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A report released Tuesday afternoon by publisher Greentech Media says that green technology investments hits $1.2 billion in Q2, up from $836M in the first quarter of the year. According to the report, there were 85 deals in Q2 versus 59 deals in Q1. Among other numbers tallied by Greentech: solar power deals led in terms of investment category, with $33.4M in 17 deals; automotive and transportation was next with $202.5M and 8 deals; and biofuels/gasification/cleaner coal was third in terms of investments with $195M in 12 deals.
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San Diego-based Pyron Solar, a manufacturer of solar concentrators for the utility scale solar market, has been acquired. According to Ellis Energy Investments, it acquired the assets of Pyron, and will be adding the firm to its portfolio of companies. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Pyron Solar develops a solar concentrator which was being applied to solar plants for utilities; the firm had scored an undisclosed amount of venture capital from investment firm New Energies Invest (NEI).
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San Diego-based Metaplace, the online virtual world startup headed by Raph Koster, disclosed today that the firm is now allowing users to easily embed virtual worlds into any web page. Metaplace said that web users can now embed the firm’s Flash-based virtual worlds into blogs or webpages. The firm has been working towards allowing anyone to build their own virtual world and place it on their own web page since 2008, when it scored a funding round from Charles River Ventures, Crescendo Ventures, and well known angels Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz. Koster and co-founder John Donham were both previously at Sony Online Entertainment.
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La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless, which develops technology to stream video to mobile devices, reports today that it has hired on a new, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales, James D. Edson. According to the firm, Edson will help manage and grow the firm’s domestic and international carrier business. Edson was most recently at Scanbuy, and has also previously served at Motorola, Qualcomm, Ericsson, PacketVideo, and Littlefeet. Ortiva is backed by Comcast, Artiman Ventures, Mission Ventures, and Avalon Ventures.
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El Segundo-based NC4, a provider of emergency management and situational awareness services, said today that it has partnered with Glendale-based Everbridge in a deal which will help NC4 provide mass notification to its customers. According to NC4, the partnership will allow the company to distribute alert information to employees and stakeholders. NC4 is using Everbridge’s mass notification product, Everbridge Aware. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. Everbridge was formerly known as 3n Global, and is backed by venture capital firm ABS Ventures.
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Los Angeles-based Stamps.com, a provider of PC and online postage software, has updated the firm’s software, saying today that it has redesigned its user interface, along with other improvements. Stamps.com, which allows anyone with a PC to print their own, legal U.S. postage, said that version 8.0 of its product is available for download from its site; among other features are the ability to print smaller certified mail labels; printing of pre-paid return shipping labels as PDF documents, and better web browser support.
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Beverly Hills-based Spark Networks, which operates a number of vertically focused, online dating sites, is claiming today that the firm has now reached two million members for the firm’s Christian focused dating site, ChristianMingle.com. The firm said the site–which has been around since 2001–is now the “leading” online network for Christian singles. Spark also operates AmericanSingles.com, BlackSingles.com, SingleParentsMingle.com, and PrimeSingles.net.
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San Diego-based Mushroom Networks, a spinout of the University of California San Diego, said today that the firm is now applying its technology to the wireless market. The firm, which develops technology which combines multiple Internet connections into one, faster broadband connection, said its product PortaBella takes up to four cellular data cards and creates a single, high-speed shared connection from those four cards. The company is targeting mobile TV, enterprise markets, the military, news crews, and others who need high speed wireless internet connections. Mushroom Networks also makes hardware which aggregates high speed, landline Internet connections such as cable, DSL, or T1 connections, into much faster and reliable broadband connections.
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San Diego-based MojoPages, which operates a white-label, online directory of local businesses, said today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Austin Ventures. According to MojoPages, the funding will go towards expanding its local search solution for media properties. MojoPages operates a site which allows users to review and rate local companies, which it makes available to newspaper, TV, and radio station web sites. Austin Ventures’ Mike Dodd sits on the firm’s board.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2009 – Intel Corporation’s largest technical conference returns to San Francisco on Sept. 22-24.
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