Tag: startups

Helion Energy, a fusion energy company based in Everett, WA, gained favorable praise from the OpenAI and former Y Combinator CEO, Sam Altman. In a recent interview by Yahoo News, Mr. Altman spoke on his most exciting investments of late, citing Helion Energy and the company’s efforts to develop the first commercially viable fusion energy […]

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Source: Clean Energy Business Network, June 1, 2020 The CEBN is pleased to invite you to an exciting event this week:  PEDC Summer Pitch Night 2020 Thursday, June 4 2:00 – 5:00 pm ET  PEDC is hosting its 2020 Summer Pitch Night as a virtual event on June 4th. Don’t miss this showcase of new clean […]

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CleanTech Alliance is announcing the sixth annual 2019 CleanTech Innovation Showcase at Bell Harbor International Conference Center in Seattle on June 24—this year with participation from outside North America. For the first time ever, in partnership with the Western Interstate Energy Board (WIEB), the Showcase will feature a second day innovation workshop dedicated to advancing cooperative energy projects across the west and with the federal government. The Showcase - will be especially important this year in light of proposed legislation to support Washington state’s transition to carbon-neutral energy by 2030 and carbon-free energy by 2045. The Showcase helps link policy, applied and basic research, and technology development to achieve a cleaner economy and environment locally and globally.

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By Martin LaMonica, Originally published by Xconomy Seattle The term “cleantech” has gone through a rebranding. However it’s defined, though, investment in energy and natural resource-related startups continues. Just don’t expect venture capitalists to be writing all the checks. As a reporter, I chronicled the rush of venture capital in cleantech in the mid-to-late 2000s […]

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By Benjamin Romano, Xconomy Seattle The University of Washington spun out 18 startup companies in the fiscal year just ended, a record level that serves as a powerful counterpoint to recent criticism that its commercialization practices have over-emphasized revenue generation at the expense of other priorities. This year’s class of startups follows 17 spun out […]

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WHAT IS IT? The Siemens New Ventures Forum is a business plan showcase that allows entrepreneurs to present before an influential audience, engage with Siemens and accelerate partnership discussions, and network with the vibrant innovation ecosystem of the San Francisco Bay Area. WHY SHOULD I PARTICIPATE? Siemens TTB is an entrepreneurial gateway to our global parent company. Venture partnerships with us can […]

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The Green Party says it would set up a $120 million “Green Investment Bank” to fund green tech projects, with the money to come from hiking oil and gas royalties. “The Green Investment Bank will be an enduring, government-owned, for-profit bank partnering with private sector to fund new projects ranging from renewable energy and biofuel […]

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By Rob Day, originally published by Green Tech Media Rob Day is a Partner with Black Coral Capital, based in Boston.  He has been a cleantech private equity investor since 2004, and acts or has served as a Director, Observer and advisory board member to multiple companies in the energy tech and related sectors. The views […]

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$27,500 Awarded to Entrepreneurial Student Innovators April 3, 2014 – The annual UW Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC), now in its sixth year, challenges interdisciplinary student teams to define an environmental problem, develop a solution, produce a prototype, and create a business summary that demonstrates the commercial viability of their product, process or service. 23 teams were selected […]

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By Tom Ranken, President & CEO, Washington Clean Technology Alliance In cleantech, as in other sectors, startups are key. The role of early stage companies in innovation has been well established.  Small companies have the ability to create world-class expertise in a very focused area.  They are flexible enough to change direction before a large […]

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