The clouds may have rolled in for many other sectors in today’s economy, but the sun still shines on cleantech — and VantagePoint Venture Partners in particular. The San Bruno, Calif.-based firm just landed $435 million for its second fund, reports VentureWire.
The close comes as a solid rebuttal to industry insiders’ concerns that capital might dry up for cleantech in light of plummeting oil prices. VantagePoint’s portfolio includes many names that have remained largely above the economic fray, including solar-thermal developer BrightSource Energy, waste-to-power firm Ze-Gen, electric-vehicle charging station project Better Place, and of course marquee electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors.
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VantagePoint’s contributors include AlpInvest Partners Clean Technology Investments 2007, GKM Newport/NY Venture Capital Fund, PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund, and the state of Oregon.
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