Tech Company Financing Transactions
NanoSolar Funding Round
NanoSolar closed a $6.5 million financing round on 6/19/2003. Investors included Benchmark Capital, Stanford University and U.S. Venture Partners.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
6/19/2003
Transaction Type
Debt
Venture Equity
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,500,000
Round
Undisclosed
Investors
Benchmark Capital (Lead Investor)
U.S. Venture Partners (Arati Prabhakar)
Proceeds Purpose
Solar power, in particular, is going through a new cycle of innovation as advances in materials science and nanotechnology, which uses materials as small as molecules, are paving the way for approaches that could drastically lower the cost of solar energy.
Company Information
Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Alternative Energy
Mailing Address
5521 Hellyer Ave.
San Jose, CA 95138
USA
San Jose, CA 95138
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
NanoSolar is one of several companies with promising technologies aimed at narrowing the gap between the cost of solar power and energy from fossil fuels.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Karl Steigele
Chief Financial Officer
David Wilson
Vice President
John Bender
VP - Operations
Ravi Balaji
VP - Operations
Mirco Boldt
VP - R & D
Dave Jackrel
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