Fisker Automotive has raised $85M for additional development and manufacturing of its plug-in electric luxury sedan. Investors are Eco-Drive Capital Partners and current investor Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The firm had closed a $65M round last September. At a time when Detroit is in a world of hurt it's amazing to us that a luxeury car maker like this is getting so much funding. The car is a beauty for sure. The Karma will be able to go from 0 to 60 miles in 5.8 seconds with a top speed at 125 miles per hour. Fisker is planning to make three other variants of the plug-in Karma sedan: a convertible, coupe and possibly a four-door sport-utility vehicle. Full story...
Miami-based Labotec has landed a round of funding from Kima Ventures, although the amount was undisclosed.
2010 is setting up to be a year of consolidation and change within the solar industry as several manufacturers expect to double their revenues while others predict more modest gains.
Second Porch, out of Portland, OR has raised $1M in Series A funding led by the Oregon Angel Fund. Second Porch competes with Home Away in the vacation home rental and home exchange markets.
The Golden State is being good to San Jose-based SunPower Corp. (SPWRA, SPWRB:NASDAQ) as they announced today that they will be designing and building a 1 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Yolo County, California.
San Diego-based EMN8 has raised $14.4M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing. EMN8 is backed by GRP Partners, Sid R.
Not often does The Alarm:Clock cover parties as the staff here experienced the dot.com era and haven’t attended any event in the past 5 years that remotely brings back memories of the good times associated with fundraising for a cause or an organization.
Social gaming's Playdom, which has raised $43M in funding, has invested in an Argentine rival, MetroGames.
Seeking to double its 2009 sales this year, Suntech Power (STP:NYSE) took a step closer to that ambitious goal today by announcing they will be supplying the solar panels for Taiwan’s largest solar power plant.
With the Evergreen Solar (ESLR:NASDAQ) looking for a boost after declining revenues and its Sorvello deal, the company announced today that the 5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Apulia, Italy is now online.
Foster City-based BrightEdge has raised $6.5M in Series B funding. Battery Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Altos Ventures and Illuminate Ventures.