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1 | Spreadsheet curated by Ted Rheingold. http:www.twitter.com/tedr | Read the summarizing blog post at TechCrunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Please add comments if content should be updated, or email trheingold@gmail.com | https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/14/investing-in-goodbusiness/ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Firm Name & Mission Stmt | Fund Name and Size | Vintage | Relevant Investments | Relevant Exits | Senior Partners | Notable LPs | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | $5B AUM | Capricorn Investments | 24+ Funds | 2010-2016 | Applied Solar Technologies | FLS Energy | Dr Ion Yadigaroglu | Jeff Skoll | Certified B-Corp | |||||||||||||||||
5 | http://capricornllc.com/ | Aspiration | Tesla (IPO) | Alan Chang | Skoll Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Embrace Innovations | William Orum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Capricorn Investment Group was born from a | FLS Energy | Dipender Saluja | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | belief that values-based, sustainable investment | HeartFlow | Barry Uphoff | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | practices can enhance return rates. Underlying | Liquidity Nanotech Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | that principled investment approach has always | Metabiota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | been a deep desire to demonstrate the huge | Paga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | investment potential that resides in breakthrough | Planet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | commercial solutions to the world’s most pressing | RayVio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | problems. | Saildrone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Sense Home | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | SpaceX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Sunpreme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Tesla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Think Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $2B (forecast) | TPG Rise Fund | TPG Rise | 12/2016 | EverFi | Maya Chorengel | Bono | Just launched. Likely hasn't completed fund raising. | ||||||||||||||||||
21 | http://therisefund.com/ | William E. McGlashan Jr | Jeff Skoll | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Richard Branson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Venture returns with two and a half times multiple of impact | Lynne Benioff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Reid Hoffman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Partnership with Elevar Equity (see below) | Laurene Powell Jobs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Mo Ibrahim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Mellody Hobson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | ~$1B AUM | Generation Investment Mgmt | U.K.-based | 2004-2016 | AgraQuest | Nest Labs | David Blood | CalSTRS | Part of a ~$12B P.E. fund. A proportion of the Firm's profitability funds the The Generation Foundation, which will support global non-profit sustainability initiatives. | |||||||||||||||||
29 | https://www.generationim.com/ | GreenRoad Technologies | Seventh Generation | Al Gore | ||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Harvest Power | SolarCity | Hans Mehn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | To deliver superior investment performance by consistently taking | Infinite Power Solutions | Lila Preston | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | a long-term view and fully integrating sustainability research within | M-KOPA | Mark Ferguson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | a rigorous framework of traditional financial analysis. Delivering | Nest Labs | Miguel Nogales | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | outstanding investment results will also achieve our goal of proving | RecycleBank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | the business case for Sustainable Capitalism. | Seventh Generation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | SolarCity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | TerraLUX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | $1,080,000,000 | Breakthrough Energy | Breakthrough Energy Ventures, LLC ($1B) | Dec, 2016 | Mukesh Ambani | Bill Gates | Moskowitz/Tuna | Jeff Bezos | ||||||||||||||||||
39 | http://www.b-t.energy/ | John Arnold | Mukesh Ambani | Hasso Platner | HRH Prince Alwaleed bin Talal | |||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Bill Gates | Marc Benioff | Julian Robertson | John Arnold | ||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Investing in a Carbonless Future | John Doerr | Vinod Khosla | Nat & Laura Simons | Mukesh Ambani | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Rodi Guidero | Jack Ma | Patrice Motsepe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Vinod Khosla | Zuckerberg/Chan | Tom Steyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Hasso Platner | Meg Whitman | George Soros | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | Jack Ma | Ratan Tata | Masayoshi Son | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | $885,000,000 | Leap Frog Investments | LeapFrog Financial Inclusion Fund ($135mm) | 2009 | AllLife | Express Life Insurance | Andrew Kupor | Prudential Financil | Mauritius incorporation. Claim 25%IIR (3x returns). Invests between $10mm and $50mm in capital. | |||||||||||||||||
47 | http://www.leapfroginvest.com/ | LeapFrog Fund II ($400mm) | 2014 | Apollo | Gary Herbert | OPIC | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | LeapFrog Prudential Fund ($350mm) | 6/2016 | BIMA | Jim Roth | UK CDC | |||||||||||||||||||||
49 | [Raising an $800mm starting 12/16] | Express Life Insurance | Soros Economic Development Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Goodlife Insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | LeapFrog invests capital, people and knowledge in purpose-driven businesses, | IFMR Holdings / IMFR Capital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | helping them to grow, to be profitable and to have real social impact. This is how | Jumo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | we achieve top-tier returns for our investors. And how we enable striving emerging | Magma Fincorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | consumers to propel themselves into prosperity and security. | Mahindra Insurance Brokers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | This is a synergy, not a trade-off. | Petra Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Resolution Insurance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Shriram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Syn Mun Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | UT Life | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | $630,000,000 | DBL Partners | Bay Area Equity Fund I ($75mm) | 2004 | Advanced Microgrid Solutions | eMeter | Nancy Pfund | goldenstateinvestmentfund.com/ | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | www.dblpartners.vc | Bay Area Equity Fund II ($150mm) | 2008-2011 | Akros | OPX Bio | Ira Ehrenpreis | JPMorgan | |||||||||||||||||||
62 | DBL Partners III ($404mm) | 2015 | Apeel Sciences | Solar City (IPO) | Cynthia Ringo | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | BrightSource Energy | Tesla (IPO) | Mark Perutz | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | We invest in companies that can deliver top-tier venture capital | Ecologic | Marc Van Den Berg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | returns and enable social, environmental and economic benefits. | EcoScraps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | In fact, we believe healthy financial performance and positive | eMeter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | social change are inherently connected. | Farmers Business Network | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Kateeva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | NEXTracker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Off Grid Electric | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | Ogin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | OPX Bio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Planet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | PowerGenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Primus Power | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Revolution Foods | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Siva Power | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Solar City | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | SpaceX | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Tesla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | The Real Real | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | View | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Est. $400,000,000 | Omidyar | self-funded. | 2001-2016 | AltSchool | Pierre Omidyar | Pierre is only LP | Combined with a large non-profit arm. Invests range from non-fincial impact grants to pure market investments | ||||||||||||||||||
84 | https://www.omidyar.com/ | Change.org | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | d.light design | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | A philanthropic investment firm, we support market-based | MicroEnsure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | approaches with the potential for large-scale, catalytic impact. | Nation Builder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | Off Grid Electric | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | Vistaar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | $500,000,000?? | Chan Zuckerberg Initiative | Dec, 2015 | Andela | Mark and Precilla | Self funded by FB shares. Will surely be well over $1B. Unknown what percent are for for-profit investments | ||||||||||||||||||||
91 | https://chanzuckerberg.com/ | Byjus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Meta AI (acquisition) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | CZI promotes equality and focuses on advancing human potential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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95 | $315,375,980 | Obvious Ventures | Obvious Ventures I, L.P. ($123mm) | 2015 | Beyond Meet | Andrew Beebe | ||||||||||||||||||||
96 | https://obvious.com/ | Obvious Ventures II, L.P. ($191mm) | 2017 | Change.org | Evan Williams | |||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Diamond Foundry | James Joaquin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Our idea is the opposite of corporate philanthropy. It’s the idea | Enbala | Vischal Vasishth | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | that #worldpositive businesses have advantages in the market | Good Eggs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | and can outperform their more traditional peers. These types of | Loup |