Sep 10 2008
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) and its Global Network of Funds, the most active global cleantech investors, today announced that fifteen of their portfolio companies were recognized as finalists in the AlwaysOn 2008 Going Green 100 Awards honoring the top private cleantech companies.
The fifteen companies include: Synthetic Genomics, the overall winner; Biofuel Box and Greenfuel Technologies for Biofuels; CoalTek and GreatPoint Energy for Clean Energy; Glycos Bio and EoPlex Technologies for Clean Manufacturing; d.light design for Energy Efficiency and Management; Deeya Energy for Energy Storage Systems; Tesla Motors for Green Automobiles; ARXX Building Products for Green Materials; Genomatica for Green Nanotech/Genomics; and Bright Source Energy, Konarka, and SolarCity for Solar Energy. GoingGreen’s evaluation board reviewed more than 500 nominated companies and identified 100 global leaders. Since 2001, DFJ and its Global Network of Funds have invested in 57 cleantech companies worldwide.
“Our enthusiasm for cleantech is evident by our large and diversified energy investment portfolio, which we have built since 2001,” said Raj Atluru, Managing Director of DFJ. “With the DFJ Global Network, we have expanded our cleantech investing globally into China, India, Europe, and Israel. We continue to invest broadly across the sector in renewable energies such as solar and wind, advanced biofuels, energy storage, transportation, and energy efficiency.” DFJ Managing Director, Jennifer Fonstad, noted that, “Our investments span a range of innovative companies such as Tesla Motors and India-based Reva, the lowest priced urban electric vehicle in the world. We are also targeting underserved rural markets without access to electricity through d.light design’s innovative power and light solutions.”
Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director of DFJ, added, “Technology has no borders, and there are great ideas among entrepreneurs throughout the world. The DFJ Global Network is strategically positioned to help these teams make a difference.”
Both Raj Atluru and Steve Jurvetson will be presenting at GoingGreen, which takes place on September 15th-17th at Cavallo Point, San Francisco, CA. The winners will be honored at the event and featured in AlwaysOn’s quarterly print “blogozine” and on the AlwaysOn website at www.alwayson.goingon.com.
DFJ’s Global Network Cleantech Companies:
1. ActaCell, Austin, Texas
2. Advent Solar, Albuquerque, New Mexico
3. Arxx, Cobourg, Canada
4. Attero Recycling, Noida, India
5. Avantium, Amsterdam, Netherlands
6. BMG Seltec, Livermore, California
7. BioFuelBox, San Jose, California
8. Bright Source Energy, Oakland, California
9. Carbon Micro Battery, Irvine, California
10. CoalTek, Tucker, Georgia
11. Combarco, Moscow, Russia
12. Consolidated Energy, Salt Lake City, Utah
13. d.light design, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
14. Deeya Energy, Fremont, California
15. DynaPump, Inc., Houston, Texas
16. Ecore, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
17. EcoSmart Technologies, Alpharetta, Georgia
18. EcoSynergy, Burlingame, California
19. EdenIQ, Visalia, California
20. Ember Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts
21. EnerNOC, Boston, Massachusetts
22. Eoplex, Redwood City, California
23. Fat Spaniel Technologies, San Jose, California
24. Genomatica, San Diego, California
25. Glycos Biotechnologies, Houston, Texas
26. GreatPoint Energy, Cambridge, Massachusetts
27. GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts
28. HPL (High Power Lithium) S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
29. Icynene, Toronto, Canada
30. Illumitex, Austin, Texas
31. Intematix Corporation, Fremont, California
32. Jing-Jin Electric, Beijing, California
33. Kaiima, Tel Aviv, Israel
34. Konarka Technologies, Lowell, Massachusetts
35. LumaSense Technologies, Santa Clara, California
36. Luminus Devices, Billerica, Massachusetts
37. Miartech, Shanghai, California
38. Microposite, Auburn Hills, Michigan
39. NanoTune, Mountain View, California
40. Nottingham International, Beijing, China
41. PPT Research, Allentown, Pennsylvania
42. Petra Solar, South Plainfield, New Jersey
43. Plextronics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
44. Precursor Energetics, Menlo Park, California
45. Primet Precision Materials, Ithaca, New York
46. Prudent Energy, Beijing, China
47. Reva Electric Car Company, Bangalore, India
48. Sea Micro, Santa Clara, California
49. Seven Seas Water, Tampa, Florida
50. Solar Junction, San Jose, California
51. SolarCity, Foster City, California
52. Solicore, Lakeland, Florida
53. Synthetic Genomics, La Jolla, California
54. Tang Wind Energy (HT Blade), Beijing, China
55. Tesla Motors, San Carlos, California
56. Think Global AS, Oslo, Norway
57. Wasatch Wind, Heber City, Utah