Follow the Green Money: 1366 Tech. Gets $5.15 Million, Coulomb Tech. Secures $14 Million, Vulcan Power Receives $108 Million
Based in Lexington, MA, solar start-up 1366 Technologies has secured $5.15 million in venture capital funding.
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