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Textiles a surprise winner in $229M week for cleantech

September 17, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Private equity deals pick up steam, with British investors leading more than $165 million in funding. Details of this, plus we spot 28 deals in the past seven days. Full Story »

Beating the odds?

June 4, 2009 - Cleantech.com Quote o' the week
"When highly paid, career VCs with enormous resources can’t seem to do better than 2 out of 10 investments working out, how are governments supposed to do better?"
— Tom Cain, a partner at SAIL Venture Partners, on why governments are asking for advice from VCs on how to spend stimulus money (Full story »)

SAIL-backed cleantech startups to secure $3B in government funds

May 26, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - VCs are changing their roles as the government becomes a big factor in determining which cleantech startups succeed, says Tom Cain, a partner at SAIL Venture Partners. Full Story »

IFC invests $15M in WaterHealth for filtration in rural India

February 18, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Project financing is expected to fund 600 systems to provide purified and disinfected water for 3 million people. Full Story »
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