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The Big List of Greentech VC in July

TUESDAY 02 AUG 2011

Venture Capital funding sometimes settles into a lull in the summer months. Not so this year.

July was a healthy month for greentech investment with more than $560 million in more than 40 rounds

across the varied set of sectors in greentech.

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Q2 2011 Global Cleantech Venture Investments Down 33 Percent from Previous Quarter

but Exits Remain Strong in IPO and M&A Activity

WEDNESDAY 06 JUL 2011

Cleantech Group today released preliminary 2Q 2011 results for clean technology venture investments in North

America, Europe, China and India, totaling $1.83 billion across 161 deals. Measured by dollars invested, cleantech

venture investment fell 33 percent compared to the previous quarter ($2.75 billion) and was also 10 percent lower

than 2Q10 ($2.03 billion). The number of deals recorded in 2Q11 was 161, compared to 174 in 1Q11. Of these deals,

66 percent (106) were Series B or later rounds, accounting for 87 percent ($1.59 billion) of all money invested during

the quarter.

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Global Cleantech Venture Investments Rises in Q1 2011

TUESDAY 05 APR 2011

Cleantech Group released its preliminary Q1 2011 results for clean technology venture investments in

North America, Europe, China and India, totaling $2.57 billion across 159 companies. Measured by dollars

invested, cleantech venture investment was up by 52 percent compared to the previous quarter ($1.69 billion)

and was also 31 percent higher than the same period a year ago ($2.28 billion). Conversely, the number

of deals recorded in 1Q11 was 159, a total which is likely to be the lowest quarterly count since mid 2009,

though this tally may rise once all investors have completed reporting deals. Of these deals, 65% (104)

were follow-on rounds, accounting for 93% ($2.39 billion) of all money invested during the quarter.

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Global Cleantech investing up 30% in 2010

FRIDAY 01 APR 2011

WEF’s report Green Investing 2011: Reducing the Cost of Financing shows that clean technologies are

becoming more cost competitive due to reduced equipment costs. The report found that while over

$194bn in government stimulus funding has been pledged to date for the clean energy sector, renewable

power technologies such as solar and onshore wind already compete in some places without subsidies

due to continued reduction in costs.

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Record 7.8 BUSD year for Cleantech Venture Capital in 2010

FRIDAY 07 JAN 2011

Cleantech had a record year in drawing in venture capital in 2010, with $7.8 billion invested globally,

according to a new report from the Cleantech Group. The last half of 2010 saw two consecutive quarters of

declines, however. Overall, global investing totals saw a 28 percent increase compared to 2009, making it

the highest year for investment after 2008 ($8.8 billion). The drawback in the last half of 2010 seems to reflect

some skepticism among venture capitalists on capital-intensive investments that are risky and can take years

to bear fruit. Instead, investors are looking more towards capital investments likeenergy efficiency

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