VentureLoop Launches New Free Career Site Widgets for Venture Capital Firms and Venture-backed Companies

Jeremy McCarthy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:31:38 +0000

San Francisco, California, March 18, 2008 – VentureLoop, the worldwide leader in hosted career sites for venture capital firms, announced the launch of two new career site widgets. The free version of these widgets will enable venture capital firms and their portfolio companies to host a career page on their public websites simply by placing a small piece of code provided by VentureLoop. With more than 30 venture capital firms already using VentureLoop’s premium career site product, the new release will give flexibility for more venture capital firms to display the job openings of their portfolio companies while also enabling their portfolio companies to easily display jobs on their own website. All jobs posted by the portfolio companies automatically synchronize with the venture firm’s career page. “The advances in technology have enabled us to offer a free version of our premium product,” said Jeremy McCarthy, VentureLoop’s CEO. “Many venture capital firms prefer the premium version of our career website, but this new widget will enable every venture capital firm to add a career page to their website, regardless of their budget. The free portfolio company career page widget provides a remarkably simple way for companies to have their own career site without buying an expensive applicant tracking system or waiting for IT to update their postings. It also automatically synchronizes with each of their venture investors. We believe the venture community will continue creating thousands of jobs each year, and we will be there to support their efforts.” The portfolio company widget launched in beta in late 2008, and both free widgets will be available for download off the VentureLoop website by validated venture firms and portfolio companies by the end of March. Some of the features include basic customization of styles for website presentation, customized industry names to match venture firm websites, a stored resume database for all job applications, and a monthly email of metrics showing the traffic and resume activity of the website. VentureLoop’s premium version allows for more customization, RSS feeds for jobs, integration of job listings on portfolio company pages of a venture firm’s website, and regular refreshing of jobs by VentureLoop account managers for all portfolio companies. Interested venture firms and companies can email sales@ventureloop.com to request more information about the free widget or premium career site product. You can see more information at the following link: http://www.ventureloop.com/ventureloop/jobwidget.php About VentureLoop VentureLoop is the leading website dedicated to job postings for emerging venture-backed companies and startup companies. VentureLoop creates direct relationships with the world’s top venture capital firms to connect their portfolio companies with quality candidates. Candidates can search the VentureLoop website for thousands of jobs at startups and growth companies backed by top-tier venture capital firms. VentureLoop’s VentureCareers product is a hosted career page for venture capital firms, allowing portfolio companies to advertise job openings directly onto their venture capital firm’s public website. VentureLoop also publishes the weekly VentureLoop Emerging Growth Newsletter, which communicates valuable information about emerging growth company news, funding, and career advice. Find out more at www.ventureloop.com.

GridPoint to Manage Wind Power Battery Storage

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:35:39 +0000

The smart grid technology startup has inked a deal with Xcel Energy to manage storing wind power in batteries when demand is low and drawing on it when it's needed most.

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Fisker Picks GM for Karma Engine

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:35:22 +0000

Fisker Automotive announced plans today to use a four-cylinder General Motors engine in its Fisker Karma, a four-door plug-in hybrid shown in prototype at the Detroit auto show back in January. The gas-powered engine would kick in on trips exceeding the electric battery’s 50-mile range, according to the company.

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A123 Systems Gets on the Grid

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:35:05 +0000

Massachusetts battery developer A123 Systems may be best known for its work on lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles, but the company is also working on energy storage systems for electric utilities. This week, the startup announced the installation of its first Hybrid Ancillary Power Unit at a power plant owned by AES in Southern California (hat tip Green Car Congress).

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Solar Financier SunRun Secures $105M Project Financing

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:34:48 +0000

SunRun, a startup that finances solar power for homeowners, says it has secured a tax equity commitment of around $105 million from an affiliate of US Bancorp to buy about 2,000 residential solar facilities. SunRun is one of the first companies to attempt to create a business model where homeowners can buy solar power off their roofs, while a third party owns the panels.

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Start-up Meraki to sell solar-powered Wi-Fi gear

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:34:26 +0000

Mesh Wi-Fi provider Meraki is going green with a new solar-powered repeater.

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Mini Nuclear Reactor Startup Seeks Up to $10M

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:32:24 +0000

Hyperion Power Generation wants funding to bring its mini nuclear reactors to market by 2013. Think of a septic tank-sized “nuclear battery” that can power 20,000 homes.

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Qteros raises $25M for its plant-eating, ethanol-yielding germ

andymontana — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:32:03 +0000

Qteros, a startup named for a lowly, but–it hopes–powerful microbe, has raised $25 million in a Series B round from a group of backers that believe it holds the key to producing plant-based ethanol with a minimal carbon footprint.

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Solyndra Signs $320M Deal for Cooler Solar Roofs

andymontana — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:29:36 +0000

Tubular solar startup Solyndra piled on more sales contracts and today announced a $320 million deal with Carlisle Energy Services, a newly formed division of Carlisle Construction Materials. The deal is for 100 megawatts of panels over five years. Carlisle will work with an independent solar integrator to sell and install the cylindrical thin-film solar panels in conjunction with its Energy Star-certified, cool roof systems for commercial buildings.

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Lilliputian Systems to expand, add 100 jobs

andymontana — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:28:40 +0000

Lilliputian Systems Inc. will expand its Wilmington, Mass., power systems manufacturing plant and add 100 clean tech jobs, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Wednesday.

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