Vinod Khosla—Khosla Ventures raised $1.1 billion green fund for clean energy and renewable technology in 2009
In September 2009, Khosla Ventures announced it had raised $1.1 billion in a 'green fund' for renewable energy and clean technology development. The fund was the largest clean technology fund launched since 2007 and one of the largest ever. $800 million was allocated for established technologies and $275 million for early-stage companies. By 2013, Khosla Ventures had invested in more than 70 cleantech companies.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate Action | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Environmental Sustainability | +toward | secondary | +0.50 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.643 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Khosla Ventures raised $1.1 billion green fund, largest cleantech fund since 2007
In September 2009, Khosla Ventures announced it had raised $1.1 billion in a 'green fund' to spur development of renewable energy and other clean technologies. Of the total, $800 million was for established technologies and $275 million for early-stage companies.