Ausra raises $25.5M for narrowed focus on solar equipment

Ausra raises $25.5M for narrowed focus on solar equipment

Ausra, one of the big names in Silicon Valley solar, just brought in $25.5 million to become a primary supplier of solar thermal equipment for utilities and power generation plants. The money couldn’t come at a better time as capital continues to dry up, especially… Continue Reading

Ausra picks up $60.6M more to become first solar thermal company on the grid

Ausra picks up $60.6M more to become first solar thermal company on the grid

As badly as the rest of the business world seems to be doing, renewable energy just keeps picking up steam. There has been a string of recent financings going to solar panel makers, financiers that help consumers and businesses buy solar installations, and now solar… Continue Reading

Kleiner Perkins creates $700M new fund, plus $500M for green investments

Kleiner Perkins creates $700M new fund, plus $500M for green investments

Kleiner Perkins, the respected Silicon Valley venture capital firm, said it has finished raising its thirteenth fund (called KPCB XIII) for early-stage companies, totaling $700 million.

Separately, the firm announced the creation of a $500 million “Green Growth Fund,” which will be invested in somewhat more… Continue Reading

Roundup: Kleiner Perkins has something up sleeve, new HP circuit may replace your synapses, EA-Land shuts down, and more

Roundup: Kleiner Perkins has something up sleeve, new HP circuit may replace your synapses, EA-Land shuts down, and more

Here’s the latest action:

Kleiner Perkins preparing “big news” — Venerable venture fund Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has “big news” that it will be sharing tomorrow morning, we hear. We’ll be covering it first thing. One possibly related item is the recent registering of the… Continue Reading