venture capital
The recession hasn’t kept the SETsquared Partnership from seeing a healthy year for investment in early-stage technology businesses: in the year from 1 September 2008, it’s seen the companies it incubates reap £52.5 million from private investors and VC funds. Those funds not only pave the way
venture capital
Investor AllStars 2009 recently named the winners of its awards to recognise excellence in the world of venture capital. Winners in the twelve categories were revealed at an awards ceremony and dinner in London last week. The event, now in its seventh year, was organised jointly by GP Bullhound, a
venture capital
The Government has endorsed plans to create a £125 million “super fund” for technology businesses, startups and small enterprises in the North East. The Treasury’s approval of the JEREMIE (Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises Initiative) venture capital fund paves the way for financing to go live
venture capital
Global investments in the cleantech sector dropped significantly in the first quarter of this year, down nearly 50 percent over the same period a year ago, according to The Cleantech Group and Deloitte. Preliminary results show that 82 firms across North America, Europe, China and India invested some $1 billion
Craton
Two VC funds with their beady eye on the world of clean tech have this week announced they’re now shut tighter than a nun’s knickers. The lucky pair are Capricorn Venture Capital and Craton Equity Partners, both of which have closed with investments that look a bit like
funding
There are some eye-watering sums of cash being flung around world of green tech at the moment but every time Greenbang thinks she’s heard the most number of zeroes she’s ever going to hear attached to the words ‘clean tech’ and ‘venture capital’ someone likes to roll out
clean tech
The likes of the National Venture Capital association and PriceWaterhouseCoopers have released a nattily titled report. It bears the title The Money Tree. Greenbang fears this might be the only time she has access to a money tree, unless the genetic engineering experiments to create a cheeseplant that grows tenners
clean tech
Is all the talk of economic meltdown giving you a bit of a headache? Feeling a bit down from all the misery mongering? Well, put your feet up, Greenbang will get you a bit of news tea accompanied by a venture capital biscuit. Mmm, tastes fund-y. Today’s economic bright
biodiesel
There are many memorable things about The Producers. Springtime for Hitler and Germany, for example, tends to stick in the mind. The comedy, the glitz, the knob gags. Producers of biodiesel, though – not so flash. Still, they might not inspire the sort of quotes people practice down the pub with
investment
There are times in life when the carrot is called for, and other times when the stick is what does the job (if you’ve ever tried to get a dog to fetch a carrot, or served up some boiled sticks with your Sunday roast, you’ll know what Greenbang
