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PublicNASDAQ:BRSE
Date4/11
Post IPO Valuation$1B

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Websitebrightsourceenerg...
CategoryCleanTech
Phone602-357-8010
Email
Employees
DescriptionSolar plants

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Brightsource Energy (HQ)

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TOTAL $750M
VENTURE FUNDING TOTAL $750M
Series A, 11/06
VantagePoint Capital Partners
Series C, 6/08
VantagePoint Capital Partners
Statoil Hydro Venture
Black River Asset Management
DBL Investors
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Chevron Technology Ventures
$115M
Series D, 5/10
VantagePoint Capital Partners
Morgan Stanley
Draper Fisher Jurvetson
$150M
Series E, 9/10
$26M
Venture Round, 2/11
$90M
Series E, 3/11
VantagePoint Capital Partners
$201M
Venture Round, 4/11
Google
$168M

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BrightSource Energy

BrightSource Energy designs and builds large scale solar plants that deliver low-cost solar energy in the form of steam and/or electricity, at prices competitive with fossil fuels, to industrial and utility customers worldwide. BrightSource Energy enables industrial and utility companies to lessen their dependency on fossil fuels by providing a low cost, reliable source of clean energy during periods of peak usage. BrightSource Energy’s corporate headquarters are located in Oakland, California.

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Sources

  1. Luz II raises cash for large-scale solar power generation in Cal. (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
  2. Google joins in $115M investment into solar thermal company, BrightSource (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  3. BrightSource Energy Lights Up An Additional $150M In VC Funding (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
  4. BrightSource Raises Another $26M, IPO for 2011? (gigaom.com) [edit]
  5. Solar Firm BrightSource Raising $100M (gigaom.com) [edit]
  6. BrightSource Raises Another $201M for Solar Thermal (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
  7. BrightSource Nabs $168 Million From Google To Develop Ivanpah Solar Power Plant In The Mojave (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. $1.37B in Loan Guarantees for BrightSource Solar Project (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
    NRG Energy Buys Into BrightSouce's Ivanpah Project (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
    U.S.-Based BrightSource Receives $10m From Russian Venture Capital (invest-iq.com) [edit]
    BrightSource Files for $250M IPO: A Closer Look (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
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