Quench Raises $26 Million
Quench Inc., an Indianapolis-based maker of rentable water purification systems, has raised $26 million in VC funding led by Element Partners, according to VentureWire. www.quenchusa.com
View ArticleIs Clean-Tech in Trouble? A Longtime Investor Shares His Perspective
Last week, the venture firm @Ventures put together a presentation critical of the clean tech venture industry. In the slideshow, which has been making the rounds, @Ventures suggests there are a number...
View ArticleKathleen McGinty Joins Element Partners
Kathleen McGinty has joined Element Partners as an operating partner. She is the former head of Pennsylvania‘s Department of Environmental Protection and the White House Council on Environmental...
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5 Questions for David Lincoln of Element Partners
Element Partners, a cleantech-focused venture capital firm with offices in Pennsylvania and Silicon Valley, tomorrow will announce that it has closed its second fund with $486 million in capital...
View ArticleElement Partners Raises $486 Million
Element Partners has closed its second fund with $486 million in capital commitments. The cleantech-focused growth equity firm has offices in both Pennsylvania and Silicon Valley. Greenhill & Co....
View ArticleSujit Banerjee Joins Element Partners
Sujit Banerjee has joined Element Partners, a growth equity firm focused o the cleantech space, as an operating partner. He previously was a partner with BlueRun Ventures, where he will continue to...
View ArticleTurbine Air Systems Receives Growth Equity
Turbine Air Systems Inc., a Houston, Texas-based maker of packaged cooling and energy systems, has raised an undisclosed amount of growth equity funding. Backers include Element Partners, NGP Energy...
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Element Redesigns Website, Says ‘No Thanks’ to Blogging
It’s beginning to feel a lot like the 1990s. And that’s not because the POTUS is a democrat. No. I’ve been harkening back to my reporting days of last decade because I’ve been talking to a lot of firms...
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White House Serious About Green Jobs
So says David Lincoln from Element Partners, the other VC who got invited to the White House Jobs Summit last week. Lincoln said he was in a breakout group on climate, energy and green jobs with...
View ArticleTPI Composites Raises $26 Million
TPI Composites Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based provider of wind turbine blades to Mitsubishi Power Systems and General Electric, has raised $26 million in Series B-1 funding. Element Partners led the...
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VC-Backed Bust: BioFuelBox Shuts Down
Cleantech startup BioFuelBox has ceased operations, after being unable to reach agreeement on a new round of funding with its investors. The San Jose, Calif.-based company had developed a technology...
View ArticleSujit Banerjee Joins Element Partners
Element Partners, a cleantech-focused VC firm, has named Sujit Banerjee as a managing director. He had joined the firm last year as a part-time operating partner. He is a former partner with BueRun...
View ArticleNVCA Elects Paul Maeder Chairman
The National Venture Capital Association has elected Paul Maeder, a co-founder and general partner of Highland Capital Partners, chairman of its board of directors for 2011-2012. Paul Maeder was...
View ArticleAgility Fuel Systems Names CEO
Fontana, Calif.-based Agility Fuel Systems has named Barry Engle as its new chief executive officer. Most recently, Engle was CEO of Think Holdings AS, a manufacturer of electric vehicles in Oslo,...
View ArticleQuench Raises $30 Mln Financing
Quench said Wednesday that it has closed on roughly $30 million equity and debt financing. Existing investors such as Element Partners, Virgin Green Fund and Douglas Brown were joined by new backers...
View ArticleEOS Climate Adds McGinty to Board
EOS Climate has named Kathleen McGinty to its board of directors. McGinty is a senior vice president and managing director at Weston Solutions, where she leads the Green Development Division. McGinty...
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Unigestion is Eyeing Secondary, Sustainability and Mid-Market Fund Opps
Geneva-headquartered global fund manager Unigestion last year held a final closing on its secondary fund, a first close of its sustainability fund and is planning the launch of a European mid-market...
View ArticleDeeya Appoints Non-Exec Chairman
Energy storage system provider Deeya Energy has appointed Ravi Sharma, as non-executive chairman of the board of directors. Sharma joined Deeya Energy’s board of directors in late 2012. Deeya Energy is...
View ArticleElement Partners backs Hayward Gordon
Element Partners, a growth equity fund focused on industrial technology companies, has completed an investment in Hayward Gordon. Hayward Gordon, headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, designs,...
View ArticleSusquehanna Growth Equity adds to team
Susquehanna Growth Equity has added Ben Weinberg to its team as a director. Prior to joining SGE, Weinberg was a principal at Element Partners where he was responsible for growth equity investments in...
View ArticleCleantech funds continue to deteroriate: VCJ
Cleantech funds have taken it on the chin over the past several years, first from the collapse of solar investments three years ago and then from a general chill in the sector. The struggle continues...
View ArticleElement Partners-backed AquaVenture Holdings files for IPO
Tampa-based water purification solutions provider AquaVenture Holdings LLC has filed for an IPO. The number of shares that will be sold as well as the stock’s pricing terms have yet to be set. The...
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