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Equity Financings* for US Cleantech Venture-Backed Companies, by Cleantech Primar
*Equity financings include cash investments by professional venture capital firms, corporations, other private equity firms, and individual
Number of Financing Rounds
2008
Primary Segment Secondary Segment
1Q2Q3Q4Q
Alternative Fuels Biofuels 5 8 4 8Natural Gas 1 2Other Alternative Fuels Total 6 8 4 10Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Products 6 7 4 8Industrial Products 2 2 1 1Power and Efficiency Management Service 7 7 4 3Energy Efficiency Total 15 16 9 12Energy Storage Batteries 5 3 1 2Flywheels 1Fuel Cells 1 1 1Other 1 1Energy Storage Total 6 4 3 4Energy/Electricity Generation Geothermal 2Solar 9 17 15 9Wind 3 2 3 1Hydro 1HydrogenTidal/WaveOther 1 2 1 4Energy/Electricity Generation Total 13 22 21 14Environment Air 1 1 1Recycling 2 2 1 1Waste 1Other Environment Total 3 3 1 3Industry Focused Products and Service Industry: Agriculture 1 2Industry: Construction 2 5 1Industry: Consumer Products 2 1 2 1Industry: Materials 3 1 3Industry: Transportation 4 3 5 1Other 1 1Industry Focused Products and Services Total 11 7 15 6Water Treatment Processes 1 1 3 1Conservation & Monitoring 1Water Total 1 2 3 1Grand Total 55 62 56 50Amount Invested ($M)
2008
Primary Segment Secondary Segment
1Q2Q3Q4Q
Alternative Fuels Biofuels $232.50 $130.52 $118.00 $144.25Natural Gas $95.90Other Alternative Fuels Total $232.50 $130.52 $118.00 $240.15Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency Products $46.50 $46.90 $24.85 $49.45
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