Posts Tagged ‘ AltaRock Energy ’

AltaRock suspends test project

On 2 Sep 2009, geothermal startup AltaRock Energy said it has suspended drilling at its demonstration project in California due to geologic anomalies. The startup said it encountered a number of physical difficulties at the site while drilling its first well. However, the company said it will keep developing its engineered geothermal systems (EGS) technology [ READ MORE ]

Advanced Technology Ventures

About: Founded in 1979, ATV (Advanced Technology Ventures) is a bi-coastal venture capital firm with more than $1.8 billion in capital under management. The firm works closely with entrepreneurial teams in several technology markets, including IT, healthcare and cleantech, to transform emerging-growth companies into market leaders. After nearly 30 years, ATV has established a track [ READ MORE ]

Google Ventures

About: There isn’t much information on Google Ventures’ website. It describes itself as “Google Ventures seeks to discover and grow great companies – we believe in the power of entrepreneurs to do amazing things. We’re studying a broad range of industries, including consumer Internet, software, hardware, clean-tech, bio-tech and health care. We invest anywhere from [ READ MORE ]

Khosla Ventures

About: Khosla Ventures offers venture assistance, strategic advice and capital to entrepreneurs. The firm helps entrepreneurs extend the potential of their ideas in both traditional venture areas like the Internet, computing, mobile, and silicon technology arenas but also supports breakthrough scientific work in clean technology areas such as bio–refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, battery [ READ MORE ]

Sunday Times Green Rich List 2009

This is an interesting article on the Green Rich list by Sunday Times. I just list the top 10 here out of 100: Warren Buffet’s holdings include MidAmerican Energy, BYD. Bill Gates’s holdings include Pacific Ethanol (through his Cascade Investments), Sapphire Energy. Ingvar Kamprad, founder of Ikea, put environmental initiatives at the top of Ikea’s [ READ MORE ]

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

About: Since its founding in 1972, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has backed entrepreneurs in over 600 ventures, including AOL, Amazon.com, Citrix, Compaq Computer, Electronic Arts, Genentech, Genomic Health, Google, Intuit, Juniper Networks, Netscape, Lotus, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, Verisign and Xilinx. KPCB portfolio companies employ more than 250,000 people. More than 150 of the firm’s [ READ MORE ]

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