ETV Motors powers up with $12M for longer-range hybrid engines
ETV Motors, an Israeli company developing alternative powertrains for hybrid-electric vehicles, has raised $12 million in a first round of funding to fuel further research. If successfully launched, its “micro-turbine” technology could be disruptive, causing plug-in hybrid-electric vehicle (PHEV) makers to abandon the internal combustion… Continue Reading
Graphene Energy raises $500,000 for ultracapacitor storage
Graphene Energy, an Austin, Tex. startup based on technology from the University of Texas and Virginia’s College of William and Mary, has taken a $500,000 seed round from Quercus Trust and 21Ventures.
Ultracapacitors (insulating layers between conductors that house electric fields) are being explored by a… Continue Reading
BioPetroClean raises $5M for biological water purification
BioPetroClean, a Tel Aviv, Israel-based water purification company, has closed its second round of financing with $5 million from 21 Ventures, which invested $3.5 million in its first round. The money will help the company set up a sales network and fund a number of… Continue Reading
Agent Video Intelligence raises $18M to analyze video footage
Agent Video Intelligence, a video analytics company based in Denver, Colo., has raised $9 million in a second round of funding. The round brings Agent Vi’s total funding to $18 million, all of it from 21 Ventures.
In Agent Vi’s case, video analytics means analyzing footage… Continue Reading
Juice Wireless, offering mobile content sharing, gets more funding
Juice Wireless, a company that lets you send photos, videos and other content to your social network pages from your mobile phone, has been on a rocky ride.
Not only does it face plenty of competition, but it changed tack a year ago and laid off… Continue Reading