# Good Energies: portfolio, investments and team

> Good Energies is a family office based in United States. 28 investments on record, latest Dec 2012. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-energies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Good Energies

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

Quiet Family office Website unconfirmed Now at porticus.com

Buyout Growth Seed Business Development Software

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 28 on record

Since the last cheque **5071** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$18M** Rounds led **0 of 28** Sole investor **7 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 71%**

Pitch Good Energies

## Good Energies highlights

- 01 28 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $10M
- 04 5 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Family office (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Buyout Growth Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Business Development Software
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **28 appearances**

- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Venture · US · greentechmedia.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Inflection Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/inflection-energy)** US · finsmes.com **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **2011** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Power Assure](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-assure)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$14M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[SolarReserve](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarreserve)** Venture · US · greentechmedia.com **$15M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Agile Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/agile-energy)** Venture · US · agileenergy.com **$24M** Sole investor
- **May** **[Enecsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/enecsys)** Series B · GB · enecsys.com **$41M** With 3 others
- **2010** 6 rounds
- **Nov** **[AZZURRO Semiconductors](https://millionrounds.com/company/azzurro-semiconductors)** Venture · DE · finsmes.com **$19M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Ice Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ice-energy)** Series C · US · techcrunch.com **$24M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Series B · GB · alertme.com **$24M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Power Assure](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-assure)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Power Assure](https://millionrounds.com/company/power-assure)** Venture · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Enecsys](https://millionrounds.com/company/enecsys)** Venture · GB · finsmes.com **$4.2M** Sole investor
- **2009** 4 rounds
- **Aug** **[EverPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/everpower)** Venture · US · deals.venturebeat.com **$55M** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Series A · GB · venturebeat.com **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Tendril](https://millionrounds.com/company/tendril)** Series C · US · reuters.com **$30M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[NorSun](https://millionrounds.com/company/norsun)** Growth · NO · in.reuters.com **$72M** With 2 others
- **2008** 4 rounds
- **Dec** **[3TIER](https://millionrounds.com/company/3tier)** Venture · US **$10M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Microstaq](https://millionrounds.com/company/microstaq)** Series B · US · earthtimes.org **$13M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[SolarReserve](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarreserve)** Series B · US · thealarmclock.com **$140M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Actacell](https://millionrounds.com/company/actacell)** Series A · US · actacell.com **$5.8M** With 3 others
- **2007** 5 rounds
- **Dec** **[Second Wind](https://millionrounds.com/company/second-wind)** Series B · US · secondwind.com **$4.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[EverPower](https://millionrounds.com/company/everpower)** Growth · US **$55M** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[3TIER](https://millionrounds.com/company/3tier)** Series B · US **$2.0M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[SAGE Electrochromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sage-electrochromics)** Series B · US **$16M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Ice Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/ice-energy)** Series A · US · earth2tech.com **$25M** With 2 others
- **2006** 1 round
- **Nov** **[NorSun](https://millionrounds.com/company/norsun)** Growth · NO **$106M** With 2 others
- **2005** 1 round
- **Jan** **[CSG Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/csg-solar)** Venture · DE **$31M** With 4 others
- **2004** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Konarka Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/konarka-technologies)** Series C · US **$18M** With 8 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

We hold **1** person 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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **5 in all**

**[AlertMe](https://millionrounds.com/company/alertme)** Bought by [British Gas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-gas) **$100M** Feb 2015

**[3TIER](https://millionrounds.com/company/3tier)** Bought by Vaisala **$15M** Dec 2013

**[Second Wind](https://millionrounds.com/company/second-wind)** Bought by Vaisala **Undisclosed** Sept 2013

**[Actacell](https://millionrounds.com/company/actacell)** Bought by Contour Energy Systems **Undisclosed** Sept 2012

**[SAGE Electrochromics](https://millionrounds.com/company/sage-electrochromics)** Bought by [Saint-Gobain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saint-gobain-nova) **Undisclosed** May 2012

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

## The cheque

Buyout Growth Seed

Median round joined **$18M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$10M**

Led 0 of 28 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Dec 2012
- **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *10*
- Series B *8*
- Growth said *3*
- Series A said *3*
- Series C *3*
- Buyout said *-*
- Seed said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2004 2012

Often in the room with

- [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners) 4
- [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) 3
- [Point Judith Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-judith-capital) 3
- [Applied Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures) 2
- [Credit Suisse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse) 2
- [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) 2

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## 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 Partners** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vantagepoint-capital-partners)[**DFJ** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj)[**Point Judith Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-judith-capital)[**Applied Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/applied-ventures)[**Credit Suisse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credit-suisse)[**Index Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures)[**Norsk Hydro ASA** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norsk-hydro-asa)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Second Avenue Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-avenue-partners-llc)[**Sustainable Development Investments** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sustainable-development-investments)[**US Renewable Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-renewables-group)[**Wellington Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-partners)

## Mentioned on podcasts

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

- [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 2 Aug 2021 · 50 min Ep. 168: Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon Mentions [Good Energies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/good-energies) Apple PodcastsShow page

## 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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