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Women Angel Investors on the Rise
What a difference a year makes! In 2011, the Pipeline Fellowship began as a single program in New York to train ten women to become angel investors and support women social entrepreneurs. In 2012, the Pipeline Fellowship is expanding to include two locations, four programs, and will train forty women.
Nike to Launch Green VC Arm to Accelerate Sustainability and Profit
Nike is no stranger to green innovation. From creating the Nike Trash Talk, the first performance basketball shoe made from manufacturing waste to working with GreenXchange, a platform for the sharing of patents. Stimulating intellectual capital and property, to spurring innovation and sustainability, Nike seems to be experiencing many shapes and forms of green innovation. Now [...]
Key Elements of a Successful Clean Energy Project: Venture Capital Perspectives
How does a planned clean energy project actually get built? The process is not simple, and with the utility usually owning the project after its backers have provided the funding to bring the project to life, the requirements can be overwhelming. One thing that helps virtually assure the project’s success is getting venture investment. At [...]
Hawaiian Group of VCs and Angel Investors is Serious About Impact Investing
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Video Interview: The Latest in Clean Energy
In this interview, Susan Preston of California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) updates us on the latest energy ventures. CalCEF is a private venture capital fund that invests in seed stage clean energy companies. They invest in a diverse range of energy related companies from energy efficiency, renewable energy, to smart grid. The fund portfolio includes [...]
Cleantech VC’s ask: Who will be the SunRun of Home Energy Efficiency?
This post is part of a blogging series by marketing students at the Presidio Graduate School’s MBA program. You can follow along here. By Mark Sutton At the Affordable Comfort, Inc. (ACI) conference in San Francisco, an event for the home energy efficiency industry, a panel of high-level VCs posed the question: which company or [...]
Investments in Education: An Interview with Kim Smith
The following is a guest post from our friends at Investor’s Circle, who are using private capital to promote the transition to a sustainable economy. Investors’ Circle is thrilled to be partnering with education incubator Starl to co-produce a venture fair at the upcoming Education Innovation Forum, which will be held January 19-21st in Washington, [...]
Do Green Start Up Tips Parallel General Start Up Tips?
Start ups bring something to the market that usually has never been successfully done before. With such uncertainty, start ups bear higher risk than a tried and true company. But what of green start ups? The risk factor is still there, perhaps even greater. As green start ups come to market, one must ask, what [...]
Venture Capitalists Oppose California’s Prop 23
While the biggest financial backers of California ballot initiative Proposition 23 are Texas oil companies, venture capitalists are among the big donors to its opposition. As of Monday, October 11, the opponents of Proposition 23 are spending more than supporters. Opponents of Proposition 23 raised $16.3 million to the supporters’ $8.9 million. The opposition has received [...]
Venture Capital, Meet Human Capital
Is it the new widget or new idea or the people behind the new widget or new idea that really excites venture capitalists? Virtually every company says its success hinges on the people they employ. And of course it’s people first, then planet and profit in the triple bottom line. What is not entirely clear [...]
Crowd Funding: A New Way to Finance Your Startup
Amidst the chaos of a global financial meltdown, it can be easy to overlook certain aspects of banking that are less urgent. VC funding seems to have flown under the radar as of late, however, it makes a big difference for entrepreneurs who are looking for funding to jumpstart their new businesses. Sadly, it’s now [...]
Genomics, Next Gen Fuel Cells, Water: Parting thoughts from ECO:nomics
The Wall Street Journal’s third annual ECO:nomics conference: Creating Environmental Capital wrapped up last week and I’m pleased to report that it delivered on the promise of frank, highly strategic, executive-level discussions. The conference will return next year; here’s hoping that we have some new energy and carbon legislation in place by then and [...]
Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year, Kevin Surace of Serious Materials, at the State of Green Business Conference
Serious Materials, a green building materials company focusing on energy efficiency retrofits, raised $65 million through venture investments during the down economy–an anomaly in the current economic state. The building industry in general has been in the tank for the better part of two years. However, as Joel Makower pointed out in his ‘state of [...]
Why Attend The Cleantech Open?
Here are a few reasons I am attending The Cleantech Open on November 17, 2009 at San Francisco’s Nob Hill Masonic Center: Bill Weihl, Google Green Energy Czar, is the event’s key note speaker. There will be 120 of the latest clean technologies displayed in the exhibition hall. You can imagine how many venture capitalists [...]
CleanTech Goes Through The Roof
CleanTech is rapidly becoming a popular asset class. The launch of hefty investment funds in recent days proves this.
Is Algae Biodiesel the Next Big Fuel?
This month algae as a fuel source made the news several times. Last week, Sapphire Energy announced it received $100 million to help reach its goal of making commercial amounts of algae fuel in three to five years. Investors included Bill Gates investment company, Cascade Investment, LLC. In June Sapphire received $50 million from investors. [...]
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Webinar: Feb 17Greening Stonyfield Farm: As a consultant with Stonyfield Farm for the past 12 years, Switzer Fellow Tim Greiner will discuss efforts to broaden and deepen sustainability within the company. He will discuss the company's efforts to track its environmental impacts, barriers the company had to overcome.Webinar: Feb 29Product Scorecards for Sustainability: Product scorecards that detail and evaluate environmental and sustainability aspects of products are increasingly adopted by leading companies. This webinar covers the best practices in this area and a case study by Seventh Generation.NY: Mar 19-20Wall Street Green: The longest running and most comprehensive environmental market event in the industry. The Wall Street Green Summit covers cutting edge content, industry developments and features the practitioners and the leaders of tomorrow. Bay Area: Mar 22-23GRI Certified Training: Demand for sustainability experts is growing rapidly as companies look for proven professionals. For companies, GRI trained employees mean faster implementations and better use of the GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework. Join our partner ISOS group for this two day session. Early bird discounts apply!SF: Mar 26-28Cleantech Forum San Francisco: The 2012 Cleantech Forum San Francisco will mark the 10th anniversary of Cleantech Forums, the annual gathering of the global clean technology innovation community. Our theme this year is “The Power of Global Partnerships,” an exploration of how strategic relationships are playing an ever more important role in the future of clean technology. For a $300 Discount use code "VIPofTriplePundit " More Info.SF: April 10-12 Navigating the American Carbon World: The must-attend event for professionals in the carbon landscape. Over the past decade, NACW has consistently provided informative content, thoughtful discussions and outstanding opportunities for collaboration.Have your event listed here.
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