Rocky Mountain Institute Report Supports Heat Pumps as an Alternative to Oil Heat

New England’s leading residential energy services company, Next Step Living, helped over 20,000 households lower their energy bills last year which will equate to $25 million in savings over the next 5 years. As part of its whole-home approach, Next Step Living encourages homeowners to install Total Climate Control (TCC) systems, also known as ductless Continue reading Rocky Mountain Institute Report Supports Heat Pumps as an Alternative to Oil Heat

Energy efficiency co. to expand outside Mass.

Boston-based residential energy efficiency company Next Step Living said it has raised $18.2 million in a third round of funding to better serve homeowners outside of Massachusetts. New investor VantagePoint Capital Partners led the round, which also included participation from existing investors Black Coral Capital and Mass Green Energy Fund. The company said it is Continue reading Energy efficiency co. to expand outside Mass.

Next Step Living Gets $18.2M for Community-Scale Home Efficiency, Solar

Next Step Living has taken a community organizing approach to this business challenge, and with gusto. Since its founding in 2008, the company has grown to 450 employees and has audited about 25,000 homes so far, by working with nonprofit groups, utilities and corporate customers. On Wednesday, the Boston-based startup announced it had raised $18.2 Continue reading Next Step Living Gets $18.2M for Community-Scale Home Efficiency, Solar

Next Step Living raises $18.2m to expand beyond Mass.

Next Step Living Inc., a Boston company specializing in analyzing homes and making them more energy efficient, said it has raised $18.2 million in Series C financing as it looks to expand beyond Massachusetts. New investor VantagePoint Capital Partners led the round. Existing investors, including Black Coral Capital and Mass Green Energy Fund, also participated Continue reading Next Step Living raises $18.2m to expand beyond Mass.

Next Step Living names investors in $18M round, plots East Coast expansion

Boston energy efficiency services firm Next Step Living says that new investor VantagePoint Capital Partners led the firm’s $18.2 million round, reported earlier this week in an SEC filing. The funding, the firm’s Series C round, also included returning investors Black Coral Capital and the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, the company said. Continue reading

Next Step Living names investors in $18M round

Boston energy efficiency services firm Next Step Living says that new investor VantagePoint Capital Partners led the firm’s $18.2 million round, reported earlier this week in an SEC filing. The funding – the firm’s Series C round – also included returning investors Black Coral Capital and the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, the company said. Continue Continue reading Next Step Living names investors in $18M round

Next Step Living Raises $18 Million for Residential Energy Retrofits

A company that retrofits homes to higher levels of energy efficiency has raised $18.2 million in a Series C round. Boston-based Next Step Living is one of many companies that offers homeowners energy audits and then implements retrofits that increase energy efficiency. Continue reading

VantagePoint Departs from Clean-Tech Strategy in Growth Deal

VantagePoint Capital Partners led a growth-equity investment in Next Step Living Inc., a company that improves the energy efficiency of homes, in a deal that’s a far cry from the ambitious technical investments the firm has typically made in clean technology. Next Step raised $18.2 million in Series C financing. VantagePoint led the deal, and Continue reading VantagePoint Departs from Clean-Tech Strategy in Growth Deal

Venture capital deals

Next Step Living Inc., a Boston-based provider of residential energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions, has raised $18.2 million in Series C funding. VantagePoint Capital Partners led the round, and was joined by return backers Black Coral Capital and Mass Green Energy Fund. Continue reading

Boston Deals: Next Step, Adelphic, Ray Ozzie’s Talko, & More

Next Step Living, a Boston-based startup that analyzes and retrofits homes to help improve energy efficiency, has raised $18.2 million of an equity financing round that could be worth about $24 million, according to a filing with federal regulators. Rob Day of Black Coral Capital, a Next Step investor, tells BostInno that the new cash will be used in Continue reading Boston Deals: Next Step, Adelphic, Ray Ozzie’s Talko, & More