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by Nat Goldhaber on December 30th, 2011 
December 29, 2011 source: GreentechMedia
Nat Goldhaber
Paul Straub
All of us at Claremont Creek Ventures are happy to congratulate our portfolio companies EcoFactor and Project Frog for making Greentech media’s top startups to watch in 2012. As an early stage investor in EcoFactor and Project Frog, we have been involved with the companies since the outset. Read the excerpts from Greentech Media’s article below or click . . .
→ Read full post: Trend Spotting: 12 Greentech Startups to Watch in 2012 includes two of our portfolio companies
by Nat Goldhaber on December 13th, 2011
December 12, 2011 source: originally published at
Pessimism about the clean tech space has been on the rise recently, thanks in part to a pair of high profile failures of government-backed companies. Congress and the media have pounced on the carrion like starving scavengers.
In the frenzy of sensationalism, it is hard for the public to derive a reasoned understanding of the facts and even more difficult to feel comfortable about the future. . . .
→ Read full post: CleanTech Remains Hot In A Post-Solyndra World
by Nat Goldhaber on December 4th, 2011 December 4, 2011 source: marketwire
I am excited that EcoFactor has appointed a new CEO –Roy Johnson–who can help drive the company to bring residential energy to the mass market. Roy has deep experience in the energy conservation business. John Steinberg, the former CEO will remain with the company in his role as Founder and Executive Vice President of Business Development. In this position, Steinberg will guide EcoFactor’s general business development and strategy, as well . . .
→ Read full post: Claremont Creek Ventures’ portfolio company: Roy Johnson joins EcoFactor team as CEO
by Nat Goldhaber on October 9th, 2011
October 9, 2011 source: San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate
Venture capitalists have long been known to toss the occasional bone to an entrepreneur working 100-hour weeks on a meager startup salary. But we’re talking pay-down-the-mortgage money, not retire-on-a-private-island money. – Nat Goldhaber
Early payouts to startup execs a troubling trend
by James Temple, San Francisco Chronicle
An embarrassing e-mail that recently leaked onto tech blogs revealed that Airbnb’s latest venture capital round includes a . . .
→ Read full post: Early payouts to startup execs a troubling trend
by Nat Goldhaber on September 30th, 2011
The United States has embraced clean technology relatively aggressively, but is it enough? In particular, is it enough in comparison to the pace of clean tech development in China?
I addressed this topic September 28 at the AlwaysOn GoingGreen 2011 conference, and the answer is that the U.S. isn’t doing enough. China is much more aggressive than the United States in developing clean technology projects and could dominate clean technology development globally for . . .
→ Read full post: China may “clean the clock” of the U.S. in clean technology
by Nat Goldhaber on August 2nd, 2011 
August 2, 2011 source: this post appeared originally at Xconomy
For a first-time entrepreneur, dealing with a venture capitalist can involve an equal mix of excitement and apprehension. If the VC has any sort of reputation or prominence, entrepreneurs are often grateful simply to be pitching their idea in the first place. Should discussions get far enough along that a term sheet is offered, a new entrepreneur is usually thrilled beyond words.
Those . . .
→ Read full post: You’d Better Shop Around: Doing Due Diligence on Your VC
by Nat Goldhaber on July 13th, 2011 July 13, 2011 source: GigaOm
Raise money when you can
Who: Nat Goldhaber, General Partner Claremont Creek Ventures
Bubble Cred: In 1994, Goldhaber founded an early web-advertising platform called CyberGold. In 1999, the company filed for an IPO and was valued at several hundred million dollars, or what we now call “ a rounding error,” says Goldhaber.
Interviewed by Cortney Fielding
Lessons Learned:
Raise money when you can. If there is a . . .
→ Read full post: How to survive the next bubble
by Nat Goldhaber on July 6th, 2011 I was chatting recently with Venture Capital Journal’s Mark Boslet about a story concerning corporate venture capital investing and realized that Claremont Creek Ventures is among those VC firms witnessing first-hand heightened interest among corporations investing in venture-backed startups. We’re seeing activity, in particular, in healthcare and in clean technology, and it’s a good thing. It increases startup access to capital. And it may help startups leverage corporate brands and distribution networks to . . .
→ Read full post: Claremont Creek Ventures Sees An Uptick In Corporate Venture Capital: Interest Leverages Growth For Portfolio Companies
by Nat Goldhaber on June 21st, 2011 Great news about our portfolio company EcoFactor. Homes using EcoFactor for controlling their heating and cooling have seen on average a 17 percent reduction in energy use, the company announced on June 9, 2011.
In conjunction with local utilities and home service providers, Silicon Valley-based EcoFactor collected data from homes in both pilot and commercial programs using two-way thermostats connected to the company’s software platform.
Read more on this → Read full post: Homes using EcoFactor for controlling their heating and cooling have seen on average a 17 percent reduction in energy use
by Nat Goldhaber on April 25th, 2011 March 2011 source: Financial Executives International (download a pdf reprint of the article)
Over the years, venture capitalists have invested in clean technology and renewable energy with the expectation that returns will take a long time. The VCs were right.
Development of technologies such as solar cell manufacturing, utility-scale renewable energy projects and genetically engineered algae for bio-fuels do indeed have great promise. But they require great patience.
Yet, with the . . .
→ Read full post: Trends Bode Well For Clean Tech IPOs This Year
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