| Clean Tech Venture Capital Investment | | | | have marked a refreshing change that will last for a |
| The accelerated rate at which CO2 levels are going | | | | couple of decades at least. Though it does not equal |
| up, combined with the Gas-gurgling technologies | | | | the dotcom investment frenzy of the earlier decade, |
| which we are addicted to at the moment, is having a | | | | it certainly looks promising. |
| considerable impact on the ecological balance of the | | | | Cleantech venture capital investments are pretty |
| planet and it is up to man, to find newer technologies | | | | much like electronics was when the Silicon Valley was |
| that have a less severe impact on it. | | | | still in a nascent stage. Industry experts feel that |
| Clean tech may still be in its infancy, but it certainly is | | | | cleantech has pretty much the same potential to |
| growing. Market researchers who speculated on the | | | | virtually transform our world the way semiconductors |
| viability of cleantech are now welcoming it with open | | | | did. |
| arms. It is predicted that revenues in eco-friendly | | | | Why recession doesn't bother cleantech investors |
| technologies like biofuel, wind and solar energy will | | | | The global financial meltdown has caused panic across |
| top $250 billion in the coming decade. With more and | | | | all sectors. Everyone is apprehensive about how the |
| more venture capitalists looking to pump in their | | | | new world might be and that cleantech might just |
| money to cleantech, the potential in the market is | | | | take a back seat in efforts to rebuild the economy. |
| immeasurable. In fact the day is not far when market | | | | But this is far from true. Many mainstream US |
| size for cleantech will be measured in trillions of | | | | companies and VC's are accepting cleantech even |
| dollars. | | | | amidst this financial turmoil. Despite the extreme |
| The rise in investments | | | | volatility and risks that cleantech investments have |
| Until now, very few venture capitalists dared to | | | | been marred with, smart investors do not shy away |
| venture into cleantech. But the last couple of years | | | | from cleantech venture capital investments. |