Fundings+Deals

Investors included Mohr Davidow Ventures, Ohana Holdings LLC and Arsenal Venture Partners.

A surge in larger deals, marked by average late-stage deal size rising from $4.5 million to $12 million in 2011, is helping commercialization of key water technologies, says Lux Research.

The Roda Group, the largest investor in Solazyme, has made new investments in mOasis and Inventys Thermal Technologies.

CEO David Crane says three innovative technologies are on the cusp of transforming clean energy.

Advanced biofuels manufacturers are entering a critical phase as a new generation of production facilities are about to come on line.

VC deal flow and corporate investment focused on water innovation in extractive industries has accelerated, with most activity taking place in North America and the number of deals expected to rise, according to a report by London Environmental Investors Forum.

A new Kleiner Perkins fund closed at $525 million and will invest in early-stage consumer tech, enterprise tech, clean tech and life sciences companies.

The Energy Storage and Biofuels sectors are anticipated to have the highest number of IPOs in 2012, followed closely by the Smart Grid and Lighting sectors, according to a survey of...

Solar panel company SolarCity Corp. has filed draft registration documents with the SEC, however it declined to name a specific time frame for its IPO.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System emphasizes solar and biofuels in its $1.2 billion investment in alternative energy venture capital, according to its new sustainable investing report. The fund also invests $500 million in publicly traded companies that emphasize energy efficiency, low-carbon energy production and carbon trading.