North America

For 2 Mass. firms, opportunity in China

Date: 
January 29, 2012
Publication: 
bostonglobe.com

Cars, trucks, buses, and scooters clog the streets here in never-ending traffic jams, plowing through red lights, pulling onto sidewalks, and belching exhaust into the gray-brown haze that hangs constantly over China’s capital.

Some just see it as a smoggy free-for-all. Two Massachusetts firms see opportunity.

Is Massachusetts losing its edge?

Date: 
December 25, 2011
Publication: 
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
State falls to third place nationally in venture capital funding for startups

Enabling the Cleantech Revolution

Date: 
December 23, 2011
Publication: 
Xconomy

[Editor's note: We asked a group of Xconomists to answer the following question: "If you could patent one thing, what would it be?"]

Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Nets Private Equity

Date: 
December 27, 2011
Publication: 
Renew Grid

 

Boston-Power raised funding on battery development

Date: 
December 27, 2011
Publication: 
Simmtester.com

Boston-Power Inc., a Massachusetts startup that is developing longer lasting, faster charging lithium-ion batteries aimed mainly at automotive applications, has announced it has raised an additional $30 million in private equity.

Boston-Power gets $30M from China

Date: 
December 22, 2011
Publication: 
Boston Herald

The Ticker

B of A reaches $335M settlement

Bank of America Corp. will pay a record $335 million to compensate Countrywide Financial Corp. borrowers who were charged more for home loans based on race.

Boston-Power gets $30M from China

China’s GSR Ventures is investing another $30 million in Westboro battery maker Boston-Power — adding to a $125 million capital infusion GSR and the Chinese government made this fall in the firm, which is moving its headquarters to Beijing.

Mass. home sales up

Boston-Power Adds $30M to Bring Venture Funding Pot to $346M

Date: 
December 22, 2011
Publication: 
Xconomy

Westboro-China deal draws $30M

Date: 
December 22, 2011
Publication: 
Worcester Telegram

WESTBORO —  Advanced battery maker Boston-Power Inc. has raised $30 million in new funding from U.S., European and Chinese investors as it begins construction of a manufacturing center in China.

Boston-Power adds $30M funding to build China plant

Date: 
December 22, 2011
Publication: 
Mass High Tech

Boston-Power Inc., a Westborough maker of next-generation lithium-ion batteries and systems, has landed an additional $30 million in new funding to add to the $125 million investment the company took in September.