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Energy Technology Ventures

Last cheque observed Jan 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series ASeries BGrowthRenewable Power GenerationSmart GridEnergy Efficiency

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 12 on record
Since the last cheque4668days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$17MRounds led0 of 12Sole investor1 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch Energy Technology Ventures

Energy Technology Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    12 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series B: 73% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Three major American energy corporations -- GE (NYSE: GE), NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) joined forces in 2011 to form Energy Technology Ventures (ETV) and become the premier investor and commercial collaboration partner for emerging and innovative energy technology companies.From their own website
Type
Corporate VC
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Renewable Power GenerationSmart GridEnergy Efficiency
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first12 appearances

  1. 2014

    1 round

  2. Jan
    ZiebelVenture$10MWith 2 others
  3. 2013

    5 rounds

  4. Oct
    1366 TechnologiesSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 4 others
  5. Sept
    Cool Planet Energy SystemsSeries D · US · pehub.com$19MWith 3 others
  6. Jul
    IoxusSeries C · US · finsmes.com$15MWith 5 others
  7. Jun
    SkyonicSeries C · US · finance.yahoo.com$39MWith 5 others
  8. Jan
    Arctic Sand TechnologiesSeries A · US · finsmes.com$9.6MWith 3 others
  9. 2012

    1 round

  10. Jan
    Glori EnergySeries C · US · businesswire.com$20MWith 5 others
  11. 2011

    5 rounds

  12. Dec
    GMZ EnergySeries C · US · venturebeat.com$14MWith 4 others
  13. Jul
    Glori EnergyUS · businesswire.comUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Jul
    Oblong IndustriesSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. May
    HaraSeries C · US · techcrunch.com$25MWith 6 others
  16. Apr
    IoxusSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$21MWith 3 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.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

9 of 14 we have independently watched raise

1366techAltadevicesConsertHaraIoxusOblongOnrampwirelessZiebelZiliftBisnConocoPhillipsCoolplanetbiofuelsCooolplanetbiofuelsEmefcy

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 listed1 in all

HaraBought by VerisaeUndisclosedOct 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 Energy Technology Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Energy Technology Ventures

What does Energy Technology Ventures invest in?

Energy Technology Ventures invests most often at Series C and Series B (73% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Renewable Power Generation, Smart Grid and Energy Efficiency.

How active is Energy Technology Ventures?

12 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2014.

How big are Energy Technology Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $17M.

Does Energy Technology Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Energy Technology Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Energy Technology Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2014.

Who does Energy Technology Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Northwater Capital (4 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (3 rounds together) and Aster (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Energy Technology Ventures?

Energy Technology Ventures is a corporate VC based in United States.

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