San Diego has become a hotspot for clean technology, with barrels of resources directed toward solar, wind, biotech, and other “enertech” sectors. In fact, so strong is the emphasis on energy technology and clean energy that when the non-profit coalition Cleantech San Diego launched last year, the group took off like a rocket (an environmentally … Continue reading “San Diego’s Clean Energy Companies—the Map”
Author: Lauren Gravitz
Metaplace Secures $6.7 Million for Virtual Worlds
Metaplace, the open-access virtual world that allows users to build and share their own animated communities, said today that it has collected $6.7 million in new financing, raising the startup’s funding total to $9.4 million. The funding hails from four investors: existing backers Charles River Ventures and Crescendo Ventures, as well as new financiers Ben … Continue reading “Metaplace Secures $6.7 Million for Virtual Worlds”
Tech Coast Angels Funds Startup Developing Ultra-Low Power Wireless Video
San Diego-based MicroPower Appliance has received an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from Tech Coast Angels to help support its development of a battery-powered, Wi-Fi video camera. According to Mike Elconin, the San Diego network president of Tech Coast Angels, ultra-low powered, wireless video cameras have a number of potential applications, with Internet-based video … Continue reading “Tech Coast Angels Funds Startup Developing Ultra-Low Power Wireless Video”
Adventrx Cuts One-Fourth of Staff, CEO Resigns
San Diego-based Adventrx Pharmaceuticals (AMEX: [[ticker:ANX]]) announced today that it had cut its workforce by nine people, and that its CEO and President, Evan Levine, had resigned effective October 17. The cuts represent 27 percent of Adventrx’s staff, and the company says that it is restructuring so as to direct all resources toward its two … Continue reading “Adventrx Cuts One-Fourth of Staff, CEO Resigns”