RockPort Capital and other leading VC firms launch collaboration with GE: The GE ecomagination Challenge
Date: 07/14/2010
Company: RockPort Capital
Source: GE
RockPort Capital is proud to announce the collaboration with GE to launch The GE ecomagination Challenge. RockPort joins leading VC firms Foundation Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer, and Emerald Technology Ventures to partner with GE.
GE’s $200 million open innovation challenge seeks breakthrough ideas to create a smarter, cleaner, more efficient electric grid, and accelerate the adoption of more efficient grid technologies. The global challenge invites technologists, entrepreneurs and start-ups to share their best ideas and come together to take on one of the world’s toughest challenges – building the next-generation power grid to meet the needs of the 21st century. The challenge is one of the largest ever and is open immediately at www.ecomagination.com/challenge.