SJF Ventures Raises $90MM Third Fund, Tripling Size of Previous Fund

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

SJF Ventures Raises $90MM Third Fund, Tripling Size of Previous Fund SJF Ventures is a venture capital fund focused on delivering superior financial returns through investments in high-growth, positive impact companies. SJF has a fourteen-year successful record of assisting visionary and talented management teams in building industry-leading firms. SJF provides strong expertise …

NewNet Clean Energy Investor Newsletter:Saperatec receives €3.3m seed funding for recycling plant

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Essential industry insights: cleantech, renewables, sustainability NewNet Daily Newsletter 13 March 2013 Find all the latest seed, growth and late stage deal activity in the green space in one place with a New Energy World Network premium subscription Deal News Saperatec receives €3.3m seed funding for recycling plant Chromatin inks sorghum …

SJF Ventures Launches Third Fund

kristyGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

SJF Announces Close on Third Fund SJF Ventures and lead investor Citi Community Capital announced today the initial closing of the first national Impact Investment SBIC fund, SJF Ventures III, LP. The fund will provide equity investments to growth-stage cleantech and positive impact companies, and has been licensed by the …

After Solyndra… Cleantech Investing Still Makes Sense

kristyGreen Prosperity

After Solyndra… Cleantech Investing Still Makes Sense [Excerpt from SJF Ventures’ Managing Director, Dave Kirkpatrick’s, blog post] Given the recent bankruptcies of U.S. solar manufacturers Solyndra, Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar, some are asking if cleantech investing is viable. At SJF, our cleantech portfolio companies are achieving great results, particularly utilizing …