Tag: Washington Clean Technology Alliance

Washington State cleantech companies raised $31.3 million in venture capital during the third quarter of 2012.  Cleantech accounted for 20% of the total funds raised. VCs invested a total of $155 million in all sectors during the period.  The findings were from the MoneyTree survey. Here are the cleantech companies that raised venture funds in […]

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The Puget Sound Business Journal ranks the fastest-growing private companies in Washington state by percentage of revenue growth from 2009 to 2011. The fourth ranking company is WCTA member WaterTectonics of Everett, which had 2009-2011 revenue growth of 624.21 percent and reached $23.3 million. This is WaterTectonics’ first year in the rankings. The 100 Fastest-Growing […]

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WCTA member company GIViNGtrax has officially launched and has been selected as one of 77 companies to launch at the prestigious DEMO Fall 2012 event in Santa Clara, CA. GIViNGtrax was created in 2010 by two individuals, passionate about supporting their community.  Over the life of their small businesses, Karrie and Lance Hungerford have donated […]

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Source:  This first appeared in the Seattle Times Clean Energy Supplement, September 2012. Cleantech has become more controversial during the election season, but it should really be evaluated from the perspectives of both the business cynic and the visionary to get a more realistic view.  Is it for real?  Is there really potential for cleantech […]

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At the WCTA Annual Meeting, the two university presidents hinted at intriguing ideas that they didn’t develop: Research:  realigning university research toward outcome-based work that results in commercialization may dangerously narrow the academic purposes of the universities, and work against future, out of the box innovation.  Most of the academic appeal for researchers is the […]

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WCTA Gold Member APCO Worldwide, a global public affairs and strategic communication consulting firm, is seeking a mid-level communication professional for its Energy and Clean Tech practice in Seattle.  Responsibilities include managing client project work,  client deliverables, public relations campaigns,  press releases, and issues management and public relations activities.  More information is available here.

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Washington Clean Technology Alliance member 9SLIDES has been selected as a Microsoft BizSpark partner.  The BizSpark program will make 9SLIDES online presentation technology available for free use by the 45,000 startups in the program. 9SLIDES is a WCTA business partner, which makes the presentation technology available to WCTA members at a special rate.  To learn […]

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Summer Soiree at Mithun on Seattle’s Waterfront | August 16 | 5:00-7:00 p.m. | 1201 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle.  Our annual summer social! See pictures on Facebook here! Thanks to our sponsors!

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WCTA Breakfast: Storing Energy–Launch Pad for a Next Innovation Wave | August 2 | 730-900 am | Fourth & Madison Building, 925 Fourth Ave, 18th Floor Conference Room, Seattle.  An extraordinarily important part of the energy problem is our ability to store it.  Why are petroleum, coal, and natural gas so important? What is one […]

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Click to watch video of Pterofin prototypes WCTA Member and Pacific Northwest Cleantech Open Semifinalist Pterofin is now officially incorporated. In August of last year, the company filed an application for a non-provisional patent and qualified for a green fast-track patent under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  The  patent is expected in 2013. Pterofin […]

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