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Amy Francetic

Managing General Partner at Buoyant Ventures

Lake Forest, Illinois

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Start-ups
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Planning
Business Development
Product Management
Project Management
Fundraising
Marketing Strategy
Cleantech
Strategy
Mergers & Acquisitions
Leadership
Research
Negotiation
Alternative Energy
Business Planning
Venture Capital
Energy
Software Development
Entrepreneurship

Education

Work Experience

  • Managing General Partner and Co-Founder

    2019

    Buoyant Ventures is a new venture fund in Chicago that invests in digital climate solutions in North America.

  • Member Board Of Directors

    2016

    Clean Energy Trust is a technology accelerator that serves the Midwestern US and helps launch new clean energy companies. I founded the organization and led it as CEO until late 2015 when I transitioned to being a Board Director.

  • CEO and Co-Founder

    2009 - 2015

2016 - 2019

  • Managing Director and Co-Founder

    2016 - 2019

    $165 million venture fund anchored by Invenergy and that includes corporate, family office, and institutional investors. The fund invests in digital energy and industrial automation companies that make energy more affordable, reliable and secure.

2007 - 2009

  • Principal

    2007 - 2009

    Sourced, executed, and managed investments for the private equity and venture capital firm. Covered information technology, consumer products, and cleantech.

2003 - 2007

  • Business Development Executive

    2003 - 2007

    Business Development Executive that helped commercialize research projects by identifying development and licensing partners and venture financing for spin-out companies. Research technologies spanned wireless, cyber-security, software, energy, voice recognition, and artificial intelligence.

DEMOmobile

2002 - 2003

  • Producer

    2002 - 2003

    Produced DEMOmobile for 2 years with Chris Shipley. Involved selecting demonstrating companies, writing analysis, hosting event, interviewing industry executives on stage.

Zowie Interactive

1996 - 2000

  • CEO and Co-founder

    1996 - 2000

    Worked with researchers at Interval Research to create the business plan and product strategy for an interactive toy company that leveraged RF sensing technology and software to create an entertaining interface for the PC. First served as VP Product Development then assumed role of CEO. Sold company to Lego in 2000.

1994 - 1996

  • Senior Producer

    1994 - 1996

    Senior Producer on Hasbro's first line of children's software including Mr. Potato Head, Tonka Construction, Play-Doh, Puzzles, and Candy Land CD-ROMs.

1991 - 1994

  • Assistant Producer

    1991 - 1994

    Assistant Producer on the line of EA*Kids video games featuring the Sesame Street license