VitAG Corp., a Beach Island, S.C.based recycler of municipal biosolids, has secured up to $60 million in private equity commitments. The VitAG process creates a sustainable and economic solution for recycling biosolids into a commercially viable fertilizer. The proprietary VitAG technology creates a granular, high-value fertilizer product that meets and exceeds the USEPA Class A […]
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Waste Remedies, a St. Louis-based waste management consulting firm, has raised $7.25 million in financing. Founded in 1995, Waste Remedies provides consulting, management and brokerage services for waste removal. Teaming with property managers, manufacturers, retailers and restaurants, Waste Remedies arranges waste removal and recycling at considerably lower cost, often producing savings of as much as […]
Athenix Inc., a company developing technologies for genetic control of agricultural pests and industrial products such as biofuels, has raised a new $10 million round. The company’s key products include major crops with enhanced traits such as tolerance to important herbicides and resistances to pests such as nematodes and insects. Nematodes, microscopic parasites that feed […]
CarbonFlow Inc. has raised $2.9 million in its first round of venture funding. CarbonFlow’s software is being designed for managers of carbon emissions-reduction projects that want to monetize their carbon credits. For example, a developer could install a solar energy project that replaces the use of kerosene lamps. The reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from […]
Performance Plants Inc., a leading global agricultural biotechnology company with research and development facilities in Kingston, Ontario, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Waterloo, New York, announced today the completion of a $13 million equity financing. PPI has developed and patented a range of stress-resistant crop seed technologies (weatherproofing “traits”) that deliver higher yields and more consistent and […]
Carbonetworks Corporation, a pioneering provider of enterprise greenhouse gas emissions management software and services, today announced the first close of its $5 Million Series A round of financing. Carbonetworks is a leading provider of enterprise software which is helping over 180 organizations in 23 countries create effective greenhouse gas emissions strategies. The company provides executive-level […]
HaloSource Inc., the clean water and antimicrobial technology company, has raised $11.5 million to support the continued commercialization of its HaloPure drinking water purification business. The HaloPure business was launched in India in 2006 in partnership with Eureka Forbes, the country’s leading provider of home water filters. HaloSource has also established partnership arrangements with Chanitex, […]
Cyber-Rain, makers of a unique and easy-to-use smart sprinkler controller system, today announced $1.5 million in Series A financing. The Cyber-Rain XCI easily replaces a homeowner’s current sprinkler controller, giving users a convenient, simple way to save up to 70% off their monthly water bill while preventing run-off which can pollute waterways and streams. The […]
Lehigh Technologies, Inc., a leading manufacturer of engineered ultra-fine rubber powder, has announced that it has closed a $34.5 million financing. The company said the funds will be used to build a new $15 million rubber recycling plant next year. Founded in 2003, Lehigh created a proprietary process that creates a powder of recycled rubber […]
PlantSense Inc., a pioneer in Internet-enabled gardening tools, has received $3.5 million in Series A funding. Gardeners place the PlantSense tool anywhere they’d like a thriving plant, for example on a windowsill or in a shady spot in the backyard. After 24 hours the user plugs the device into a USB port on a PC […]
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