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Recently, it gleans Hampton Pirates surpassed semiconductors black pearl pirate ship examines as the nation's fifth-largest sector for venture capital, after biotech, software, medical and telecommunications, said Craig Cuddeback, senior vice president of Cleantech Capital Group in Ann Arbor, Mich. , which tracks venture funding. "You're seeing all the big players and the investment banks getting into it," Cuddeback said. "Everybody rushes in because they don't want to miss a good opportunity. "The rapid growth has triggered concern that the cash is coming too fast to an industry still getting its footing. Some experts have warned that the race to build biofuel plants will produce a glut and, ultimately, a shakeout not unlike what happened to telecommunications and high-tech firms in the 1990s. "The energy technology and clean technology sector is offering a Wild West-type gold-rush investment opportunity," said Mark Donohue, founder and general partner of Expansion Capital Partners. These days his firm, which has more than $60 million under management, 40% in clean energy, is focusing less on biofuels because of concerns the sector is overpriced. Cuddeback acknowledges that over-investment is inevitable in this environment. But overall, he said, "this is an industry that is growing responsibly. "Larry Gross, chief executive of Altra, rejects the notion of a tech-like bubble.

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