VC Structure

Personalities

Ramneek Gupta , Gautam Patel , Vinod Khosla,

Cleantech definition

Clean is more than green

http://cleantech.com/about/cleantechdefinition.cfm

Clean technology, or "cleantech," should not be confused with the terms environmental technology or "green tech" popularized in the 1970s and 80s. Cleantech is new technology and related business models that offer competitive returns for investors and customers while providing solutions to global challenges.

While greentech, or envirotech, has represented "end-of-pipe" technology of the past (for instance, smokestack scrubbers) with limited opportunity for attractive returns, cleantech addresses the roots of ecological problems with new science, emphasizing natural approaches such as biomimicry and biology. Greentech has traditionally only represented small, regulatory-driven markets. Cleantech is driven by productivity-based purchasing, and therefore enjoys broader market economics, with greater financial upside and sustainability.

Cleantech represents a diverse range of products, services, and processes, all intended to:

• Provide superior performance at lower costs, while
  
• Greatly reducing or eliminating negative ecological impact, at the same time as
  
• Improving the productive and responsible use of natural resources

Cleantech industry segments

Determining what is or isn't cleantech isn't always easy. The Cleantech Group established and continues to refine criteria to baseline the sector definition so as to ensure consistent reporting of data in the global markets it tracks.

Cleantech spans many industry verticals and is defined by the following eleven segments:

Energy Generation

• Wind
• Solar
• Hydro/Marine
• Biofuels
• Geothermal
• Other

Energy Storage

• Fuel Cells
• Advanced Batteries
• Hybrid Systems

Energy Infrastructure

• Management
• Transmission

Energy Efficiency

• Lighting
• Buildings
• Glass
• Other

Transportation

• Vehicles
• Logistics
• Structures
• Fuels

Water & Wastewater

• Water Treatment
• Water Conservation
• Wastewater Treatment

Air & Environment

• Cleanup/Safety
• Emissions Control
• Monitoring/Compliance
• Trading & Offsets

Materials

• Nano
• Bio
• Chemical
• Other

Manufacturing/Industrial

• Advanced Packaging
• Monitoring & Control
• Smart Production

Agriculture

• Natural Pesticides
• Land Management
• Aquaculture

Recycling & Waste

• Recycling
• Waste Treatment

Weblinks VC

http://venturebeat.com


http://www.nvca.org/def.html ( National Venture Capital Association)

The following organizations may be a resource to venture capitalists and/or entrepreneurs.
http://www.nvca.org/resources/otheruseful.html

Cleantech http://cleantech.com/

Venure Capital Wikipedia

Venture Capital India :

Aim is to find & fund business having high growth potential. Exit opportunity within 3-7 years should be available. Funds typically have a cycle of 10 years.

Jobs like limited partner, associate, Entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR), Principal etc

Compensation :Management Fees :& Carried interest

Venture capital funding

Idea generation; Start-up;

• Ramp up; and
• Exit

SIX stages of Funding

• Seed Money: Low level financing needed to prove a new idea (Often provided by "angel investors")
• Start-up: Early stage firms that need funding for expenses associated with marketing and product development
• First-Round: Early sales and manufacturing funds
• Second-Round: Working capital for early stage companies that are selling product, but not yet turning a profit
• Third-Round: Also called Mezzanine financing, this is expansion money for a newly profitable company
• Fourth-Round: Also called bridge financing, 4th round is intended to finance the going public process

India

The investment of capitalists in Indian industries in the first half of 2006 is $3 billion and is expected to reach $6.5 billion at the end of the year. Most VC firms in India are either divisions or subsidiaries of Silicon Valley funds. They are primarily centered in Bangalore and Mumbai. Some VCs also operate from Delhi and other parts of the National Capital Region.

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venture_capital )

Venture Capital

Why The Change : I have worked for 10 years now. I needed to support a few people . And I had no clue. So I took the beaten track in my part of world- Study Engineering , take up a job. The job pays me well. Yet I am looking elsewhere. Why? Because I feel I have far more to offer. My life is supposed to be better than the present job offers. The high decibel sound, the incessant phone calls, erratic life styles of 8 days week with 8 nights a month at work, the dust the dirty bathrooms.. there are so many killers. When I look my seniors ( even 10 year seniors) , I find that is not where I want to see myself 10 years down the line. My foresee my career stagnating. For last 8 years I am doing almost the same job & for next 10 years it should remain the same. The sameness does not bother me- that I am not growing does!

Yet the most I detest is the low utilization of my abilities. I am meant to be much more than to keep vigil over equipments.

I am exploring my options. I am exploring my career options. Without bias. What interests me. What the world is interested in. Is there a match? That is one clue to choosing.

Once I find the "interest" part, I will do all it takes to make myself marketable.
Why Venture Capital job for me
A friend suggested Venture Capital World . It appeals to me too in keeping with my interests & my past activities too. I have little experience however. But that can wait. Interest and burning sense of passion is all that matters. Will I have that for Venture Capitalism? - Lets explore.