Energy & Materials. Nurturing transformative ideas to the next level of funding and commercial success. Portfolio Companies:14, Industry Focus: Advanced Generation, Future Fuels/Chemicals, Energy Efficient Products, Energy Intelligence and Premium Power

Over the last 21 years, we’ve helped more than 15 energy and materials companies to develop a myriad of scientific applications – from cleaner bio-fuels, to long-lasting lithium batteries, to molecular nuclear power technology.

Our role is to guide companies through critical milestones and take them to the next level of funding. That can only happen when the venture firm you’re working with has a command of the deep science behind the idea and the street-smarts derived from building companies for over two decades.

  • CNano Technology

    CNano Technology

    CNano is a leading nano-material company that manufactures and develops carbon nanotubes for advanced energy, especially Li-ion battery, conductive plastic and structural applications.
    www.cnanotechnology.com

  • Codexis Inc.

    Codexis

    Codexis Inc. is a clean technology company. The company develops industrial biocatalysts, including enzymes and microbes. Codexis technology is used in the energy industry to enable advanced, non-food biofuels and by global pharmaceutical companies for cost-effective manufacturing of human therapeutics. Future commercial applications include carbon management, water treatment and chemical manufacturing.
    www.codexis.com

  • Contour Energy Systems

    Contour Energy Systems

    Contour Energy Systems is a leading innovator of advanced battery technologies leveraging materials science breakthroughs and patented manufacturing processes for the development of next-generation primary and rechargeable battery systems.
    www.contourenergy.com

  • Danotek Motion Technologies

    Danotek Motion Technologies

    Danotek Motion Technologies develops and manufactures highly efficient energy conversion systems for the wind energy and industrial markets. Danotek has patents pending on several innovative products, including permanent magnet generators (PMG’s) and power electronics for wind turbines as well as variably speed propulsion and accessory drives for the electric and hybrid electric vehicle markets. The company is based in Canton, MI. For more information visit www.danotekmotion.com

  • Foro Energy

    Foro Energy

    Foro Energy delivers the performance of high power lasers to meet the world's growing energy demands.
    www.foroenergy.com

  • Inventure Chemical

    Inventure Chemical

    Inventure Chemical has developed processes for the direct, efficient production of industrial bio-chemicals and fuels from materials such as algae, agricultural by-products and waste biomass.
    www.inventurechem.com

  • Luminus Devices, Inc.

    Luminus Devices, Inc.

    Luminus Devices, Inc. develops and manufactures high performance solid-state light sources – PhlatLight LEDs – for the general illumination-lighting, projection display, and UV curing market segments. Holder of extensive intellectual property and over 150 issued and pending worldwide patents for big chip LED technology, Luminus Devices headquarters is located in Billerica, MA with domestic manufacturing also in Billerica and Woburn, MA, and global manufacturing in Taiwan and Thailand.
    www.luminus.com

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    Reel Solar

    Ultra-low cost flexible photovoltaic cells.

  • Solaria Corporation

    Solaria Corporation

    Solaria Corporation designs, manufactures and markets silicon photovoltaic modules to solar project developers and electric utilities in North America, Europe and Asia. Based on its patented low-cost technology, Solaria’s modules provide reliable performance while matching form, fit and performance of conventional PV modules. Solaria is headquartered in California with European offices in Germany.
    www.solaria.com

  • Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.

    Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc.

    A start-up company focused on the discovery of advanced materials for clean energy technology applications, Wildcat Discovery Technologies, Inc. has developed high-throughput synthesis and screening platforms for rapid evaluation and discovery of complex materials. Wildcat is currently investigating materials for lithium-ion battery electrodes, hydrogen storage, gas separations, and additional programs under evaluation.
    www.wildcatdiscovery.com