United States · Investor

Good Energies

Last cheque observed Dec 2012. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietFamily officeWebsite unconfirmedNow at porticus.com

BuyoutGrowthSeedBusiness DevelopmentSoftware

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 28 on record
Since the last cheque5071days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$18MRounds led0 of 28Sole investor7 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 71%
Pitch Good Energies

Good Energies highlights

  1. 01

    28 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $10M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Family office (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
BuyoutGrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
Business DevelopmentSoftware
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first28 appearances

  1. 2012

    2 rounds

  2. Dec
    TendrilVenture · US · greentechmedia.com$15MWith 3 others
  3. Jun
    Inflection EnergyUS · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other
  4. 2011

    4 rounds

  5. Sept
    Power AssureSeries B · US · finsmes.com$14MWith 4 others
  6. Aug
    SolarReserveVenture · US · greentechmedia.com$15MWith 3 others
  7. Jun
    Agile EnergyVenture · US · agileenergy.com$24MSole investor
  8. May
    EnecsysSeries B · GB · enecsys.com$41MWith 3 others
  9. 2010

    6 rounds

  10. Nov
    AZZURRO SemiconductorsVenture · DE · finsmes.com$19MWith 4 others
  11. Oct
    Ice EnergySeries C · US · techcrunch.com$24MWith 3 others
  12. Oct
    AlertMeSeries B · GB · alertme.com$24MWith 4 others
  13. Sept
    Power AssureVenture · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 3 others
  14. Jul
    Power AssureVenture · US · techcrunch.com$11MWith 2 others
  15. Jan
    EnecsysVenture · GB · finsmes.com$4.2MSole investor
  16. 2009

    4 rounds

  17. Aug
    EverPowerVenture · US · deals.venturebeat.com$55MSole investor
  18. Jun
    AlertMeSeries A · GB · venturebeat.com$13MWith 2 others
  19. Jun
    TendrilSeries C · US · reuters.com$30MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    NorSunGrowth · NO · in.reuters.com$72MWith 2 others
  21. 2008

    4 rounds

  22. Dec
    3TIERVenture · US$10MSole investor
  23. Sept
    MicrostaqSeries B · US · earthtimes.org$13MWith 2 others
  24. Sept
    SolarReserveSeries B · US · thealarmclock.com$140MWith 5 others
  25. Jul
    ActacellSeries A · US · actacell.com$5.8MWith 3 others
  26. 2007

    5 rounds

  27. Dec
    Second WindSeries B · US · secondwind.com$4.0MSole investor
  28. Oct
    EverPowerGrowth · US$55MSole investor
  29. Sept
    3TIERSeries B · US$2.0MSole investor
  30. Jul
    SAGE ElectrochromicsSeries B · US$16MWith 2 others
  31. Jan
    Ice EnergySeries A · US · earth2tech.com$25MWith 2 others
  32. 2006

    1 round

  33. Nov
    NorSunGrowth · NO$106MWith 2 others
  34. 2005

    1 round

  35. Jan
    CSG SolarVenture · DE$31MWith 4 others
  36. 2004

    1 round

  37. Jun
    Konarka TechnologiesSeries C · US$18MWith 8 others

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The team

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

AlertMeBought by British Gas$100MFeb 2015
3TIERBought by Vaisala$15MDec 2013
Second WindBought by VaisalaUndisclosedSept 2013
ActacellBought by Contour Energy SystemsUndisclosedSept 2012
SAGE ElectrochromicsBought by Saint-GobainUndisclosedMay 2012

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 Good Energies. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

VantagePoint Capital PartnersVC firm4rounds togetherDFJVC firm3rounds togetherPoint Judith CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherApplied VenturesCorporate VC2rounds togetherCredit SuisseVC firm2rounds togetherIndex VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherNorsk Hydro ASACorporate VC2rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSecond Avenue PartnersVC firm2rounds togetherSustainable Development InvestmentsGrowth equity2rounds togetherUS Renewable GroupVC firm2rounds togetherWellington PartnersVC firm2rounds together

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Good Energies in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Good Energies

What does Good Energies invest in?

Good Energies invests most often at Venture and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Business Development and Software.

How active is Good Energies?

28 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2012.

How big are Good Energies's cheques?

The median round it joins is $18M.

Does Good Energies lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 28 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Good Energies invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (71%), the United Kingdom (14%) and Germany (7%).

Is Good Energies investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2012.

Who does Good Energies invest alongside?

Most often VantagePoint Capital Partners (4 rounds together), DFJ (3 rounds together) and Point Judith Capital (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Good Energies?

Good Energies is a family office based in United States.

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