8
Mar
2010
Top 50 VC-Funded Greentech Startups:Greentech Media announces the top 50 startups in greentech
GTM Staff
Venture capital firms have invested almost $20 billion into hundreds of greentech startups since 2005. All of these firms are looking to launch a disruptive force into their target markets, scale rapidly and grow quickly.
Very few of these firms will actually make it.
We put our energy analysts, reporters and editors to the task of picking fifty VC startups in greentech that have at least a fighting chance of succeeding as VC-funded startups and making an impact on our energy-intensive lives.
Selection criteria:
Technological edge
Potential to severely disrupt the market
Great management team
Massive market opportunity
Substantial war chest
Feasible exit strategy
Sheer hype power
Only venture-backed private firms
