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Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech companies who can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 gigatons of CO2e each between now and 2050. The firm closed their first $110 million fund in October 2019. Notable exits include MyEnergy (acquired by Nest, subsequently acquired by Alphabet affiliate Google), and Pika Energy (acquired by Generac). Notable recent investments include Nth Cycle, ConnectDER , Leading Edge Equipment Technologies , and SparkMeter.

= Clean Energy Ventures = Clean Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early-stage climate tech companies who can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2.5 gigatons of CO2e each between now and 2050. The company invests in a variety of early-stage startups focused on the production, distribution or use of clean energy.

History
Clean Energy Ventures closed their first $110 million fund in October 2019. The fund targets the capital gap for seed and early-stage investment in promising climate tech and advanced clean energy innovations.

The three principals – David S. Miller, Daniel Goldman, and Temple Fennell – have over 40 years of combined investing experience at the seed and early stages. Their successful track record of investing in more than 30 early-stage advanced energy companies includes multiple exits, such as MyEnergy (acquired by Nest, subsequently acquired by Alphabet affiliate Google ), and more recently, Pika Energy (acquired by Generac).

Founders

 * Daniel Goldman, former President & CEO of GreatPoint Energy.
 * David S. Miller, entrepreneur and former Director of the New Ventures Group of Lucent
 * Temple Fennell, entrepreneur, Keller Enterprises board member, and former film industry producer.

Association with Clean Energy Venture Group
The Clean Energy Venture Group is the sister organization to Clean Energy Ventures. CEV and CEVG support each other in sourcing, scouting and diligencing deals. The companies often co-invest.