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Predictions For Cleantech In 2012

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It’s December again (how did that upon!?) and our annual time for reflection here at Kachan & Co. So as we close out 2011, let’s look towards what the new year may have in keep for cleantech.

There are eggshells across the sector for 2012. Global economic uncertainty in particular is leaving some skeptical about the chances for emerging neaten technologies. And those who watch quarterly investment data, or who look only in a single geography (e.g. North America) may have seen troubling trends brewing this defunct year. But the true story, and the global outlook for the year ahead, is—as it always is—more complicated.

As you’ll study below, we predict a decline in worldwide cleantech venture capital investing in 2012. But as you’ll also read below, we credence in the gap will be more than made up by infusions of corporate capital. And the exit environment, depending on who you are and where you list, still looks robust in 2012 for cleantech (it may not have felt so, but it was in fact surprisingly robust in 2011, according to the data. See below.) All in all, if you’re a cleantech entrepreneur seeking capital, our suggestion is brush up that PowerPoint and work the system now… while there’s still a system to work.

Source: VC Circle