News Archive.
Despite Beltway Furor, Clean Tech Creates Jobs Both Red and Blue, Report Says
DBL was recently featured in WSJ. Clean technology is a contentious political issue in Washington–particularly in the wake of last year’s Solyndra bankruptcy–but based on the sector’s job growth, in an election year federal politicians shouldn’t…
Never Make a Cold Call Again: 4 Tips, by @pkfletcher
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Inc. contributor Patti Fletcher @pkfletcher and I met at the We Own It Summit back in June and had a fantastic conversation about how venture firms are approached. Do people cold call us? Are most introductions made…
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Could Green Jobs Tip the 2012 Presidential Election?
Green Tech Media wrote up an article about our recent white paper publication: Seven of the top seventeen states with the most rapid growth in greentech, according to a new study, are considered swing states…
Red, White and Green: The True Colors of America’s Clean Tech Jobs
SAN FRANCISCO – September 10, 2012 – Clean tech may create a highly partisan debate in Washington D.C., but in the rest of country, it creates jobs. A new report examines the sharp contrasts between…
The most successful (& positive) greentech VC you haven’t heard of
GigaOM wrote an article about DBL Managing Partner Nancy Pfund, published on March 4, 2012. “Meeting a wildly successful and positive greentech investor is kind of like spotting a California Condor in the wild: you…
OpEd: Cap and Trade will Give California Edge
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The San Francisco Chronicle just published my op-ed piece today. Read the full article here or have a read below. Look forward to your thoughts in the comments section! The closer you get to a goal,…
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Wine, Women and…Entrepreneurs
Business Group Helps Marin Women Entrepreneurs Succeed – from the Marin Independent Journal Now this looks like a fantastic way to spend a few hours with some smart women: The National Association of Women Business Owners,…
Five Hurdles to Clear for India’s Plans for Electric Car Domination
It’s encouraging to see emerging marketplaces such as India’s embracing the promise of electric vehicles. Stunningly, they’re high on the civic agenda. It’d be easy to give a pass to such a large and populous…
The Renewables Sector Still Creating Jobs – April through June
This story just ran in Greentech Media‘s Enterprise section. Green Jobs: 37,409 Green Jobs in Q2 2012—Report Solar shined, wind was threatened, and public-private partnerships worked. Despite a still teetering economy, the renewables sector continued…
We can’t wait for SOCAP 12
Here’s a link to the full schedule. If you’re planning on attending the DBLInvestors team will be there. Leave a comment below or tweet at @cynthiaringodbl if you’d like to meet up!
London’s Silicon Roundabout Nurtures Clean-Tech Startups
From the AOL Energy blog. The traffic circle at the intersection of Old Street and City Road in East London’s Shoreditch neighborhood would be just another ugly piece of urban infrastructure if it hadn’t become identified…
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Soladigm Closes $55 Million in Equity Financing
MILPITAS, Calif., Jun 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Soladigm, a leading manufacturer of highly energy-efficient Dynamic Glass for buildings, announced today that it closed $55 million in Series D equity financing, co-led by Reinet Investments…
