Robert Seiter, Head of Cleantech EMEIA at accounting firm Ernst & Young, presents Global Cleantech Venture Insights at ECO11. In 2010, the Cleantech industry received 15% of global VC investments and proves that it is a huge business opportunity. As of Q3/2010, there are 1.434 private VC-backed Cleantech companies with €22.16B in equity raised. US companies are funded at a 4 times higher level than European companies while the Energy Efficiency sector turns out to be especially popular among VCs. Now you can watch Robert’s ECO11 talk on Ecosummit TV.

Robert agreed to share his ECO11 Ernst & Young slides as PDF.

Tags: Cleantech, Cleantech VC, Cleantech Venture Insights, ECO11, Ecosummit 2011, energy efficiency, Ernst & Young, Robert Seiter, Smart Green Economy, Venture Capital