June 7th, 2011

A New CEO And $22 Million For Liquid Robotics, Makers Of Wave-Powered, Unmanned Marine Vehicles

Liquid Robotics raised a $22 million, series d investment, led by VantagePoint Capital Partners, the company revealed today. Based in Hawaii and California, the company invented and makes wave-powered, marine drones or vehicles that are remote controlled by satellite, and capable of roaming the seas unmanned to gather environmental or defense-related data.

Liquid Robotics also announced the… → Read More

May 2nd, 2011

Cobalt Technologies Raises $20 Million To Make Plant-Based Jet Fuel And Paint

Cobalt Technologies, a cleantech startup in Mountain View that develops and makes biobutanol, closed a $20 million series D funding round, the company revealed today. The investment arm of Parsons & Whittemore (the Whittemore Collection) led the round, joined by all of Cobalt’s earlier venture backers: Pinnacle Ventures, Malaysian Life Sciences Capital Fund, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Life… → Read More

January 6th, 2011

Will CODA Pull A Tesla? Electric Vehicle Makers Raise Another $76 Million

CODA Holdings (or CODA Automotive) the Santa Monica, Calif. company that plans to sell all-electric sedans in the U.S. this year, raised another $76 million according to a company statement today. The company’s total equity funding, with this round, reached about $200 million. CODA’s new backers include Harbinger Capital Partners and Riverstone Holdings, who were joined by earlier investors AERIS… → Read More