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Cleantech Venture Forum VI opens in San Francisco

 

Cleantech Venture Network LLC Welcomes 400 Investors and Entrepreneurs to the Premier International Clean Technology Event

  • Howell, MI – March 22, 2005 – Today the Cleantech Venture Network LLC kicked off
  • Cleantech Venture Forum VI, the latest edition of the premier networking and deal-flow venue,
  • for the clean technology community. The Cleantech Venture Forum Series is the largest
  • gathering of its kind in the industry, reflecting the rapidly growing interest in the emerging clean
  • technology investment sector. During the Forum, approximately 400 attendees will hear
  • presentations from 18 innovative companies in the clean technology industry, participate in
  • meetings with key investors including business angels, venture capitalists, fund mangers,
  • investment bankers, and corporations, and take advantage of leading-edge inf ormation and
  • research on investment opportunities from leading thinkers on clean technology innovations and
  • trends. The Cleantech Venture Forum VI continues today through Thursday, March 24th.
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  • “We are honored to again have the support of our premier sponsor, Global Environment Fund
  • along with assistance from our lead sponsors, Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, LLP, EnerTech
  • Capital, NGEN Partners, Odyssey Venture Partners and RockPort Capital Partners,” said
  • Nicholas Parker, co-founder and chairman of Cleantech Venture Network. “It is through the
  • support and efforts of these organizations and others that Cleantech Venture Network will
  • continue to work to bring added attention and investment to the cleantech area.”
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  • Recently Cleantech Venture Network announced that Q4 2004 investment into clean technology
  • companies increased for the 3rd straight quarter to $314.3 million. Overall in 2004 cleantech
  • investment captured $1.209 billion (5.8%) of the $20.9 billion of venture capital invested across
  • all industries. Additionally according to the recently released, “Cleantech Venture Investment –
  • Patterns and Performance” research report, there is compelling evidence returns to investors in
  • cleantech companies are competitive with those in other venture areas. The report is now
  • available for purchase from Cleantech Venture Network LLC at www.cleantech.com.
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  • About the Cleantech Venture Network, LLC
  • The Cleantech Venture NetworkTM LLC is an organization that connects venture, corporate and
  • institutional investors with "clean technology" entrepreneurs, through related information
  • products, online services and the Cleantech Venture Forum series of events. We serve over 600
  • affiliate investor member firms worldwide. We have tracked more than $3.5 billion invested in
  • cleantech ventures since 2002, of which nearly $300 million has been raised by Forum-presenting
  • companies. Further information can be found at www.cleantech.com or by calling (+1) 517-223-
  • 9607.
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  • Cleantech Venture Network invites companies and investors engaged in commercializing or
  • investing in clean technologies to apply for membership as a Company or Investor. Companies
  • should contact Lauren Bigelow at lauren@cleantech.com and investors should contact Cheryl
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