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Global Environment Fund

Last cheque observed May 2018. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietPrivate equity

SeedSeries ASeries BClimateCollaboration ToolsEnvironment

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 8 on record
Since the last cheque3083days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.0MRounds led0 of 8Sole investor4 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 63%
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Global Environment Fund highlights

  1. 01

    8 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $11M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ClimateCollaboration ToolsEnvironment
Based in
Bethesda, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first8 appearances

  1. 2018

    1 round

  2. May
    OptimozSeries A · US · FinSMEs$2.0MSole investor
  3. 2012

    1 round

  4. Jun
    ChainalyticsVenture · US · finsmes.com$10MSole investor
  5. 2010

    1 round

  6. Apr
    Cantaloupe SystemsSeries C · US · freshnews.com$12MWith 1 other
  7. 2008

    3 rounds

  8. Jun
    Red AmbientalSeries A · MX · empea.net$20MSole investor
  9. May
    Mahindra REVASeries B · IN · vccircle.com$24MWith 1 other
  10. Jan
    Knight & Carver Wind GroupVenture · US · kcwind.com$12MSole investor
  11. 2006

    1 round

  12. Dec
    Mahindra REVAVenture · IN$20MWith 2 others
  13. 2005

    1 round

  14. Sept
    Sensicast SystemsSeries B · US · boston.com$13MWith 1 other

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 registration6 named

BHBruce Hamilton MacleodBoard Member, Shareholder, Managing PartneriForm ADV
CPCarolyn Pisano LeonardBoard Member, Indirect ShareholderiForm ADV
JPJames Paul GregoryBoard Member, ShareholderiForm ADV
JEJohn Edwin EarhartChairman of the Board, Indirect Shareholder, Managing PartneriForm ADV
KMKatie Marie VasilescuCCO, COOiForm ADV
WWWendell William RobinsonBoard Member, Indirect ShareholderiForm ADV

We also hold 12 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$116Massets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
GEF Management Corporation
SEC number
CRD 107208

Funds on its Form ADV

15 private funds, $325M in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

Private equity 14Securitised assets 1

  1. South ASIA Clean Energy Fund, L.P.Private equity13 investors$106M
  2. Global Environment Capital Company, LLCPrivate equity18 investors$69M
  3. ASF Participations MUPrivate equity12 investors$68M
  4. GEF U.S. Growth Fund II, L.P.Private equity26 investors$41M
  5. GEF SCT Coinvest Partners, L.P.Private equity3 investors$12M
  6. Global Environment Emerging Markets Fund III, L.P.Private equity32 investors$9.4M
  7. GEF SCT Coinvest Partners II, L.P.Private equity2 investors$6.8M
  8. Global Environment Emerging Markets Fund III-A, L.P.Private equity4 investors$3.1M
  9. Global Environment Emerging Markets Fund II, L.P.Private equity13 investors$2.8M
  10. Geemf III Brazil Holdings III, L.P.Private equity21 investors$1.6M

And 5 more on the filing.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

Knight & Carver Wind GroupBought by UpWind SolutionsUndisclosedSept 2010

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Global Environment Fund put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Global Environment Fund in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Global Environment Fund

What does Global Environment Fund invest in?

Global Environment Fund invests most often at Venture and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Climate, Collaboration Tools and Environment.

How active is Global Environment Fund?

8 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2018.

What has Global Environment Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Optimoz (Series A, May 2018).

How big are Global Environment Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.0M.

Does Global Environment Fund lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 8 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Global Environment Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (63%), India (25%) and Mexico (13%).

Is Global Environment Fund investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2018.

What kind of investor is Global Environment Fund?

Global Environment Fund is a private equity firm based in Bethesda, United States.

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