Comments on: Stimulus Starting to Warm Up Cleantech Funding

By: Cleantech Investing Hits Bottom and Stabilizes : CleanTechnica

Cleantech Investing Hits Bottom and Stabilizes : CleanTechnica — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:46:46 +0000

[...] It certainly seems like we’re hearing more deals this quarter, though nothing like the dealflow we were seeing for most of last year. Energy-management startups Tendril and AlertMe both raised money ($30 million and $13 million, respectively) this week, for instance, and Solazyme, which is developing algae-based fuel, raised $11.6 million. Earth2Tech’s Katie Fehrenbacher noted in April that she thought the stimulus was starting to warm cleantech funding. [...]

By: Where Will Cleantech Start-Ups Find Financing Now? « Musings on Cleantech

Where Will Cleantech Start-Ups Find Financing Now? « Musings on Cleantech — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:14:42 +0000

[...] If you are a start-up, how do you navigate the maze of DOE regulations and programs? In addition, how do you prove that your project is shovel-ready? Not so easy. Of course there exceptions. [...]

By: Solar Thermal Startup Ausra Tracks Down $25.5M [Earth2Tech] | BYOHosting.com Blogs

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 06:20:42 +0000

[...] selling its gear for industrial steam production and hybrid fossil fuel systems. Well, either the stimulus funds are starting to warm up cleantech investing, Ausra’s investors have come around to the more modest plan, or Ausra became less choosy on [...]

By: Solar Thermal Startup Ausra Tracks Down $25.5M

Solar Thermal Startup Ausra Tracks Down $25.5M — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:31:45 +0000

By: Batteries Buck Downward Investment Trend - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Batteries Buck Downward Investment Trend - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:20:35 +0000

[...] sectors also could soon be seeing slightly increased venture activity as a result of the stimulus. A recent grant solicitation, for example, suggests that companies [...]

By: Wireless Sensors to Tackle Energy Management

Wireless Sensors to Tackle Energy Management — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:01:25 +0000

[...] more experience. There are also a lot of startups selling into this space, including Ember, which recently raised $8 million from a long list of investors. But the Energy Optimizer will likely make Arch Rock’s wireless sensor network tech a little [...]

By: Technic News » Cleantech could top venture capital within five years

Technic News » Cleantech could top venture capital within five years — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:01:16 +0000

[...] money has changed hands, the optimism in cleantech bubbles in Silicon Valley and elsewhere has attracted VC dollars on its own (see: Prism Solar’s $150 million, Fisker’s $85 million) — setting the sector back [...]

By: Cleantech to top venture capital industry within five years » VentureBeat

Cleantech to top venture capital industry within five years » VentureBeat — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:45:27 +0000

By: Rise & Shine: April 7, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home

Rise & Shine: April 7, 2009 | Sweet Solar Home — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:46:44 +0000

[...] Stimulus Starting to Warm Up Cleantech Funding While layoffs are still hitting industries like solar and wind, and biofuels are struggling across the board, if this morning’s funding news is any indicator, then it looks like the federal funds are actually starting to thaw the pocketbooks of the capital holders. [...]

By: Wireless Sensor Networks » Blog Archive » Green Growth: It’s In the Wireless Networks

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:52:03 +0000

[...] Investors are starting to make more investments in these wireless technology pieces: Just today Ember told us it has raised $8 million to help it deploy more of its wireless sensor network technology. [...]

By: Green Growth: It’s In the Wireless Networks

Green Growth: It’s In the Wireless Networks — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 07:01:46 +0000

[...] April 7th, 2009 at 12:00 am in Energy Spring has sprung and could be ushering in the very early beginnings of new growth in the cleantech world thanks to the stimulus package. And which sector will see a massive influx of spending and [...]