Khosla Ventures

Startup offers clean water from a Red Bird

September 23, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Cardinal Resources, specializing in high capacity water filtration, is one of 8 new companies the Cleantech Group spotted in the past week. Details in the Pitch o’ the week. Full Story »

Has Calera become Khosla's 'favorite child'?

Vinod Khosla just might have let it slip which of his cleantech investments he thinks has the best chance at success.

When asked to pick the top company in the cleantech portfolio of Khosla Ventures, the firm's founder told the audience at the Always On Going Green Conference in Sausalito, Calif., that he couldn't choose (see Kleiner Perkins hints at plug-in car launch this week).

Kleiner Perkins hints at plug-in car launch this week

September 15, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Managing Partner Ray Lane won't spill the beans, but he says the $39,000 car for the U.S. market is not an electric vehicle. Full Story »

Cleantech investors return from summer hiatus

September 3, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Khosla Ventures closes $1.1 billion for two cleantech-focused funds, while solar takes a chunk of this week's venture capital financing. Details of this, plus we spot 31 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

AltaRock suspends drilling at DOE-backed project

September 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Startup funded by Khosla Ventures, Google and Kleiner Perkins says it plans to explore other locations for engineered geothermal systems. Full Story »

Khosla closes $1B in new funds aimed at cleantech

August 31, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Khosla Ventures includes external investors for the first time in the two funds, with one targeting high-risk projects and the larger focused on early- and mid-stage investments. Full Story »

Friendly competitor LS9 congratulates Amyris on $25M raise

August 21, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Both Khosla-backed biofuel companies are on the verge of closing Series C rounds, focused on aggressive timeframes toward commercialization. Full Story »

Solar falls off the VC radar, but IPOs heat up

August 13, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - A week goes by without a single announced venture capital investment in solar, but cleantech companies plan five IPOs, with three in China. Details of this, plus we spot 28 deals in the last seven days. Full Story »

LS9’s clean diesel meets U.S., Brazilian requirements

July 20, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - South San Francisco-based advanced biofuel company said its UltraClean Diesel offers an 85 percent reduction in GHG emissions compared to conventional fuel. Full Story »

Cleantech may have seen the worst, rebounding to $1.2B in 2Q09

July 1, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - Investment in electric vehicles, biofuels and advanced batteries are booming, while solar is in its lowest slump yet, according to new findings today from the Cleantech Group. Full Story »
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