April 5, 2012

Global Clean Technology Venture Deals Rise While Dollars Fall in 1Q 2012

Early-stage Deals on the Rise Again; M&A Market Remains Strong

VENTURE INVESTMENT BY TECHNOLOGY SECTOR

Air-Bio-Solar

The leading sector in the quarter by amount invested was air & environment ($442 million), followed by biofuels & biomaterials ($283 million) and solar ($249 million). Solar and energy efficiency were the most popular sector measured by number of deals, with 28 funding rounds apiece.

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LanzaTech New Zealand $56m from Khosla

( http://research.cleantech.com/company/lanzatech/ ), a New Zealand-based developer of a process that increases industrial energy efficiency by capturing waste gases (CO, CO2) and converting them to fuels and chemicals, raised $55.8 million from Khosla Ventures, K1W1 and others in a Series C round.

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SolarCity Caliornia raised $81m

( http://research.cleantech.com/company/solar-city/ ), a California-based provider of design, financing and maintenance services for solar power customers, raised $81 million from DBL Investors, Silver Lake and others in an equity financing round

source: marketwatch.com

SolarCity Corp.,

a closely held developer of rooftop photovoltaic projects, received an undisclosed amount of funding from U.S. Bancorp for its $1 billion program to install renewable-energy systems on military housing

source: businessweek.com