After getting a $535 million federal loan guarantee for building a factory, solar thin-film startup Solyndra is going out of business. Solyndra has also raised close to a...
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Solyndra could be the biggest VC loss in history
When solar maker Solyndra files for bankruptcy it could lose a big chunk of its VC backers $1.1 billion (we'll see how much any assets go for). That could make it the...
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