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by Dan Primack

August Ventures? Maybe Not

Posted on: November 12, 2009 by Dan Primack1 Comment »

Yesterday we wrote about August Ventures, a new cleantech investment shop based in Boise, Idaho. If the name sounds familiar, that may be because it’s awfully close to that of August Capital, the Silicon Valley firm that’s been making venture capital investments for the past 15 years.

Not sure why everyone is hankering for the August moniker — perhaps the double meaning — but August Capital has no plans to share. Instead, it plans to ring up the Boise boys and request that they order new stationary.

“I’m not sure why they think they can use it, but they can’t,” says David Hornik, an August Capital partner who currently teaches IP law at Stanford.

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by Alastair Goldfisher

The Newest Cleantech VC is August Ventures

Posted on: November 11, 2009 by Alastair GoldfisherNo Comments »

A few weeks ago, I met with Mark Solon, managing partner of Boise, Idaho-based Highway 12 Ventures, while he was in Silicon Valley to attend some meetings. In addition to our lunchtime chat about the Boise State football team (BCS rank No. 6) and how my San Jose Sharks beat his New York Rangers, Solon talked a lot about the venture scene in Idaho and how it’s similar to that of where Utah was a few years back.

If it is indeed poised for growth, a good example may be the launch this year of August Ventures.

Boise, Idaho-based August Ventures is seeking to invest in early stage cleantech companies. Areas of interest include renewable energy, energy storage, energy efficiency and advanced materials, according to the firm’s website. The firm calls Idaho home, but Eric Hansen, who runs the fund, says he will go anywhere in the Western U.S. where there is opportunity.

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