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Clean Energy Venture

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2024, closing $305M. Last cheque observed Mar 2019.

QuietNew fund $305M, May 2024Angel network

Pre-seedSeedSeries AOilClean EnergyWind

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque2783days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.8MRounds led1 of 13Sole investor1 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 92%
Pitch Clean Energy Venture

Clean Energy Venture highlights

  1. 01

    13 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 85% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $460K

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We provide seed capital and management expertise to climate tech start-ups.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
OilClean EnergyWind
Based in
Cambridge, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Mar
    Boston MaterialsSeed · US · FinSMEs$1.8MLed
  3. 2015

    4 rounds

  4. Oct
    VoltServerSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    ZagsterSeries A · US$3.5MWith 3 others
  6. May
    EnergySageSeries A · US$1.5MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    Solantro SemiconductorVenture · CA$11MWith 5 others
  8. 2014

    2 rounds

  9. Jan
    WeSpireSeries A · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  10. Jan
    Skystream MarketsSeries A · US$4.0MWith 3 others
  11. 2013

    1 round

  12. Jun
    VoltServerSeries A · US · sec.gov$2.4MWith 3 others
  13. 2012

    1 round

  14. Apr
    Skystream MarketsSeries A · US · masshightech.comUndisclosedWith 3 others
  15. 2011

    3 rounds

  16. Dec
    7AC TechnologiesDebt · US · masshightech.com$460KSole investor
  17. Dec
    VChargeSeed · US · masshightech.com$1.9MWith 3 others
  18. Feb
    MyEnergySeries A · US · techcrunch.com$4.0MWith 2 others
  19. 2009

    1 round

  20. May
    OutSmart Power SystemsSeed · US · xconomy.com$2.0MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

DGDaniel GoldmanManaging Director of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
DMDavid MillerManaging Director of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
TFTemple FennellManaging Director of the General Partner.iFiling they signed

We also hold 18 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

MyEnergyBought by GoogleUndisclosedMay 2014
MyEnergyBought by Nest LabsUndisclosedMay 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Clean Energy Venture. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Clean Energy Venture put money into.

Quick answers about Clean Energy Venture

What does Clean Energy Venture invest in?

Clean Energy Venture invests most often at Series A and Seed (85% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Oil, Clean Energy and Wind.

How active is Clean Energy Venture?

13 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Mar 2019.

What has Clean Energy Venture invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Boston Materials (Seed, Mar 2019).

How big are Clean Energy Venture's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.8M.

Does Clean Energy Venture lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 13 investments on record (8%).

Where does Clean Energy Venture invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Canada (8%).

Is Clean Energy Venture investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2019.

Who does Clean Energy Venture invest alongside?

Most often LaunchPad Venture (4 rounds together), LaunchCapital (3 rounds together) and Angel Street Capital (2 rounds together).

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