Funding daily: Scattered investments in clean-tech and consumer tech

Today, we saw some scattered investments in the $4-10 million range. Here's a shortlist of the hottest tech and clean energy deals.

Westly Group ‘more bullish than ever’ with new $160M fund for clean tech

Venture firm The Westly Group closes its latest fund of $160 million to invest in up-and-coming clean tech startups.

Greenstart axes accelerator program to focus on building great design

Clean tech accelerator program Greenstart loses the three-month mentorship model to become a venture firm with a built-in design studio.

Space and green technology converge at the Cleantech Open

The Cleantech Open, a competition that helps launch new green tech companies, held its launch event Friday night at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif. The event brought together nine clean tech companies to exhibit their products or …

Solar-powered Kindle cover means you never have to plug it in again

If you’ve ever wanted a Kindle that you never have to plug in, SolarFocus has the accessory for you with its solar-powered Kindle case.

Green tech has dominated the conversation around cars, but now it seems these eco-friendly trends are …

Khosla Ventures adds clean tech investor Andrew Chung as partner

Venture capital firm Khosla Ventures today announced the addition of veteran clean technology investor Andrew Chung as a partner.

Khosla Ventures is known for its investments in bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery and other environmentally friendly technologies as …

Nexant raises $43M for cleantech consulting

Nexant, a clean-energy consulting firm, has closed a $43 million round of funding, the company announced today. The round was led by Oak Investment Partners and Intel Capital with participation from TeleSoft and Beacon. The San Francisco-based startup raised the …