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Cleantech Qotto embarks on growth plan backed by $8M funding
Qotto, a solar kits provider with operations in Burkina Faso and Benin, has raised $8 million in a Series A equity-debt round led by the IBL group, a billion-dollar conglomerate headquartered in Mauri
SunFi aims to be the fastest way for Nigerians to find, finance and manage solar
SunFi, the Nigerian clean tech startup that connects people and businesses who want solar energy access to payment plans that match their needs, has raised $2.325 million in seed funding. The self-des
EnerVenue raises $100M to accelerate clean energy using nickel-hydrogen batteries
In order to support a buildout of renewable energy, which tends to over-generate electricity at certain times of day and under-generate at others, the grid is going to need a lot of batteries. While l
SPACs are the construct VCs need to fund clean tech
SPACs are going to be the tool needed to bring clean tech up to par with sectors such as healthcare. It’s a development that will benefit all of us.
VCs see much to like in Democrats’ $1.5 trillion Moving Forward Act
“The Moving Forward Act reads like a $1.5 trillion validation of our fund’s thesis — that upgrading cities and related infrastructure is key to fighting the existential threat of climate
Despite pandemic setbacks, the clean energy future is underway
Since many business operations are struggling to find cash and loans to just remain open, new clean technology may be delayed.
Investing in frontier technology is (and isn’t) cleantech all over again
Shahin Farshchi Contributor Shahin Farshchi is a partner at Lux Capital. More posts by this contributor Powering the brains of tomorrow’s intelligent machines Four ways to bridge the widening va
Taylor Farms wants to make food without fossil fuels
As industries go, agriculture represents one of the worst environmental offenders. Besides all the fertilizers, pesticides and water they use, farms also burn a lot of fossil fuels and money to keep t
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and 18 others commit $1 billion to new cleantech fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Vinod Khosla, Jack Ma, John Doerr and 15 other high-profile investors have formed a new venture firm, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, that will pour at least $1 billion into clea
Breakout Labs backs 4 startups that are “reprogramming nature”
A venture fund that backs very early-stage advanced tech and science startups, Breakout Labs, has invested in 4 new deals, according to founder and Managing Partner Lindy Fishburne. The fund, which is
The sweep of the Internet of Things, garbage cans and all
Who could imagine being wowed by a garbage can? Not much floors us anymore in our age of technological whiz-bang, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the lowly garbage can. Embedded with smart sensor
Embedded fuel cells power smartphones for a week… and could run the world
People love their smartphones but hate poor battery life. We love having access to the world’s information at our fingertips but tire of the need to constantly plug in to the world’s electricity g
Investors, Entrepreneurs Upbeat On Energy Storage, China And The Internet Of Things
For the last 15 years, the Cleantech Forum has been organized by the Cleantech Group. Most recently it took place in San Francisco on January 25-27, 2016. Energy storage, China and the Internet of Thi
Will The Paris Climate Change Deal Prove To Be The Catalyst For Cleantech?
Back in January 2014, the CBC aired "The Cleantech Crash," which highlighted the difficulty of operating in cleantech in the past few years. The documentary revealed how much the mood had changed sinc
Cleantech Is Dead, Long Live Cleantech
I'm old enough to remember when the smartest folks on Sand Hill Road thought cleantech was going to be the next big thing. When venture dollars into the "sector" (really, a loose collection of very di
Cleantech Incubator Program Energy Excelerator Selects Its 2015 Class
Energy Excelerator, an accelerator program for cleantech startups based in Hawaii, has picked its 2015 class of 17 companies, which will receive a total of $5 million in funding.
Ioxus Closes Series C At $21 Million To Bring Its Ultracapacitors To China
The International Finance Corporation, the investment arm of the World Bank, has agreed to commit $5 million to round out a $21 million Series C financing for the ultracapacitor manufacturer Ioxus.
Primus Power Gets A $20M Jolt For Grid-Scale Energy Storage
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/california-passes-huge-grid-energy-storage-mandate">New regulations in California</a> are set to open up the market for large-scale
BrightFarms Reaps $4.9M Series B To Expand Its Urban Greenhouse Network
BrightFarms, which builds greenhouses in urban areas, announced that it has raised $4.9 million in Series B funding from NGEN Partners, Emil Capital Partners, BrightFarms founder Ted Caplow, and other
Raising $20M, Project Frog Ramps Up Production On Its Energy Efficient Buildings
After <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/ge-and-others-invest-22-million-in-green-builder-project-frog/">raising</a> $22 million in 2011, the cleantech building developer <a target="_blank" hr