Virgin Green Fund was established in 2007[1] to invest in companies in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the US and Europe. It closed in 2014.
Investment history
The fund's first fundraising round raised $199m from Virgin and other investors. A notable initial investor was Wolverhampton City Council. The fund's investment focus is on established businesses rather than start ups. It had invested in 10 businesses out of 3,700 considered as of 2010.[2]
Portfolio
As of April 2010 Virgin Green Fund's portfolio included:
Shutdown
In 2014, the firm was closed down by the Virgin Group.[10]
See also
- Virgin Atlantic
- Aviation biofuel
- Sustainable aviation fuel
Further reading
- Virgin Green Fund leads Odersun funding round.
- Benchmark, Branson Keep Eyes on Cleantech Road.
- "Gevo Licenses UCLA Technology " – Gevo has received investments from Khosla Ventures and Virgin Green Fund.
External links
References
- Chris Hughes. Virgin's green fund gets first $199m Financial Times, 27 June 2008, retrieved 28 April 2015^
- Claire Cain Miller. Virgin Green Fund Looks to Midlife Start-ups New York Times, 10 May 2010, retrieved 28 April 2015^
- Portfolio: Biofuels Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Solar Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Energy Efficiency Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Energy Storage Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Waste Management Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Water Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Portfolio: Transport Virgin Green Fund, retrieved 2010-04-07^
- Virgin Group Said to Wind Down Buyout Unit, Cancel Fund Bloomberg.com, 23 April 2014, retrieved 2016-05-18^