Current Investments
These represent current investments made by the Managing Partners, most of which have been made since Q4 2009
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Cleantech
We are interested in the promise of a cleaner and more fuel efficient environment, but generally only invest in later stage cleantech businesses that have achieved significant traction.
- Bloom Energy - solid oxide fuel cell maker
- Brightsource - develops, builds, owns, and operates large scale solar plants
- eSolar - heliostat and control technologies to make solar cost-competitive
- Fisker Automotive - first sports luxury hybrid vehicle
- Serious Energy - energy management software and sustainable materials
- Suntrough Energy - turnkey hybrid solar 5MW+ power plants
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Financial Services
We love companies that dis-intermediate traditional incumbents and bring greater value to their customers.
- AQUSH - peer to peer lending in Japan
- Pollenware - turns accounts payable into an income generating asset
- Seattle Bank - recapitalization of a branded bank
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Social Good
Our modus operandi is to make money, but occasionally we see businesses that can make the world a better place, and build a successful business doing that.
- Ekso Bionics - untethered exoskeletons for enhanced mobility and strength
- Fenix International - affordable renewable energy for off-grid use in developing countries
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Software & Internet
This is our traditional focus, and represents where we believe we can add the most value.
- Bluebeam - PDF solutions for markup, editing and creation
- Browsium - lightweight browser add-on to address IE 6 compatibility issues
- Chegg - largest college textbook rental company
- eHarmony - online dating site
- eSalon - custom formulated salon quality at-home haircolor
- Facebook - largest social network
- Gogobot - social travel recommendation service
- Kijubi - activities marketplace
- Linden Lab - second life
- LoveIt - discover, collect, organize and share the things you love
- Moshcam - live high quality concert videos
- RedFin - reinventing residential real estate brokerage
- Saygent - voice sentiment analysis
- Social Annex - social commerce platform
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Consumer Services
Occasionally, we see something outside the box that we feel is exciting and compelling.
- Vivo Holdings - fastest growing pool service business in the U.S.
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Successful Liquidity Events
- iLike (Acquired by MySpace)
- Tesla Motors (IPO, NASDAQ: TSLA)
- LinkedIn (IPO, NYSE: LNKD)
- Silver Spring Networks (IPO NYSE: SSNI)
- SolarCity (IPO, NASDAQ: SCTY)