Welcome to the Financing Guide

The Financing Guide consists of information linked to sources of Public Funding (PF), Angel Investors (AIs), and Venture Capitalists (VCs). These topics are listed in order of the levels of capital offered (i.e., PF least to VCs most). All three options emphasize funding for new building products that are energy related ("green" and/or "clean").

If the development of your new building product

• needs public funding (i.e., does not have to be paid back)
• is not far enough along in the process to attract equity financing

then consider Sources of Public Funding.

If the development of your new building product

• needs private funding (i.e., must be paid back) amounting to no more than one-million dollars (typically)
• can be shared (a percentage of its ownership) with the financing organization

then consider Angel Investors (AIs).

If the development of your new building product

• needs private funding (i.e., must be paid back) amounting to more than one-million dollars (typically)
• can be shared (a majority of its ownership) with the financing organization

then consider Venture Capitalists (VCs).

Miscellaneous funding information

PowerPoint presentation on Financing the Development of Green Building Products.