Is combining solar cells and windows a case of chocolate and peanut butter (perfect combo) or one of those unions which equals less than the sum of its parts? Startup Pythagoras Solar has designed — and is selling — a double-pane window embedded with solar cells. Read more »
While some high profile venture firms that moved from Internet investing to cleantech — like Kleiner Perkins — seem to be backing off a bit from their cleantech ambitions, there are still a lot of lower-profile cleantech investors that are remaining steadfast. Read more »
Israeli fuel-cell startup CellEra has kept its activities under wraps since it raised $2 million from Israel Cleantech Ventures last year. But a German press release from angel investor group BrainsToVentures has revealed the company has raised another $2 million, from BrainsToVentures and Israel Cleantech Ventures, […] Read more »
Hey Israel’s green-leaning innovators, Israel Cleantech Ventures, a firm focused on funding green technology innovations in Israel, said this morning that it’s closed $75 million for its debut fund. The firm has been around since 2006 and has already made seven investments, many of which we’ve […] Read more »
Wow, when it rains, it pours. After at least three delays of the Cloudbook debut, at least one reseller has packed it in. Eee Site indicates that ZaReason is calling it quits and won’t be taking any new orders for the Cloudbook. The company did receive […] Read more »
YouTube is once again at the center of a political and cultural firestorm, as video of a University of Florida student being tasered at a Senator John Kerry speaking event is the must-see video of the moment. The story so far is that 21-year-old Andrew Meyer […] Read more »
I got to know Andy about two years ago, and discovered that we have both sometimes cynical, ironic and bemused view of Silicon Valley. Of course we shares a passion for hot szechwan cooking and dim-sums! I had enjoyed his columns in Forbes and then at […] Read more »