Insights from Clean Energy Trust
June 28th provided the culmination of a months-long process targeting university partners and innovators, sourcing cleantech business plan applications, and providing student entrepreneurs with funding and exposure to develop their businesses.
We’ve completed another investment cycle at Clean Energy Trust and I’m super excited about the four new companies we recently unveiled at CO_INVEST CLEANTECH. Each of these companies is bringing to market innovative solutions for a more sustainable future.
Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup recaps interesting cleantech news highlights, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news. In honor of the summer solstice, this edition of the cleantech roundup also sits at the intersection of spring and summer, spanning news from both May and June.
Many companies struggle to make the jump from seed funding to Series A. Clean Energy Trust (CET) has compiled thoughts from VCs, blogs, and their own experiences to help startups get their pitch right.
Over 300 entrepreneurs, investors, executives, and students gathered in Chicago for a day that celebrated a shared belief in the power of entrepreneurs to take on the hardest challenges of decarbonization and environmental sustainability.
Ian Adams visits our cleantech innovation partners in Minnesota to share CET's work and learn from others. He distills down lessons from the trip here. [Spoiler alert:] It's never too early to start talking to customers!
Don’t let All Male Panels happen to your organization. The good news is that with so many incredible women leaders in clean energy - science, technology, advocacy and business - it doesn’t have to!
Clean Energy Trust, and seven other cleantech startup organizations which together comprise the Incubatenergy Network, receive new financial support and engagement commitments from BP Ventures.
This represents the first exit since we began making direct investments in 2014. This major milestone is an important proof point for our 501vc™ investment model. Proceeds from the investment have been returned to CET’s fund and will be repatriated to capitalize future investments in 2018 and beyond.