Greentech Media, a subsidiary of
Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie, also known as ''WoodMac,'' is a global research and consultancy group supplying data, written analysis, and consultancy advice to the energy, chemicals, renewables, metals, and mining industries. In 2015, the company was acquire ...
, is a media company based in
Massachusetts
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, United States, that generates daily reports, market research studies, and news on electricity systems and
green technology
Environmental technology (envirotech) or green technology (greentech), also known as ''clean technology'' (''cleantech''), is the application of one or more of environmental science, green chemistry, environmental monitoring and electronic devic ...
and
green jobs
Green jobs (green-collar jobs, sustainability jobs, eco jobs or environmental jobs) are, according to the United Nations Environment Program, "work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development (R&D), administrative, and serv ...
.
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
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...
,
New York,
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
and
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...
. 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
Jigar Shah (born August 30, 1974) is the director of the Loan Programs Office in the US Department of Energy. Shah gained prominence as an American clean energy entrepreneur, author and podcast host. Shah is known for work to create and advocat ...
, and "The Interchange," a more technical energy podcast featuring industry insights, hosted by Stephen Lacey and Shayle Kann.
See also
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Smart grid
References
External links
Greentech MediaHectamedia
Companies based in Massachusetts
Mass media companies of the United States
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