Engineering New Markets and Strong Businesses
We invest in early-stage and breakthrough ventures that have the promise to create new market opportunities.
Greentech
Altarock Energy Inc
A geothermal development company.
Sausalito, CA
Amyris Biotechnologies
Makes better molecules for the bio-fuels and bio-chemical industries using synthetic biology techniques.
Emeryville, CA
Ausra (acquired by Areva)
Ausra develops and deploys utility-scale solar technologies to serve global electricity needs in a dependable, market competitive, environmentally responsible manner.
Palo Alto, CA
Bloom Energy
Developing solid oxide regenerative fuel cells (SORFC) - renewable electrical energy generated from hydrogen and the oxygen in ambient air.
Sunnyvale, CA
Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive is a green American premium sports car company with a mission to create a range of beautiful environmentally friendly cars that make environmental sense without compromise.
GreatPoint Energy
Commercializing a proprietary catalytic process for converting coal (and other carbon-based feedstocks) into clean-burning, pipeline quality natural gas.
Cambridge, MA
Hara Software
Hara provides environmental and energy management solutions which help organizations grow and profit while optimizing natural resource consumption and reducing environmental impact.
Redwood City, CA
Harvest
Through innovative technologies and unparalleled industry experience, Harvest provides the next generation of organics recycling by developing, building, owning and operating state-of-the-art facilities that produce renewable biogas energy and compost from discarded organic materials.
Waltham, MA
Kotak Urja
India's leading Solar Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Energy Solutions provider.
Bangalore, India
Lehigh Technologies
Lehigh Technologies recycles tire rubber into fine, engineered powders with performance and cost advantages to rubber and specialty chemicals. Its powders can be used to extend the availability of rubber, improve existing product performance, create new specialty products and inspire innovation in sustainability.
Naples, FL
Lilliputian Systems
Miniature fuel cells for portable electronic devices and wireless appplications.
Wilmington, MA
Mascoma Corporation
Leading in the development of bio and process technology for cost-effective production of cellulosic ethanol, an inexpensive and source of renewable energy. Cambridge, MA
Miasole
Miasole is a low-cost, thin film CIGS solar company.
San Jose, CA
RecycleBank
RecycleBank works with municipalities and haulers to measure and reward residents for recycling. The more they recycle, the more RecycleBank points they accrue. These points are redeemable online and can be used with local and national merchants.
New York City, NY
RPX Corporation
RPX Corporation is the first defensive patent aggregator. RPX acquires patent rights and provides them as a defensive patent aggregation for an annual membership fee to reduce technology companies’ patent risks and costs created by non-practicing entities (NPEs).
San Francisco, CA
Silver Spring Networks, Inc.
Silver Spring Networks has created the technology, software and services to enable utilities to transmit and receive information from any point on the grid – also known as the Smart Grid. The Company’s patented technology enables its customers to enhance the reliability and quality of their services while at the same giving them the potential to better utilize their scarce power generating capacity, reduce carbon emissions and improve operating efficiency.
Redwood City, CA
Sundrop Fuels
Sundrop Fuels, Inc. is a solar gasification-based renewable energy company.
Louisville, CO
TTI Exploration
TTI Exploration, Inc. is a technology-driven exploration company that develops proprietary technologies and methodologies which enable customers and partners to more rapidly, cost-effectively and accurately explore for natural resources, while minimizing the environmental impact, risk and cycle-time.
Houston, TX
UpWind Solutions
UpWind Solutions is the wind industry's leading 3rd party provider of asset management and operations and maintenance services.
Medford, OR
Verdiem
Verdiem's SURVEYOR software provides measurable energy and cost savings through network-level control over PC and monitor power settings. SURVEYOR consistently reduces PC energy consumption by 30%-50%.
Seattle, WA

