Faegre & Benson Sponsors "The Academy Awards of Cleantech"

Faegre & Benson is pleased to sponsor the Cleantech Open, the world's largest cleantech business competition. The Cleantech Open National Awards Gala takes place today in San Jose, California.

The Cleantech Open's mission is to find, fund and foster entrepreneurs with big ideas that address today's most urgent energy, environmental and economic challenges. Since 2006, through its one-of-a-kind annual business competition and mentorship program, the Cleantech Open has helped hundreds of clean technology startups bring their breakthrough ideas to fruition, helping alumni contestants raise over $280M and creating an estimated 2,000 green collar jobs. Fueled by a network of more than 750 volunteers and sponsors, the Cleantech Open unites the public and private sectors in a shared vision for making America's cleantech sector a thriving economic engine.