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Vinod Khosla
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.
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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.
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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.
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Beyond prices at peak oil: $20 per gallon
August 14, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
SUV plants shut down, the airline industry collapses, public transportation is revitalized and farms go local as gas prices skyrocket, predicts Forbes writer Christopher Steiner in a new book.
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LS9, P&G team up for sustainable chemicals
May 19, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley -
Procter and Gamble plans to help California-based startup commercialize its renewable chemicals to make consumer products.
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You say Calera, I say Caldeira
It's more than a battle of namesake between Vinod Khosla investment Calera (not to be confused with Caldera, which bought parts of Linux vendor SCO) and scientist Ken Caldeira; it's an accusation of fraud and misrepresentation… to children!
Sparked by a new exhibit at the California Academy of Sciences detailing the controversial Calera process, the conveniently confusingly-named Caldeira, a Carnegie Institution scientist who has studied this exact process, started a Google Groups discussion challenging the scientific claims of the exhibit.
Range Fuels secures $80M for cellulosic ethanol plant
January 20, 2009 - by Emma Ritch -
Loan guarantee from USDA gives Colorado startup enough cash to complete 10-million gallon Georgia facility by early 2010.
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Vinod Khosla and Cleantech Group's Dallas Kachan
Khosla weighs in on what he learned in the transition from IT to cleantech, and speculates about India's emergence as a clean technology power with Cleantech Group Managing Director Dallas Kachan.
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