Cleantech Venture Network signs Enertech Capital partners as a lead sponsor for Cleantech Venture Forum IV

Prominent Venture Firm to Play Key Role in Shaping Content for San Francisco Event

• ANN ARBOR, MI, FEBRUARY 9, 2004 - Cleantech Venture Network, a grouping of
• investors managing over $1 billion in cleantech venture assets, today announced Wayne,
• Pennsylvania-based EnerTech Capital Partners has signed on to serve as a lead sponsor
• for Cleantech Venture Network and the fourth Cleantech Venture Forum, taking place
• April 28-30 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Cleantech Venture Forum is the only
• capital forum designed exclusively to facilitate the finance of companies commercializing
• clean technologies by bringing together clean technology entrepreneurs and venture
• investors and providing them with a venue in which deals and relationships can originate
• and incubate.
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• "More than $2.5 billion has been invested in cleantech ventures over the past two years,"
• said Nicholas Parker, co-founder and chairman of the Cleantech Venture Network. "The
• Cleantech Venture Forum continues to attract increasing numbers of both participating
• companies and attendees seeking information on this growing investment market. We
• welcome EnerTech Capital onboard as a lead sponsor and look forward to the firm's
• insights and deep knowledge of the clean technology industry in helping to shape the
• content for our fourth event."
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• "Based on our long experience with the venture community and at other venture events in
• the clean technology space, we believe the Cleantech Venture Forum has emerged as a
• premier event and we look forward to this being the start of a long, more formal
• relationship," said Scott Ungerer, managing director of EnerTech Capital. "No other
• event attracts the same caliber of both attendees and participants as this. As a pioneer in
• this investment space with a substantial track record of success, we're delighted to play a
• prominent role in the development of this fourth event and look forward to working
• closely with Cleantech Venture Network to ensure Forum attendees once again have
• access to the best content and thinkers in the industry."
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• Cleantech Venture Forum is held twice annually (once on both the East and West
• Coasts), with more than 300 attendees expected to attend Cleantech Venture Forum IV.
• Besides EnerTech, an additional list of "Who's Who" of investors from venture capital
• firms, corporations, fund management and private wealth attend the event - the largest
• gathering of investors interested in clean technology investment opportunities. During the
• Forum, attendees hear presentations from companies in the clean technology industry,
• participate in meetings with key investors including business angels, venture capitalists,
• fund managers, investment bankers and corporations and take advantage of leading-edge
• information and research on the investment opportunities from leading thinkers on clean
• technology innovations and trends.
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• EnerTech is joining Heller Ehrman White & McAuliff LLP as a lead sponsor for
• Cleantech Venture Forum IV; Technology Partners, Asia West Fund, and NGEN Partners
• are also sponsors for the event. Interested attendees can register for Cleantech Venture
• Forum IV online at www.cleantechventure.com under "Events," or by calling 517-223-
• 9607.
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• About EnerTech Capital Partners
• Founded in 1996, EnerTech Capital is recognized as one of the leading venture firms
• focused on innovative materials and technology companies with the promise to
• revolutionize the energy and cleantech industries. EnerTech has an established track
• record of success in these sectors and currently manages two funds totaling $289 million
• in committed capital. EnerTech's professionals combine deep operating backgrounds
• with extensive investment experience to provide entrepreneurs, corporate partners, coinvestors,
• and limited partners with the best of vertical domain expertise, management
• skills and a network of valuable resources in a specialized venture fund. For more
• information on EnerTech, the firm, call 610-254-4141 or visit www.enertechcapital.com.
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• About the Cleantech Venture Network
• The Cleantech Venture Network (CLEANTECH) is a grouping of investors managing
• over $1 billion in cleantech venture assets. The company believes "clean technologies" -
• from solar energy to water purification - are the next wave of venture investing.
• CLEANTECH introduces promising young companies to investors and investors to
• quality deal-flow. The company has developed a community of money managers,
• business executives, professional advisors, and other stakeholders active in the clean
• technology venture arena. CLEANTECH organizes venture forums, provides deal flow,
• publishes its quarterly venture monitors and offers related services to investors and
• entrepreneurs. CLEANTECH benefits from the expertise and counsel of an advisory
• board comprised of representatives from 13 leading venture capital and service provider
• firms specializing in clean technology. More about the company can be found at
• www.cleantechventure.com or by calling 517-223-9607.