On October 19, SDForum will present its next Quarterly Venture Breakfast, which will focus on Clean Technology. A summary of this program is:
VC cleantech investing surged from a rounding error 10 years ago to the #3 category in 2008, according to the PwC Money Tree. Recently, the US government has become a major funding source for key cleantech investments, facilitating their growth. Will cleantech continue to be one of the leading areas for investments going forward? If so, how will the mix of cleantech investments change? What are the emerging categories within cleantech? Which parts are fading? Come hear our experts debate these and other cleantech topics.
This program will feature the following panelists:
- Wayne Hedden, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Marianne Wu, Mohr Davidow Ventures
- Don Wood, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
- Rick Yang, NEA
- Moderator: Allison Leopold-Tilley, Pillsbury Winthrop
This program will be held from 8:00 am - 10:00 am at Pillsbury Winthrop, 2475 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Thanks to our friends at SDForum, readers of Green VC can receive a $5 discount from the non-member registration price for this event. To receive the discount, please use code "GREEN05" when registering online. For more information: