EcoSmart Technologies raises $5M for natural pesticides
EcoSmart Technologies wants to dispense with manufactured chemical compounds, and look to nature for ways to discourage unwanted insects. The Alpharetta, GA company has raised $5 million more to help commercialize its insecticides, according to a filing acquired by VentureBeat.
EcoSmart makes a line of pesticides… Continue Reading
Kleiner Perkins invests in second oil exploration company, GloriOil
Kleiner Perkins, the Silicon Valley venture capital firm that preaches the need to invest in green technologies and reduce global warming, has invested in a second company that seeks to produce more oil.
The firm has joined an Indian research group, TERI, and private equity investor… Continue Reading
Think Global gets $60M more for practical electric car
Norwegian electric car company Think Global AS, aiming to roll out its first electric vehicles this years, said it has raised $60 million in its second round of financing.
Its the latest electric car company to get significant funding, following Silicon Valley’s Tesla Motors, which is… Continue Reading
Clean technology investments, elaborated
Ok, you’ve heard versions this headline before: “Investments in clean technologies doubled last year, compared to the year before.”
So far, definitions of clean technology have remained vague, and we’ve remained suspicious about the accuracy of industry data on investments in this area.
Today, Dow Jones… Continue Reading
Fat Spaniel raises $3.5 million more for solar monitoring technology
Fat Spaniel, the San Jose start-up that helps energy and other companies manage the distribution and billing of energy usage, has raised $3.5 million more from Draper Fisher Jurvetson’s cleantech fund, DFJ Element, and Chrysalix Energy.
Fat Spaniel serves the distributed renewable energy area, including solar.
The… Continue Reading