Mascoma

Creo que es momento de empezar a hablar más de energía alternativa, uno de los temas más sujetos a crecimiento de inversión en EUA. Como dato cultural, el departamento de energía de EUA le pidió a 3 firmas de capital de riesgo que echen a andar un programa piloto para crear compañías a partir de las tecnologías de este departamento. Participaron Kleiner Perkins, ARCH Venture partners y Foundation Capital. La nota está abajo.

La compañía del día relacionada con esta materia es Mascoma... su descripción viene abajo:

"We will provide a significant portion of this energy through the low-cost, efficient and environmentally beneficial use of cellulosic biomass technologies."

Mascoma Corp., a Cambridge, Mass.-based provider of cellulosic biomass-to-ethanol development and production, has raised $50 million in Series C funding, according to a regulatory filing. It includes $30 million in equity, and $20 million in debt. General Catalyst Partners was joined by return backers Khosla Ventures, Atlas Venture, Flagship Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Pinnacle Ventures and VantagePoint Venture Partners. Mascoma had previously raised around $40 million. www.mascoma.com

The U.S. Department of Energy has chosen three venture capital firms to participate in the Department's new entrepreneur-in-residence pilot program, which aims to accelerate deployment and commercialization of advanced clean energy technologies from three DOE National Laboratories into the global marketplace. The three firms are: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, ARCH Venture Partners and Foundation Capital. Get more info.