Camille Ricketts of Venture Beat moderated a panel on VC investment in smart grid at the Greenbeat event this morning.Also at Greenlight:
Here are a few notable observations and quotes from the investors on the panel.
Peter Wagner of Accel Partners:
- "Wouldn't be surprised to see Cisco acquire Silver Spring Networks – although Cisco is probably tired of being extorted in the M&A market." (See Tandberg.)
- The negative with government smart grid funding is the risk of "false positives" – chasing pools of dollars that seem to exist but are really a mirage.
Don Wood of DFJ on greentech exit action in China:
- Wind turbine blade manufacturer "Tang Energy will go public" and I think you will see an EV company go public in 2010.">>>MORE
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