Startups+New Products

Having raised $200K in seed funding and poised to announce a major pilot program this month, Sealed is embarking on the next great frontier in energy efficiency – single family homes....

Cleantech VC has clearly moved towards capital light, digitally enabled resource efficiency. But what to call it was recently debated in a panel that included Claremont Creek Ventures...

Part accelerator, part incubator, Oakland's SfunCube, home to Mosaic, offers solar startups using data, analytics and finance to reduce solar’s soft costs a place to grow roots.

The pace for crowdfunding successes has been set for 2014. And it’s quick. Three startups launch campaigns on Kickstarter for energy efficiency boosting and home automation devices.

The demand for clean generation and transportation, as well as the IT systems and storage to back it up, could reach new highs this year.

Changers Systems, which lets you charge your mobile devices with your own renewable energy, has raised funding from BFB Frühphasenfonds Brandenburg, Heliocentris Energy Solutions...

Practically Green, a mobile app and software that tracks employees' commitments to environmental sustainability, received angel funding from CommonAngels, Pan Asia Solar, Clean Energy...

Mercatus, a solar project evaluator for developers and financiers, closes its Series A round, having raised $3.7 million in total, led by strategic investor Trepp, LLC.

The fuel, promoted by billionaire Richard Branson, is trying to unseat ethanol’s dominance in the renewable fuels market.

Cleantech VC deal volume remains consistent, corporate participation shows resiliency, while niche sub-sectors, cleanweb, and energy efficiency experience growth in 2013.