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Dan Goldman

Climate Tech Investor | Clean Energy Leader | Venture Capital & Private Equity | Founder, Clean Energy Ventures

West Newton, Massachusetts

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Work Experience

  • Co-Founder and Managing Partner

    2017

    Clean energy innovations are poised to disrupt markets and achieve extraordinary growth in the coming decade. Clean Energy Ventures, a $110M early stage focused fund, invests in companies commercializing disruptive advanced energy technologies and business model innovations that are able to achieve significant scale by taking advantage of market-driven forces to address global climate disruption.

  • Chair, Board of Directors

    2019

    NECEC is the only organization that covers all of the clean energy market segments in the Northeast (New England & New York), representing the business perspectives of investors and clean energy companies across every stage of development. NECEC members span the broad spectrum of the clean energy industry, including energy efficiency, demand response, renewable energy, combined heat and power, energy storage, fuel cells, advanced and “smart” technologies, and many more. NECEC’s membership also includes venture capital investors, financial institutions, universities, incubators, industry associations, utilities and large commercial end-energy users.

  • Co-Founder, Vice President and Board Director

    2020

    Browning the Green Space is a voluntary coalition of leaders and organizations, primarily in the New England region, that share the passion to advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) in clean energy. Our goal is to increase the participation and leadership of Black and Brown people and of women (collectively, “underrepresented groups”) in the clean energy space and beyond (e.g., wasted food, water, agtech) in the Northeast.

  • Co-founder and Managing Director

    2006 - 2017

    Clean Energy Venture Group is an investment group that provides seed capital and management expertise to early stage clean energy companies. The group is comprised of seasoned operating executives with strong capabilities in the energy and environmental sectors. With each investment, we bring not only capital, but also the value of our experience and network to help companies achieve their goals. Our focus is New England, but we occasionally invest in companies located in other areas. Our mission is to invest in and support early stage clean energy companies that have the potential to mitigate climate change and achieve attractive financial returns. We collaborate with entrepreneurs and other stakeholders in an atmosphere of mutual respect, intellectual curiosity and analytical rigor.

  • President and Chief Financial Officer

    2006 - 2016

    GreatPoint Energy is commercializing catalytic gasification technology to convert coal, petroleum coke and biomass to pipeline quality natural gas while capturing the CO2. The Company has raised $280 million to date.

  • Founder and CFO

    2003 - 2006

    Private equity firm investing in clean energy projects, including ethanol, biodiesel, and power generation.

1996 - 2001

  • Vice President

    1996 - 2001

    Senior management positions focused on large-scale energy and power generation development, commercial agreement structuring and finance. Involved in multiple billion dollars of project development and finance in the power industry.

1989 - 1996

  • Director

    1989 - 1996

    Member of the international energy consulting practice, based in Cambridge MA (1989-1992) and Singapore (1992-96). Responsible for Asian Energy Consulting practice.