Oregon BEST Partners with Clean Tech Alliance to Launch Accelerator Program
The application deadline for the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator is May 15, 2016.
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Government-led Coalition Invests $12.9m into Clean Energy Agtech Innovations for Emerging Markets
USAID, the Government of Sweden, the Government of Germany, Duke Energy Corporation, and the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation have pledged a total of $47m to clean energy projects for agriculture.
AquaVenture Holdings Raises $30M
Tampa Bay based AquaVenture Holdings announced $30 million in venture funding. The company was formed with a mission to become the world’s largest provider of clean water by utilizing “state of the art” water purification techniques and desalination technologies.
Grannus Closes $2 million Series A
Tuscon, Arizona based Grannus closed a $2 million Series A round from an undisclosed investor, the company announced on April 15th. The company produces nitrogen fertilizer.
Grannus was formed in 2012 to commercialize their process of developing nitrogen fertilzer.
UrbanFarmers Closes $2.1M Series A Round
Big up for city farming! UrbanFarmers, a Zurich based company providing farming solutions for urban areas, announced the successful completion of a 2.1m Series A round on March 31. The company says its as a ‘global pioneer’ in Aquaponic Rooftop farming — yes, that’s what it sounds like, fish, in a vegetable garden… on a roof!
Electrochaea’s raises Series A to turn electricity to gas using microorganisms
Electrochaea, which uses a biological process to convert low-cost and stranded electricity into pipeline-grade renewable case has raised ‘several million euro’ in their Series A according to their press release.
Cleantech Panel Looks at the Promise of AgTech
If you’re in-tune with the Valley, watching investment trends and looking for new opportunities, chances are you’ve started looking into Ag.
In February in Palo Alto at the From Farms to Foodies, a “power breakfast” organized by Cleantech Group, Silicon Valley Bank, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, big-ag was the big-talk.