Comments on: Cleantech Exits: M&As Are Weak, Go IPO

By: Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz

Tesla IPO: A Test for VC Model in the Auto Biz — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:09:32 +0000

[...] Hopes for a Google-like moneymaker in cleantech (Google took only $25 million in venture capital to make millionaires of 1,000 employees and billionaires of its two co-founders in a wildly successful IPO) have already started to fade for some in the sector. Stephan Dolezalek, managing director of VantagePoint Venture Partners, which has invested in Tesla, told Reuters in September that public offerings now serve more as “financing events” for alternative energy and other cleantech startups rather than a way for investors and founders to cash in on equity. [...]

By: Despite Thaw, Floodgates Could Stay Locked for Cleantech IPOs

Despite Thaw, Floodgates Could Stay Locked for Cleantech IPOs — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:09:39 +0000

[...] outlook is different than what we heard from investors a couple years ago, when Nth Power managing director Tim Woodward explained, “When we make investments today we [...]

By: Demand for Clean Energy IPOs is High — But What About Startups? « Earth2Tech

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:32:50 +0000

[...] exit through an IPO, not through an acquisition. As Tim Woodward, managing director of Nth Power, said on a recent panel we attended: “We’ve played in this industry for eight years and we’ve waited for the [...]

By: Chevron’s CTO: Fuel Startups Need Scale « Earth2Tech

Chevron’s CTO: Fuel Startups Need Scale « Earth2Tech — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:45:33 +0000

[...] feedstocks. When it comes to acquisitions, though, Chevron might not be the best exit strategy. As we recently pointed out, the cleantech M&A space is far from mature. Digg Stumble Reddit del.icio.us Email « Cleantech Exits: M&As Are Weak, [...]