Craig Rubens | posted on July 11, 2008

Green concrete maker Hycrete has raised $15 million in a Series C round of funding, the company tells us this morning. The round was led by Mohr Davidow and the funds will be used for international expansion. Going international will be a capital-intensive endeavor for Hycrete as the company doesn’t plan to license its proprietary concrete mix and will instead own and operate plants. …read full discussion

Chris Morrison | posted on June 27, 2008

VentureLoop, a niche job site catering to the venture industry and startups, is spinning off a new board today: CleanLoop, a dedicated site for jobs in the cleantech field. Readers who have written in of late asking about how to jump into a cleantech startup may find the board useful. …read full discussion

Adam Ostrow | posted on June 2, 2008

Google’s non-profit arm, Google.org, has announced a $10 million commitment to investing in companies and entrepreneurs focused on sustainable transportation, such as hybrid vehicles. The goal of the funding is to “help accelerate mass commercialization of plug-in vehicles” according to the company. …read full discussion

Paul Glazowski | posted on May 15, 2008

STARTUP DETAILS: Company Name: All Green Wedding

20-word Pitch: Wedding registry service for environmentally conscious brides; register gifts from a variety of green merchants as well as cash gifts. …read full discussion

Chris Morrison | posted on May 9, 2008

Earlier this week I wrote about a PricewaterhouseCooper report on cleantech investment last year, which pointed to a rising trend in the startup world. A new report released today by the same company gives a good look over the opposite side of the cleantech fence — the board rooms of electricity utilities worldwide. …read full discussion

Chris Morrison | posted on April 29, 2008

Every year, the Cleantech Forum sweeps into San Francisco, an industry event including banks, corporations, startups and venture capitalists.

I got to check out some of the startups presenting at the event, and found it to be an interesting mix. Sometimes it feels like cleantech is just a monotone of the same ideas: The next new solar cell, wind turbine or electrical system that can (maybe) be cheaper and more efficient than the last generation. The ten companies below, however, run the gamut of creative tech, from air recycling and filtration, to electric bike rentals, to metal-based origami. …read full discussion