New Technology on Display as ARPA-E Preps for Funding Surge
We take a look at some of the new technologies displayed at last month's ARPA-E Innovation Summit, as well as funding initiatives over the past year and some of the numerous companies...
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Clean Tech Investors, Entrepreneurs Look to Energy Storage, China
Transportation, agriculture and energy efficiency were hot sectors for investors last year. Corporate investors, meanwhile, are showing even greater interest in cleantech. Energy storage...
1955 Capital’s Andrew Chung on Top Clean Tech Opportunities in China
Andrew Chung’s quest to become global matchmaker for sustainability got a big boost recently with his firm’s initial close of $200 million in anchor commitments. Chung reveals...
Indoor Farming Set to Surge in Asia This Year: Experts
Asia is showing more interest in vertical farms, hydroponic greenhouses and other controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) projects. That’s drawing the attention of investors, project...
VCs, Financiers Show Growing Interest in Urban Farming
Vertical farming company AeroFarms raised $40 million in project finance last year for its brand new indoor farm -- the world's largest -- in Newark, and also closed in December on...
BrightFarms Raises $13.6M for New Urban Rooftop Hydroponic Greenhouses
BrightFarms raised $13.6M in venture funding and attracted project financing to build new commercial-scale rooftop hydroponic greenhouses that will supply produce to supermarkets in...
The Four Top Northeast Cleantech Open Startups
Being capital-light and utilitizing creative business models helped four start-ups win a regional contest; they now advance to the Cleantech Open Global Forum finals later this month....
Goldman, Google, Walmart, Others Pledge $140 Bil. in Major Actions on Sustainability
We take a look at the efforts that some of the nation's largest companies, including UPS, GM, Cargill, and B of A, have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and to become...
Former ARPA-E Head Cheryl Martin’s Outlook on the Industry
Former ARPA-E director Cheryl Martin talks to us about cleantech funding, her new focus on the “middle of the pipe,” New York’s REV, and about making the impossible become inevitable....
Ehrenpreis on DBL’s New $400M Impact Venture Fund, the Biggest Ever
Ira Ehrenpreis, managing director of DBL Partners, discusses the fund's investment themes, impact investing, and fundraising trends. "This is a renaissance time for investing in energy...