Tag Archives: venture capital
The 12 Greenest Private Equity Firms
Green private equity is a vital funding mechanism that helps entrepreneurs secure sustainable venture capital. Green private equity firms supply venture capital to companies that are focused on sustainability. Private equity is capital that is not quoted on a public exchange. It consists of investors and funds that make investments directly into private companies or [...]
SolFocus Looking to Close a $35M Round E
Advanced Equities is helping concentrated photovoltaics (CPV) systems vendor SolFocus raise its Round E of venture capital financing. Advanced Equities calls itself a “Venture Capital Investment Bank” and relies on its network of accredited investors and high-net-worth individuals to bring funding to long-in-the-tooth startups hungry for capital. Advanced Equities has been called in to fill [...]
Getting Bullish on Cleantech
Lately, I’ve been feeling very bullish on cleantech, from my perspective anyway. I’ve had a number of conversations with peers in the industry, property owners, and others to see what’s happening and if anyone is actually making any money. Don’t get my wrong, I still think there are opportunities. The question is: are there opportunities [...]
Aw Snap! Q2 2012 Cleantech Investment Down
Global cleantech investment dropped to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2012, down 14 percent from $1.9 billion in the first quarter and 25 percent down from the $2.1 billion invested in the second quarter of 2011. That’s the bad news from the Cleantech Group’s report Tuesday, which tracks a downturn in green technology [...]
SoloPower Raises $10M for Flexible CIGS
SoloPower, a manufacturer of CIGS-based flexible thin-film solar panels, raised a bit more debt and equity in its series E-3 round with an SEC filing of $10.8 million. This would appear to be an extension of the recently filed $7.1 million E-3 round in May. In other SoloPower news, the firm just added Paolo Pietrogrande [...]
Soladigm Lands $55M for Smart Windows
Soladigm, the Milpitas, Calif.-based startup with windows that change color and tint to save energy in big buildings, has raised a $55 million Series D round, bringing its total VC haul to $125 million. The round was co-led by Reinet Investments and NanoDimension, and included previous investors DBL Investors, GE, Khosla Ventures, Navitas Capital, Sigma [...]
Solar Mosaic Raises $2.5M
Solar Mosaic has raised $2.5 million in its first round of funding for its crowdfunding website that plans to raise money for community solar projects. The Oakland, CA start-up will allow everyone to invest in community solar projects using crowdfunding – an online peer-to-peer lending system that allows individuals to invest – as little as $100 - in solar projects [...]
Q1 2012 Cleantech Investment Nosedives
Global green energy investment stumbled badly in the first quarter of 2012, falling to levels not seen since the financial crisis of 2009. Looks like expiring U.S. incentives, European economic crisis, well-publicized solar bankruptcies and the threat of more high-profile green tech companies going under has taken its toll. Bloomberg New Energy Finance reported Thursday [...]
Semprius Lands $7.5M for CPV
Can concentrated PV (CPV) compete against the still-plunging prices of standard photovoltaics? Semprius and its investors think so. Semprius just added another $7.5 million in venture capital to its war chest for its high-concentration PV systems. The funding came from existing investors Siemens Venture Capital, ARCH Venture Partners and Intersouth Partners. That follows a $3M [...]