Invests in
Locations:
Min Investment:
$100,000.00Max Investment:
$5,000,000.00Target Investment:
$1,500,000.00
Skills
Education
- CD
Investments
Travertine
Total Funding: $12M
Ndustrial
Total Funding: $25M
ConnectDER
Total Funding: $41M
Electrified Thermal Solutions
Total Funding: $5M
SparkMeter
Total Funding: $35M
Bodhi
Total Funding: $6M
Nth Cycle
Total Funding: $53M
LineVision
Total Funding: $48M
ClearTrace
Total Funding: $4M
ClearFlame Engines
Total Funding: $50M
Work Experience
2017
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.
2020
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.
2006 - 2017
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.
2006 - 2016
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.
2003 - 2006
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.