OwnEnergy catches new funds for wind farms
OwnEnergy, a company that works with landowners to build and manage 10 to 80-megawatt wind farms, added an undisclosed amount to its first round of funding, bringing new investors Clearpoint Ventures and GoGreen Capital into its fold. Following a first chunk of funds received in October, this extension pushes the company closer to the $100 million mark it needs to hit for a 51-megawatt project in north Texas.
Based in New York, the company has also… Continue Reading
OwnEnergy shoots for $100M to fund wind power
OwnEnergy just brought in an undisclosed amount in first-round funding, but the 1-year-old wind and alternative energy company is already looking ahead to the full $100 million it needs to raise to develop its first project, a 51-megawatt wind farm in north Texas — and to have it up and running by the end of 2009.
It’s unclear how close the Brooklyn-based company is to this goal, and I haven’t been able to reach OwnEnergy executives… Continue Reading
MyPunchbowl serves up a $2.1 million second round
Punchbowl Software, the parent company of online event planning site MyPunchbowl has raised its second round of funding. The money comes as the site is growing quickly. The site claims its traffic has grown at least 20 percent each month over the past year and data from Compete seems to back this up.
MyPunchbowl offers a step-by-step way to easily create online invitations. It’s helpful in every aspect of an event from picking a date, to… Continue Reading
MediaSixDegrees targets ads using social graph information, raises $9 million
Media6Degrees is the latest company to try to target ads for major brands using the “social graph” of your friend relationships on social networks and other sites. The New York company is in private beta judging by the lack of information on its site about the product itself. The company says it has “patent-pending algorithms and methods” that use demographic and “psychographic” data to target online ads for each individual advertiser.
So far, though, the beta… Continue Reading
On Deck Capital looks to hire CFO, other staff
On Deck Capital, a New York City-based firm that provides financing to companies making $2 million or less in annual revenue, is looking to expand its team by hiring a chief financial officer, a vice president of sales and five other staffers.
According to its website, On Deck offers “business success loans” of up to $100,000. Chief executive Mitch Jacobs says On Deck Capital serves companies who just miss the cut off for normal bank loans…. Continue Reading