Tag: investment

By Kevin Owyang, Evangelist/Partnerships/Sponsorships, SVP Fast Pitch Seattle For the third year, Social Venture Partners will produce SVP Fast Pitch Seattle, a powerhouse of funding for innovative non-profits and for-profits.   This year $250,000+ will be awarded in grants in seed money for organizations that impact social or environmental problems in the Puget Sound Area – […]

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Application Deadline is August 16, 2013 The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is pleased to invite emerging clean energy startups from across the globe to apply to present their business opportunities at the 26th Industry Growth Forum.  To be held December 3-4. Apply by August 16, 2013 at the NREL Industry Growth Forum Website.

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Cleantech venture capital has become more difficult to raise.  Corporate capital is increasingly interested and active.  By Dana Hull, Mercury News. When the Menlo Park-based venture firm The Westly Group raised a $160 million cleantech fund earlier this spring, one thing stood out. Pension funds and university endowments, traditionally among the largest investors in cleantech […]

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Featuring Michael Butler (CEO, Cascadia Capital), Daniel Malarkey (Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce), and Avi Jacobson, (Sustainable Energy Coordinator, Multifamily Housing and Community Facilities Division, Washington State Housing Finance Commission) | Sponsored by Kane Environmental Inc. | Apr 10 | 730-900 |  SOLD OUT!

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Teams from universities and colleges around the Northwest congregated at Seattle Center to pitch their innovations that addressed energy, urban agriculture, recycling, built environment, and water-related problems as part of Environmental Innovation Challenge.  $22,500 was awarded to five different teams. Taking the $10,000 first place was PolyDrop, which describes its effort as follows: The transportation […]

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Seattle lost one of its most important citizens last month when angel investor and former banking executive Robert Arnold died at the age of 84 after a brief illness.  Mr. Arnold is said to have actively invested in 189 startup companies. “Bob believed in investing in people first, and that allowed him to stand out […]

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Local non-profit entrepreneurial network TiE Seattle haslaunched an angel investment program to help facilitate entrepreneurs and startups with access to seed capital and mentorship.  The new venture is called TiE Angels Group Seattle (TAGS) and includes Charter Members of TiE Seattle. TAGS will provide early stage investment, support, and guidance opportunities to its members.  The […]

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Seattle startup Scope 5 raised $500,000 in angel financing to build its cloud-based service for tracking sustainability data. The Northwest Energy Angels a portion of the funding.  The Scope 5 service helps companies track programs to reduce energy use and cut costs. “Increasingly, companies are connecting the social value of emissions reductions with the business […]

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Seattle renewable energy equipment maker Hydrovolts, which was on the “cusp” of initial commercial sales of its small hydroelectric turbines, is evaluating its options after running out of capital. “The company does not have operating capital right now, and we’re looking at ways to restructure it and move forward,” Hydrovolts president and chief operating officer […]

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Businesses, community groups, nonprofits and government organizations can access low-interest financing for projects that conserve energy, water, and promote environmental sustainability through King County’s Green Communities Initiative-–the first program of its kind the state.  The first application reviews will take place on April 22, 2013.  The Green Community Initiative offers access to Qualified Energy Conservation […]

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