GreenCIO - Green Computing, Datacenter Energy, Carbon Trading, Smart Grid, Videos, Tweets & Blogs » Venture Capital http://www.greencio.com Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:57:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Semprius Raises $20 Million in Venture Capital Round Led by Siemens http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/semprius-raises-20-million-in-venture-capital-round-led-by-siemens/ http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/semprius-raises-20-million-in-venture-capital-round-led-by-siemens/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:30:08 +0000 vikash http://www.greencio.com/?p=325 Semprius, a developer of high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, has raised $20 million in its third round of venture capital, which was led by Siemens Venture Capital, the company announced.

Founded in 2005, Semprius is a spin out of the University of Illinois that is commercializing a process for printing high performance single crystal semiconductors on any substrate, including glass, plastic and other semiconductor materials. SMARTENERGYNEWS

]]> http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/semprius-raises-20-million-in-venture-capital-round-led-by-siemens/feed/ The Coming Brick Wall in Venture Capital & Why This is Good for US Innovation http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/the-coming-brick-wall-in-venture-capital-why-this-is-good-for-us-innovation/ http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/the-coming-brick-wall-in-venture-capital-why-this-is-good-for-us-innovation/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:13:34 +0000 vikash http://www.greencio.com/?p=323 What I’ve started to observe is that we’re certainly headed for a bit of a brick wall for early-stage companies. The explosion in number of startups coupled with the decrease in numbers & dollars of VCs portends this.

As an industry this is probably OK. Creative destruction is what drives capitalism and innovation. Some startups won’t make the cut but those founders will have developed invaluable skills and will join the ranks of the survivors. I’m proud to see this creative destruction happening more prevalently in the US right now because it gives me comfort that we haven’t lost our footing in terms of global innovation. BUSINESSINSIDER

]]> http://www.greencio.com/2011/07/the-coming-brick-wall-in-venture-capital-why-this-is-good-for-us-innovation/feed/ Khosla Ventures and Hawaiian Electric Join Hands for Green Technology http://www.greencio.com/2009/01/khosla-ventures-and-hawaiian-electric-join-hands-for-green-technology/ http://www.greencio.com/2009/01/khosla-ventures-and-hawaiian-electric-join-hands-for-green-technology/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:03:28 +0000 Nishi http://www.greencio.com/?p=22 Khosla Ventures, venture firm of famous venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, has joined hands with Hawaiian Electric to promote Green Technologies. BioMass magazine, in web exclusive story, reports that with this aggreement .. companies will work with entrepreneurs and start-up companies developing clean technology with the goal of accelerating the commercialization of promising new products and services.

Nature of partnership is not fully defined and apparently this is structured as a MOU to explore common grounds. Khosla Ventures will share startup expertise and provide consulting services. Hawaiian Electric will get exposure to leading edge innovation and will provide industry validation for lab stage research.

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