Greentech Media, Gevo, and Genomatica

Three interesting deals announced today:

• (Self-promotion alert) Congrats to Greentech Media on their $2.75mm Series B.  EGORA Holding and the MA Green Energy Fund co-led the round, which also included existing investors Lightspeed and Northpoint Private Equity, and with new investor King Hill Capital also joining in.  Have to say, I’m impressed with the progress the company has made since launching last year—and no, they didn’t pay me to say that.

• VentureWire had the first mention of two big deals today:  Gevo, a developer of biobutanol, raised a $17mm Series C from new investors Burrill and Malaysia Life Sciences Capital Fund, as well as existing investors Khosla Ventures and Virgin Green Fund.

• Also, Genomatica, which is “working to transform cells to produce chemical products” capped off a $20.4mm Series B, of which most was raised last summer.  MDV led the round, which also included Alloy Ventures and DFJ.