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This week's clean tech industry news wrap up.
The Clean Tech Investor Elite Are Choosing in Favor of AgTech Market
Portland Oregon-based startup HoneyComb was the top choice for investors from Khosla Ventures, Claremont Creek, Chrysalix and other VCs for its drone-powered agricultural surveying...
Chrysalix joins Steven Chu in Support of Carbon Capture Startup Inventys
Carbon is a dirty word, meaning finding ways for the coal and oil industry to clean it up offers a big pay day. So big, and maybe not so far off, that VCs like Chrysalix are joining...
New AgTech Venture Capital Fund Forms, Signals Emerging Trend
The AgTech Innovation Fund is sparking interest from food industry corporate LPs, and its fund managers see big opportunities in biopesticides, fertilizers, and the recycling of agriculture...
Solar Data Startup Geostellar Raises $1M in Crowdfunding, Sort of
After raising $16 million in venture capital funding since launching, rooftop solar-data startup Geostellar successfully raised another $1 million. But, this time it was from the crowd....
New York Commits $1B to Cleantech, Specifically Solar Power and Distributed Energy
New York is poised to see a leap in clean tech developments with its investments in solar, new policies for distributed energy, and the installation of flow battery backup power in...
Fossil Fuels Battle Renewables in the State
Fossil fuel interests are pushing state lawmakers to repeal power plant regulations and other clean energy measures, but advocates for renewable energy are using their rising political...
Creative Project Finance Sparks New Investment in Distributed Generation, Energy Efficiency, and Storage Projects
The pooling of small projects and more data is attracting a new set of clean tech investors, which may lead to project financing in other niche subsectors.