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Applied Ventures

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Applied Ventures, LLC is the venture capital fund of Applied Materials, Inc., (NASDAQ: AMAT), the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions for the electronics industry with a broad portfolio of innovative equipment, service, and software products. At Applied Materials, they apply nanomanufacturing technology to improve the way people live.

Applied Ventures invests in early-stage technology companies that promise to deliver high growth and exceptional returns. Their charter is to profitably invest in companies that provide a window on technologies that advance or complement Applied Materials’ core expertise. Their investments help develop technologies and markets that provide natural extensions to Applied Materials’ core business and stimulate the growth of applications for semiconductors, displays, solar PV, and related products and services.

Milestones

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  Applied Ventures invested in MTPV. (1/26/12)
  Posted 1/26/12 at 7:30pm via finsmes.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in MTPV. (9/6/11)
  Posted 9/6/11 at 6:01pm via masshightech.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Semprius. (6/30/11)
  Posted 6/29/11 at 6:17pm via finsmes.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Grandis. (4/1/05)
  Posted 10/5/10 at 3:25am
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  Applied Ventures invested in BT Imaging. (8/23/10)
  Posted 8/23/10 at 5:48pm via finsmes.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Infinite Power Solutions. (8/17/10)
  Posted 8/17/10 at 5:47pm via earth2tech.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Liquavista. (4/13/10)
  Posted 4/13/10 at 4:59pm via altassets.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Adesto Technologies. (6/29/10)
  Posted 6/30/10 at 5:23pm via venturebeat.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Devicescape. (1/31/05)
  Posted 6/25/10 at 10:54pm via allbusiness.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Enphase Energy. (3/30/10)
  Posted 3/30/10 at 2:58pm via altassets.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Advanced Inquiry Systems Inc.. (8/18/09)
  Posted 1/4/10 at 11:46am via xconomy.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Fat Spaniel Technologies. (1/1/08)
  Posted 12/17/09 at 10:50am via cleantechbrief.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Solaicx. (11/20/06)
  Posted 9/15/09 at 9:00am via venturebeat.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in ClearEdge Power. (8/28/09)
  Posted 9/4/09 at 2:41pm via xconomy.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Enphase Energy. (5/18/09)
  Posted 7/28/09 at 8:28pm via marketwire.com
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  Applied Ventures invested in Innolume. (8/4/08)
  Posted 7/20/09 at 12:31am via innolume.com

Investments

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1. MTPV Power Corporation Raises Additional $3.25M in Final closing of Series B Financing (finsmes.com) [edit]
2. Semiconductor developer MTPV gets $6.5M in Series B funding (masshightech.com) [edit]
3. Semprius Raises $20M in Series C Venture Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
4. BT Imaging Completes US$3.8M Series A2 Financing Round (finsmes.com) [edit]
5. Infinite Power Raises $20M, Brings In Al Gore’s Firm (earth2tech.com) [edit]
6. Adesto Technologies brings in $3.5M for memory products (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
7. Next-generation LCD company closes €7m series D (altassets.com) [edit]
8. AltAssets (altassets.com) [edit]
9. ClearEdge Power Raises $15M (xconomy.com) [edit]
10. AISI Raises $11M in Series B (xconomy.com) [edit]
11. Semprius Lands $6.4M in Funding, Clarifies What It’s Actually Doing (greentechmedia.com) [edit]
12. Enphase Energy Secures $22.5 Million in Financing (marketwire.com) [edit]
13. Infinite Power Solutions Raises $13M in Series B Financing (news.prnewswire.com) [edit]
14. INNOLUME Secures €8.6 Million New Funding to Ramp up Production and Enhance Market Penetration of Quantum Dot Lasers (innolume.com) [edit]
15. ActaCell Closes $5.8 Million Series A Financing; Investment Consortium Led By DFJ Mercury Includes Google.org, Applied Ventures and Good Energies (actacell.com) [edit]
16. Wakonda Technologies Raises $9.5 Million in Series A Funding (greenvc.org) [edit]
17. SunEdison raises $161 million for solar services and installing (venturebeat.com) [edit]
18. SunEdison raises $161 million for solar services and installing (venturebeat.com) [edit]
19. Fat Spaniel Energy Monitoring Specialist Secures $4.6M (cleantechbrief.com) [edit]
20. Applied Ventures invests $3M more into Solaicx (deals.venturebeat.com) [edit]
21. Cap Funding Report [edit]
22. Devicescape Secures $12.2 Million in Funding (allbusiness.com) [edit]