Cleantech Venture Monitor Q1 2006

Cleantech Venture Monitor Q1 2006

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Table of Contents

CEO and Chairman’s Message 3

Q1 2006 Investments Monitored 5

Key Statistics and Historical Data 5

Investments by Industry Segment 6

Key Industry Segment Trends 6

Key Energytech Segment Trends 8

Key Regional Investment Trends 9

Key Investment Stage Trends 10

Q1 2006 Deal Tracking 11

North America 11

Europe 15

Cleantech Venture Forum IX – San Francisco – Highlights and Analysis 17

I Limited Partner - Overview 17

II. Limited Partner - Financial Institutions Panel 18

III. Limited Partner - Fund of Fund Panel 19

IV. Limited Partner - Corporate Investors Panel 21

V. Globalization Trends in Venture Capital and their Implications for Cleantech 22

VI. Cleantech: Delivering Superior Returns 23

VII. Cleantech in the Mainstream: A Discussion with John and John 23

VIII.Developing Tomorrow's Cleantech Innovations 25

IX. Cleantech IPOs Back in Business Globally: The CEO’s Perspective 26

X. CleanBio: Biopolymers & Biofuels 26

XI. Portable Power: Investing at the Tipping Point? 28

XII. Internet 3.0: How Networked Intelligence is Driving Resource Efficiency 29

Our Sponsors 31

Cleantech Bulletin Board 32

Upcoming Events 32

Release of Cleantech Research Report Announcement 32

Cleantech News & Notes 33

Cleantech Venture Forum XI Announcement 35


CEO and Chairman’s Message

Dear Investor,

Again. We will never tire of saying that word when it refers to another strong

quarter for cleantech investing.

Welcome to the First Quarter 2006 Cleantech Venture Monitor, where we’re

pleased to report once again that the amount invested in cleantech in North

America has surpassed the previous quarter. This marks the 7th quarterly

gain, with $513 million for Q1 2006 representing the largest quarter since the

boom of Q1 2000. The $513 million is a 2.3% increase from the $502 million

posted in the previous quarter.

High energy prices, growing concerns about global warming and other

environmental effects, technological advancements and an increasingly

savvy investment community suggest that the trend may continue into the

future. We’ve seen signs of healthy growth quarter to quarter, and promising

developments worldwide that could help sustain the momentum.

Cleantech continued to hold its 5th place in overall VC investments, with only

biotechnology, software, medical and telecommunications sectors getting a

larger share. Cleantech captured 8.5% of the $6.02 billion that was invested

in North America. The Canadian portion of Cleantech investment continued

to show gains. Total investment in Canadian companies reached $96.3 mil-

lion for Q1 2006, up from $86.9 million in Q4 2005.

In Europe and Isreal, investors committed almost $120 million into cleantech

deals, for 8.6% of the European venture capital investment. There were 67

cleantech deals in North America and another 36 deals in Europe during the

quarter. We expect to offer more detailed analysis of European activities as

we continue to track activities there. We will share our findings with you in

upcoming Cleantech Venture Monitors and other Cleantech publications.

Energy-related investments remained the dominant sector in the quarter,

getting nearly 69% of the cleantech total and more than half of the deals.

The Energy Generation segment received nearly 42% of the total amount

invested in energy, up 30% over last quarter. Blacklight Power Inc. topped the

Q1 charts for largest investment in any sector, with a $50 million investment.

Materials and Nanotechnology, with 8.1% of total investment in cleantech

companies, remained in 2nd place, despite a $50 million drop in investment

from Q1 2005.

Nicholas Parker

Keith Raab

Demand worldwide for clean and affordable energy has fueled interest in

alternatives to oil and gas as well as more efficient technologies. According to

one analysis, Asia’s need for waste treatment and management, renewable

energy and other clean technologies will create an $800 billion market by 2015.

New York, California, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and several other states

have initiated programs to use solar, wind, biofuels and other renewable and

alternative energies. Similar mandates have been in place in the UK, Germany

and other parts of Europe with some economic success.

That hasn’t gone unnoticed on Wall Street or Frankfurt or any of the world’s

other financial capitals. Q1 2006 saw 44 new investors entering the clean-

tech space, compared to 30 in Q4 2005, and 20 firms participated in multiple

cleantech investments, up from 10 in Q4. For the third straight quarter,

EnerTech Capital was the most active investor. RockPort Capital Partners tied

EnerTech Capital for the number of investments, with each funding 5 deals.

We’re enthusiastic about what 2006 has to bring, including what we plan to

contribute throughout the year. We have several new products and initiatives

in store for you, as well as what is shaping up to be a memorable Cleantech

Venture Forum XI in New York City on Sept. 20-22.

All the best,

Keith Raab

CEO and Co-founder

Cleantech Venture Network

[email protected]


CEO and Chairman’s Message

Nicholas Parker

Chairman and Co-founder

Cleantech Venture Network

[email protected]

About Cleantech Venture Network

The Cleantech Venture Network LLC is an organization that connects venture, corporate and institutional investors with clean technology entrepreneurs, through related information products, online services and the Cleantech Venture Forum series of events.Cleantech Venture Network serves more than 900 affiliate investor member firms worldwide. The organization has tracked more than$8.8 billion invested in cleantech ventures since 1999, of which over $450 million has been raised by Cleantech Venture Forum presenting companies. Cleantech Venture Network has offices in Canada, Europe and the U.S. Further information can be found atwww.cleantech.com or by calling (+1) 810-224-4310.

Key statistics for Q1 2006:

• Investment into clean technology companiescontinued to increase. For the 7th consecutive quarter, the amount of capitalplaced into cleantech companies by equityinvestors was larger than the previous.

• Another strong quarterly result — again!Investments increased to $513 million, thelargest recorded since Q1 2000, representinga 2.3% increase from the $502 millionrecorded in the previous quarter. In Q1, 67cleantech deals were completed, down from73 in Q4 of last year.

• An additional 36 European investments weretracked in Q1 as Cleantech has now

committed to tracking EU data comprehen-sively. A total of $120.3 million was investedin the companies that reported investmentnumbers. Among the deals: 19 of the companies were from the UK, 3 fromDenmark, 2 each from Germany and France,and one each from Sweden, Finland,Switzerland and Israel.

• Cleantech held onto 5th place for anotherquarter. Cleantech captured 8.5% of the$6.02 billion invested in North America overall, down from 9.1% in the previousquarter. Cleantech maintains the lead oversemiconductors and is only behind biotechnology, software, medical andtelecommunications.

• The most active investors in Q1 wereEnerTech Capital and RockPort CapitalPartners, with five investments each. This isthe 3rd straight quarter where EnerTechCapital was the most active investor. NthPower participated in three financings.

• Overall, 20 firms participated in multiplecleantech financings in Q1. In Q1, 2005 therewere 10 firms participating in multipleinvestments.

• In Q1 there were 135 unique investors participating in a cleantech investment —up slightly from the 122 participating in Q4,2005 deals. Q1 also saw 44 new investorsentering the cleantech space as compared to 30 new investors in Q4.

• Average deal size in Q1 rose significantly to $8.28 million from $6.88 million recordedlast quarter. The average investment in equity deals across all industries increasedslightly to $6.6 million. This represents thelargest gap in average investment sizeCleantech has ever recorded.

• Investment capital continued to flow intolater stage deals, with $500.92 million of thecleantech total. 60 of the 67 total transac-tions went into follow-on investments.

• Deal size — In Q1, 12 companies receivedinvestments under $1 million, 37 companiesreceived investments between $1 and $10million and 13 received over $10 million. Thisdistribution is consistent with that seen in Q4.

• The five largest investments in Q1 represented$162.0 million (31.5%) of the total investmentinto clean technologies, comparable to Q4,2005. Two of the five were Energy Efficiencyinvestments, the others were Transportationand Logistics, Energy Generation and anEnergy Storage deal.

• Energy-related investing took off in Q1, capturing 68.6% ($352.3 million) of the cleantech total. In Q4, the segment captured$178.6 million of investment for 35.6% of thecleantech total. In Q1, 34 of the 67 totalinvestments into cleantech went into energy-related companies.

• The Northeast continued to lead the way incleantech investment activity ($162.5 million)and the West Coast dropped slightly to$117.4 million from $123.2 million in Q4.

Q1 2006 Investments Monitored

Q1 2006 Q4 2005 Q3 2005

Cleantech Equity Investments 67 73 69

Investments with Undisclosed Amounts 5 7 4

Total Equity Capital Invested in Cleantech $513,547,773 $502,029,486 $425,384,245

Average Cleantech Equity Investment $8,283,029 $6,877,116 $6,164,989

Median Cleantech Equity Investment $5,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,600,000

Investor Groups Participating in a Cleantech Transaction 135 122 109

New Cleantech Investors 44 30 36

Overall VC Equity Investments 917 924 915

Total Equity Capital Invested in VC Deals $6,015,326,100 5,535,190,991 5,698,340,000

Average VC Equity Investment $6,559,789 $5,990,466 $6,227,694

Cleantech % of Overall Equity Capital Invested 8.5% 9.1% 7.5%

Cleantech Deals Under $1M 12 16 17

Cleantech Deals Between $1M and $5M 19 24 25

Cleantech Deals Between $5M and $10M 18 10 10

Cleantech Deals Over $10M 13 16 13

Q1 2006 Statistics - North America

Graph Source: Cleantech Venture Network LLC, 2006


Blacklight Power, Inc. $50,000,000.00

TIR Systems Inc. $30,000,000.00

A123Systems $30,000,000.00

ORYXE Energy International Inc. $27,000,000.00

ISE Corporation $25,002,000.00

Total $162,002,000.00

% of Total Cleantech 31.5%

5 Largest Q1 2006 Investments in Cleantech

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Our report provides a bird’s-eye view of cleantech venture investing between 1999 and 2005,

with projections through 2009:

• Covers $7.3bn of cleantech venture investments between 1999 and Q2 2005

• Features 628 cleantech companies that received 1085 investment rounds, giving breakdowns by stage, region and segment

• Indicates which companies and regions have received the most cleantech venture capital

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• Tracks the growth of cleantech as an investment category over three periods: 1999-2001 (Bubble and Burst), 2002-2005 (Learning and Diversification) and 2006-2008 (Growth and Returns)

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Cleantech Bulletin Board



1/23/06

Two large cleantech firms close funds

DFJ Element, Draper Fisher Jurvetson 's clean and renewable energy investment fund, has had an interim close of more than $114 million, according to an SEC filing. The filing lists the fund's goal as $225 million. LPs in thefund include ACG America, CalPERS, the Coca-Cola Co. and Swiss Re Partnership Holding. The fund, formerlyknown as DFJ Alta Terra, secured a commitment of $8.5 million from the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF).DFJ has partnered with the group along with Nth Power and VantagePoint Venture Partners. DFJ and Nth Powerhave pledged to match each dollar of CalCEF's investment. CalCEF will serve as a limited partner for VantagePoint.www.dfj.com

RockPort Capital Partners II Fund

RockPort Capital Partners announced the close of RockPort Capital Partners II, its second venture fund, with more than $261 million. The Boston-based firm invests in mid and late-stage companies in the advanced materials,energy and process and prevention technologies. www.rockportcap.com

2/1/06

California equity firm secures $40-million commitment from CalPERS

Paladin Private Equity Partners LLC, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles, California, announced that it has received a commitment from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide $40million for a new fund targeting investments in clean technology companies. The new fund, on which CalPERS willserve as a lead investor, will target small- to mid-cap companies engaged in the development of environmentallysound technologies for energy generation, water treatment and other applications. Paladin says that it plans toraise a total of $200 million for the new clean technologies fund.

2/10/06

EU venture capital firms raised more than twice as much in new funds in 2005 than in the previous year

The fourth quarter proves to be the year’s strongest fund raising quarter in Europe. European venture capital firms raised the highest amount in three years in 2005, with fund-raising totaling 3.70 billion euros, according toVentureOne, a unit of Dow Jones Newswires and the publisher of VentureSource. The total amount was 160%more than the amount raised in 2004, although two fewer funds closed in 2005.

2/16/06

CalPERS fund commitments

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has approved the following fund commitments: $30 millionto Carlyle Asia Growth Partners III ($350m target); $30 million DFJ Element ($225m target); and $15 million toRockPort Capital Partners II (closed with $261m). www.calpers.com

2/20/06

Hydro Technology Ventures closes fund

The VC arm of Norwegian energy and aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA, Hydro Technology Ventures, hasclosed its second fund with 400 million Norwegian crown ($59.2 million). The group focuses on energy sectoropportunities. www.hydro.com

CLEANTECH NEWS & NOTES



4/18/06

Canadian venture fund launched by Garage Technology Ventures

U.S. seed-stage and early-stage venture fund Garage Technology Ventures has announced the launch of GarageTechnology Ventures Canada LP, a CAN $50m fund that will support emerging technology startups in Canada. The new Canadian fund is headquartered in Montreal and is led by Louis P Desmarais and Tom Sweeney. The newfund is backed by local LPs that include the Solidarity Fund QFL, the Caisse de depot et placement du Quebecand FIER Partners, LP, as well as the general partners of the fund. www.garage.com

5/20/06

House of Representatives passes the H-Prize Act of 2006

By an overwhelming vote of 416 to 6, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5143, the H-Prize Act of 2006. The legislation, introduced by Research Subcommittee Chairman Bob Inglis (R-SC), would establish a national prize competition to encourage the development of breakthrough technologies that would enable a hydrogen economy.

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