Google reportedly invests in Clean Power

Jan 29, 2011 • James Mawson

Venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Google Ventures reportedly invest in Clean Power Finance.

Clean Power Finance, a US-based company to help people buy and install solar panels, has reportedly added venture capital (VC) firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of search engine company Google, as new investors.

There is no regulatory update. Clean Power previously raised $6.9m in January last year from VCs Claremont Creek Ventures and Clean Pacific Ventures and angel investors Sand Hill Angels and Gary Kremen.

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.

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