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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 »

Finding new frontiers in energy investing

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