Solazyme wins big with $57M for renewable oil
June 9, 2009 1:44 am
Solazyme, producer of renewable oil derived from algae, just raised $57 million in third-round funding to bring its total capital… Continue reading ⟩
The algae (claims) just keep getting better
June 13, 2008 8:30 pm
It’s time to give algae their due. While hundreds of startups have been grappling with the problem of how to… Continue reading ⟩
Algal fuel maker Aurora Biofuels takes on $20M
June 10, 2008 12:30 pm
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Aurora Biofuels, an Alameda, Calif. startup with plans to produce… Continue reading ⟩
Aquaflow successfully harvests wild algae
April 11, 2008 8:32 am
Forget cellulosic ethanol: If you’ve been following the biofuel sector lately, you probably already know that algae is the hot… Continue reading ⟩
Algae bloom: Solazyme inks development deal with Chevron
January 22, 2008 8:37 pm
Continuing the trend of major oil companies taking interest in producing biofuels from algae that Royal Dutch Shell started last… Continue reading ⟩
LiveFuels raises $10M to turn algae into alternative fuel
May 31, 2007 6:33 pm
LiveFuels, a Menlo Park, Calif. company seeking to turn algae into an alternative fuel, has raised a $10 million round… Continue reading ⟩
Algae-for-biofuel companies, Aurora and Solazyme, raise cash
March 2, 2007 2:52 pm
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Several companies using algae to make biofuel have raised money… Continue reading ⟩
The new, old alternative fuel — Algae?
January 24, 2007 5:59 pm
(Editor’s note: When entrepreneur Rich Hilt told VentureBeat that his Menlo Park, Calif. company, LiveFuels, is developing algae as an… Continue reading ⟩