Topic - @Ventures

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Archives, General news, Cleantech, Finance

M2E Power Gets $8 Million Jolt

OVP leads funding round for M2E Power, whose update on a motion-activated charging technology could be used to recharge iPods, hybrid cars, or night vision goggles.
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Cleantech

Biodiesel Startup Focuses on Retail Strategy

Propel Biofuels lands first round of funding and takes aim at building out "last mile" infrastructure for alternative fuels.
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Cleantech, Finance

Earthanol Raises $7.1M For Waste-to-Ethanol Plant

Startup plans to produce ethanol from cheese industry waste.
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Cleantech, Finance

China Cleantech VC Up 159%

Country surpasses Europe as second-largest cleantech venture-capital-raising region, after U.S.
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Cleantech

DOE Wants Cleantech Funding

Assistant Secretary Andy Karsner sees opportunities for VCs in alternative energy industry.
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Media, Cleantech

Thin-Film Startup Raises $35M

As the silicon shortage continues, investors focus on thin-film solar technologies.
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Finance

Too Late to Get Into Cleantech?

Reality Check: With more money chasing cleantech investments, it’s getting harder to make money by the minute.
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Cleantech

VCs Are Wary of Cleantech

VCs avoid investing in disruptive cleantech technologies as they want quick returns.