Greentech Media, a subsidiary of
Wood Mackenzie, is a media company based in
, United States, that generates daily reports, market research studies, and news on electricity systems and
green technology and
green jobs.
It was founded in February 2007 by Scott Clavenna and Rick Thompson, and announced that it had raised $1 million in
Series-A venture capital
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to start-up company, startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth poten ...
funding the following May. It announced another $2.75 million Series-B round in May 2008. The company currently has four offices, in
Boston
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,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
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,
San Francisco
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and
Munich
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. In February 2021, Wood Mackenzie announced the closure of the Greentech Media website by March 2021, while podcasts would continue.
Deal summary
Greentech Media Inc. has released quarterly data showing that
venture capital
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to start-up company, startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth poten ...
investment in green technologies totaled US$1.2 billion in 85 deals in the second quarter of 2009. This is up from $836 million in 59 deals in the first quarter of 2009.
Podcasts
Greentech Media produces two weekly podcasts: "Energy Gang", a weekly digest of energy topics, hosted by Stephen Lacey, Katherine Hamilton, and
Jigar Shah, and "The Interchange," a more technical energy podcast featuring industry insights, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann.
See also
*
Smart grid
A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operation and energy measures including:
* Advanced metering infrastructure (of which smart meters are a generic name for any utility side device even if it is more capable e.g. a ...
References
External links
Greentech MediaHectamedia
Companies based in Massachusetts
Mass media companies of the United States
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