News and Press Room
Take a look at our BTV Newsletters, recent news, and press room below.
BTV Newsletter
The BlueTechValley newsletter is a monthly publication that highlights articles, grants, and other content relevant to ventures across the entrepreneurial spectrum, with a focus on water, energy, and ag-tech startups. Starting in January 2020, our newsletter will go out the second week of each month. If you would like us to promote any content in our newsletter (i.e. events, job postings, funding opportunities) please email bluetechvalley@csufresno.edu.
*Note – The BlueTechValley Newsletter has recently rebranded! You will notice this change from the May 2020 edition onward as is it now titled the WET Center Newsletter.*
Press Contact
Press Room & Recent News
Latest News
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2021
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Nitricity - Our Investment in Nitricity: Helping Farmers Feed the World While Saving the Planet - February 22, 2021
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Nitricity - Q&A: Stanford grad student, Nicolas Pinkowski, discusses Forbes 30 Under 30, sustainability - February 21, 2021
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All Power Labs - $3.2 Million in Funding by the California Energy Commission - February 5, 2021
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Skyven Technologies - $1.1 Million in Funding by the California Energy Commission - February 5, 2021
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Editorial on Water Online - "The Inevitability Of Digitalization" with Waterhound Futures (A BTV Venture - January 13, 2021
2020
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O'Neill Vintners and Distillers and BiFiltro ABC 30 News Story - December 8, 2020
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Water, Energy and Technology Center at Fresno State Wins $50,000 in Competition - October 8, 2020
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Valley Ventures Program Helps Ag Business Entrepreneurs - August 28, 2020
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Cal Tech Rocket Fund, Nitricity is awarded funds - July 8, 2020
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GroGuru Awarded Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grant for Cyber Agriculture - July 3, 2020
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Fertilizer startup Upcycle & Co closes $825k seed round, sets sights on ag market - June 22, 2020
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Valley Ventures Company Raises $6M in New Funding - March 11, 2020
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AQUAOSO announced as a finalist for The Radicle Challenge – February 25th, 2020
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New York City startup called Re-Nuble turns food waste into fertilizer – February 5th, 2020
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HydroSide Systems Wins Ag Innovation Challenge – January 20, 2020
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HyperBorean Selected for Climate Innovations Exchange, (CLIX) in Abu Dhabi – January 13, 2020
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Sprinkl: Cut the cords, Sprinkl is going WIRELESS – January 10, 2020
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2019
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Worms Make Great Pets, And Other Reasons To Compost At Home – December 19, 2019
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How One Boring Summer Turned Into Flying Cell Phone Towers For Africa – December 8, 2019
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Dropcopter Wins $500,000 in Grow-NY Competition- November 14, 2019
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Tennesse Producer Grant Norwood Partners with GroGuru – October 28, 2019
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Local Liquid filtration Company Wins Prestigious Irrigation Association Award – October 16, 2019
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Thousands of Worms Wiggle into Wise Villa Winery – September 18, 2019
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WISRAN Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation – July 2, 2019
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Electro Active Technologies Accepted Into H2 Refuel Accelerator- June 17, 2019
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HyperBorean Opens its Doors to Investors at Wichita State University – January 15, 2019
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2018
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Entrepreneurship Forum Features Mondavi, Pitch Competition – October 9, 2018
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Central Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Returns Nov. 1st – October 30, 2018
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Forum to Feature Noted Entrepreneur Ed Pizzarello – April 13, 2018
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Valley Ventures helps entrepreneurs earn millions of dollars – July 16, 2018
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Valley Ventures Accelerator Fueling Innovation; Accepting Fall Applications – July 13, 2018
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Six CSU Campuses Join Partnership to Develop Future ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs – January 18, 2018
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Valley Ventures now accepting applications for spring – January 11, 2018
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2017
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11 water, ag and energy start-ups selected to receive Valley Ventures support – September 15, 2017
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Valley Ventures seeking applicants for its next entrepreneur cohort – July 25, 2017
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Center for water technology receives $500,000 grant for energy innovation – January 17, 2017
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Central Valley Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum Features Lorenzo Neal, Paul Singh – Oct. 6, 2017
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Fresno State’s WET Center Home to BlueTechValley Entrepreneurs – Sept. 13, 2017
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2016
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