Comments on: Start-up Profile: Ahwahnee Technology

By: trademark registration

trademark registration — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:57:49 +0000

LEDs seem like the future of lighting, but they still haven't reached optimum efficiency. These carbon nanotubes seem to be a very practical solution if they can be mass-produced and be manufactured at a low cost.

By: Adena DeMonte

Adena DeMonte — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:43:39 +0000

Chillin -- I checked in with Ahwahnee to find out the total amount of capital they've raised thus far, since it does seem that a company working in this space would need a huge chunk of change to get started. But it turns out their total angel investment amounts to just $1 million thus far.

CEO Cheng says that the reason this is possible is because establishing their manufacturing plant in China cost just $400K, versus $3 million they'd expect to spend on the same type of plant in the U.S. That's because labor and equipment costs are about 10 times cheaper in China, and their plant is located in an industrial zone that provides free rent for the first two years and reduced rent rates for the following two years.

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GigaOM GigaNET Headlines…Tuesday « — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 03:00:43 +0000

[...] Earth2Tech: Startup Ahwahnee Technology is using nano-scale material 10,000 times thinner than a human hair to make energy-efficient lighting. Share This | Sphere | Topic: Uncategorized | [...]

By: technology

technology — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:53:10 +0000

this technology could be helpful enough to the growing companies in order for them to have an efficient applications of lightning source for energy production

By: Chillin

Chillin — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:21:28 +0000

A startup company in this space requires HUGE capital. If they've indeed been around since 2002, they must've raised a good round.

Any ideas how much?

And what's their competition? Other than GE....