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...
Rapid Adoption of Clean Transportation Drives Investor Funding
The USPS reveals that it will spend $7 billion in a massive transformation of its vehicle fleet, Kleiner Perkins says that buses are set to go entirely electric, and corporates such...
Investors Look to Asia for Returns on Solar, Smart Grid Projects
Leaders from the World Bank, FMO, Asia Climate Partners, and Armstrong Asset Management discuss opportunities for private equity and project investing in Asia’s clean tech market....
China and India will make massive investments in clean energy projects over the next decade-plus, and that bodes well for the future of the industry. We're also not far from the time...
Corporate Venture Groups Seek Partnerships, then Investments
Executives representing the venture groups of four of the world’s largest corporations and conglomerates—in waste management, automotive, biotech and agriculture—participated...
China Aims for 300,000 “New Energy” Buses and Taxis by 2020
China is making big investments in clean transportation, including electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell electric or alternative fuel-powered vehicles, and plans to spend $32 billion...
Sustainability Financing Companies See 'Huge' and Growing Market
New players, including GSVSP, Generate Capital and Black Coral Capital, are developing innovative financing and business models that expand the market for sustainability and resource-efficiency...
As the internet buzzes with news that Apple is speeding ahead with plans to build a car, we read the tea leaves to try and see where the computer giant's real play lies.
How is DBL Investors Targeting Their New $350M Cleantech VC Fund?
DBL’s Cynthia Ringo reveals her top 2014 disappointments, biggest successes, the cleantech sectors gaining market traction, corporate partnerships, and niche sectors she will be...
Top Trends in Corporate Sustainability, Partnerships, & Investment in 2015
Big data, the “circular economy”, new metrics, and innovative financing is changing how corporations are investing in sustainability, says leaders from American Water, Novelis,...