Jul 21, 2017
There’s a new source of opportunities for regional clean tech companies if they have something to offer on EVs. VW has agreed to a nearly $2 Billion settlement for cheating on its emissions testing, and $44 million of that looks like it will be coming to...
Jul 10, 2017
The number one need for a startup is almost always money. Now there is a new path to raising capital to launch a tech business. CleanStart is helping entrepreneurs get into the crowdfunding business! It requires some new skills and new techniques, most of which are...
Jul 10, 2017
carbonBLU is a cleantech software company, working to accelerate the adoption of alternative fuels and advanced vehicles. Based in Roseville, they started operations in 2014 with the mission to establish clear positive correlations between sustainable environmental...
Jun 30, 2017
Chris Russell brought his experience to help entrepreneurs understand rules around Equity Crowdfunding. Attendees learned and got to ask questions about Reg A+. Listen to his entire presentation courtesy of StartUp...
Jun 7, 2017
The Brookings Institution has published a review of VC investment into clean tech with some interesting conclusions. As we have said before, venture capital may not be a very good source of start up money in the clean tech sector. This report shows in detail how...
Jun 7, 2017
by Thomas Hall If you have been in any startup community long enough, you have talked to the entrenched stakeholders, venture capitalist, law firms, accelerators, incubators, and the like. All seem to have similar tools to bring a business to success. However, there...
May 31, 2017
AQUAOSO Technologies, a startup public benefit corporation headquartered in Sacramento, California, is launching a beta version of their online water trading program this summer. The AQUAOSO team is dedicated to improving the water industry, and is led by CEO and...
May 18, 2017
As reported by Victor A. Patton of the Sacramento Business Journal, the Sacramento region’s clean energy and green technology sector in 2016 reported all-time high numbers for revenue and jobs — and gains of more than 25 percent for both since 2014, according to a...
May 18, 2017
As reported by Mark Glover of the Sacramento Bee, CleanStart Inc., the Sacramento-based nonprofit that works to foster the growth of clean tech companies throughout the region, said Wednesday that 94 area firms generated $3.2 billion in revenue in 2016.
May 17, 2017
There are lots of kinds of crowdfunding–starting with asking for donations to selling stock in your company. Clearly asking for donations is going to result in a lot less money than offering a discount for pre-ordering a product or selling shares of stock....