MONTREAL,
Oct. 24, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Sofame
Technologies Inc. (TSX-V: SDW) (OTC.PK: SFMGF), a leading Canadian
manufacturer of environmentally efficient industrial water heaters
and cost effective heat recovery systems for traditional boilers,
is pleased to be named as one of the top three finalists in the
Green Building Category at the 2013 Global Cleantech Cluster
Awards.
The Global Cleantech Cluster Association
announced the finalists for its 2013 Global Top 30 Later Stage
Awards on October 21st. The
mid-to-late stage companies originate from a variety of cleantech
industries, including solar, wind and clean web to lighting, energy
efficiency, waste, and water. Each company was evaluated
based on their merits in technological innovation and business
acumen using the Keystone Compact Method.
The Top 30 semi-finalists in all ten categories
will now be judged by 28 cleantech venture capitalists, investors
and serial entrepreneurs who collectively manage $3.5 billion in clean technology investments. The
GCCA judges include SJF Ventures, Blue Hill Partners, Spring
Capital, Sofinnova Partners and many more, who will ultimately
hand-select the winners. The Best in Class winners in the 10
Later Stage Award categories will be announced at the Corporate
Cleantech Venture Day on November
20th at Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland.
"The 2013 Global Top 30 demonstrate
investability, strong product differentiation, scalable business
models and have secured solid market traction in their various
clean technology sectors," said Dr. Peter
Adriaens, Head Judge of the GCCA Later Stage Awards and
developer of the Keystone Compact™ and associated scoring
method. "Narrowing down the nominations from 160 to 30
follows a detailed and robust process and analytics. The 2013
Global Top 30 some of the world's most sought after equity
investable cleantech companies based on value capture potential in
their CleanTech industry sectors."
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its
Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for
the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
SOURCE Sofame Technologies Inc.