WeatherBill nabs $42M from Khosla, Google to help farmers cope with climate change
February 28, 2011 10:30 pm
Weather-based insurance startup WeatherBill said today it had raised $42 million and signed on new investors Google Ventures and Khosla… Continue reading 〉
Lessons learned from GreenBeat: Data is the new wave in cleantech
November 5, 2010 7:40 pm
If cleantech is going to have its “Netscape moment,” as John Doerr put it, it’s most likely going to come… Continue reading 〉
Grab those billions! Why weather data is the next big thing in energy tech
November 3, 2010 12:04 am
Our GreenBeat conference Wednesday and Thursday at Stanford University, we’ll be talking about investment opportunities in energy grids. Could it… Continue reading 〉
With revenue and new service, WeatherBill predicts bright future in weather insurance
March 30, 2009 11:51 pm
WeatherBill is one of those charmingly oddball companies that comes out of nowhere from time to time in Silicon Valley:… Continue reading 〉
Voting begins for the Crunchies. Awards, party Jan. 18
December 22, 2007 4:34 am
The nomination process for the Crunchies is complete. You’ve helped us narrow the list of possible winners for the awards,… Continue reading 〉
WeatherBill, a site for betting against bad weather, gets $12.5 million
October 17, 2007 9:00 am
Updated WeatherBill, a company that lets you make money by betting on the weather, has raised $12.5 million. The San… Continue reading 〉
Google offers $20M for first private mission to moon
September 14, 2007 3:21 pm
Google is funding the Lunar X Prize, a competition that will award $20 million to the first team that lands… Continue reading 〉
Slide largest widget maker on the Web?
May 11, 2007 5:02 am
Slide, the maker of a Web slide show feature, has emerged as a major player, boasting 150 million daily slide… Continue reading 〉
Roundup: Moritz No. 1, No VC tax, Akimbo, DeVenCI and more
May 8, 2007 5:12 pm
Michael Moritz, most influential venture capitalist — Moritz, a partner at Sequoia Capital and early backer of Yahoo, Google among… Continue reading 〉
Roundup: YouTube pays, Truemors, Techdirt, Kokua, Boo.com and more
May 4, 2007 10:26 am
Here’s the latest action: YouTube follows through, almost — YouTube tomorrow (Friday) will start sharing advertising revenue with select video… Continue reading 〉
