July 2009
Siemens Venture Capital (SVC), a subsidiary of Siemens, has acquired a minority stake in Indian waste heat recovery company Transparent Energy Systems. Financial details were not disclosed.
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