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Cleantech deals, week of Feb. 23, 2008Summary of cleantech companies that raised funding in the past week: Oasys Water and OPX Biotechnologies
- Oasys Water Raises $10 Million
Oasys Water Inc., a Cambridge, Mass.-based developer of desalination and water treatment technology, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. Flagship Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures co-led the round, and were joined by Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The company was originally formed via a seed investment from GreatPoint Ventures.
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Random Ramblings
- peHUB Wire: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Random Ramblings
- Blackstone backs Coskata with $40M
Cellulosic ethanol startup Coskata has now raised more than $76M
- Blackstone Backs Cellulosic Ethanol Startup Coskata
The Blackstone Group has quietly led a $40 million Series C round for Coskata Inc., a Warrenville, Ill.-based developer of technologies for processing biorefuse into ethanol. The investment came out of Blackstone’s inaugural Cleantech Venture Partners fund, which is in the process of being raised. Jamie Kiggen, a Blackstone senior managing director, will join the Coskata board. Other return backers include Advanced Technology Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, GreatPoint Ventures and Khosla Ventures. The company also counts General Motors as a strategic equity partner from its Series B round, but the troubled automaker did not participate this time around. To date, Coskata has raised over $76 million. Blackstone is one of many firms raising new funds to help industrial cleantech companies (biofuels, electric vehicles, etc.) bridge the gap between traditional venture capital
- Week in deals, Nov. 24, 2008
Summary of tech companies and other businesses that raised financing in North America in the past week
- PE Week Wire: Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday Mouth-Off
- PE Week Wire: Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday Mouth-Off
- VC Deal Scoop: Zafgen, FireApps, The Mechanical Zoo & More...
What follows are nine VC deals culled from recent Regulation D filings with the SEC. They have not been otherwise disclosed: * Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc., a San Diego–based maker of controlled-release injectable products, has expanded its Series A round to $85 million, according to a regulatory filing. It had previously secured approximately $30 million. Backers include MPM Capital, HBM BioVentures, OrbiMed Advisors and Sanderling Ventures. www.pacira.com * Waterfront Media, a New York-based online health media company, has raised $20 million in fifth-round funding, according to a regulatory