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NGEN Partners

Founders Peter Grubstein

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Total investments 67
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$18M
Portfolio companies 37
Rounds per year 3.05
Lead investments 12
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.45
Exits 14
Key employees 4
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture
Private Equity

Areas of investment

  • Energy
  • Renewable Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Solar
  • Electronics
Summary

In 2001 was created NGEN Partners, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in North America in United States. The main office of represented VC is situated in the New York.

The standard case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 3-4 partakers. Despite the NGEN Partners, startups are often financed by New Enterprise Associates, DFJ, Zero Stage Capital. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are New Enterprise Associates, RockPort Capital, Robeco. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by WP Global Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Moser Baer.

The usual things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. The higher amount of exits for fund were in 2012. Speaking about the real fund results, this VC is 13 percentage points more often commits exit comparing to other organizations. The top activity for fund was in 2007. The fund is generally included in 2-6 deals every year. This NGEN Partners works on 9 percentage points less the average amount of lead investments comparing to the other organizations.

Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 6-10 years to receive the investment from the fund. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Energy and Power Solutions, BrightFarms, HYLA Mobile. The fund has no specific favorite in a number of founders of portfolio startups. In case when startup counts 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to get the investment is meager. Among the most popular fund investment industries, there are Renewable Energy, Energy.

The fund was created by Peter Grubstein. The overall number of key employees were 8.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$30M21 Sep 2016 New York, United States

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$15M06 Nov 2015 New York, United States

Choose Energy

Consumer
Energy
Information Services
Internet
Renewable Energy
$14M15 Mar 2015 San Francisco, California, United States

Encycle Corporation

Electronics
Renewable Energy
Wireless
$5M07 Oct 2014 Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$2M03 Jun 2014 New York, United States

Encycle Corporation

Electronics
Renewable Energy
Wireless
$7M04 Feb 2014 Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$4M29 Jan 2014 New York, United States

Choose Energy

Consumer
Energy
Information Services
Internet
Renewable Energy
$7M07 Nov 2013 San Francisco, California, United States

HYLA Mobile

Hardware
Mobile
Mobile Devices
$105M28 Oct 2013 Texas, United States

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Total investments 67
Average round size 18M
Rounds per year 3.05
Peak activity year 2007
Lead investments 12
Follow on index 0.45
Exits 14
Group Appearance index 0.90

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$30M21 Sep 2016 New York, United States

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$15M06 Nov 2015 New York, United States

Choose Energy

Consumer
Energy
Information Services
Internet
Renewable Energy
$14M15 Mar 2015 San Francisco, California, United States

Encycle Corporation

Electronics
Renewable Energy
Wireless
$5M07 Oct 2014 Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$2M03 Jun 2014 New York, United States

Encycle Corporation

Electronics
Renewable Energy
Wireless
$7M04 Feb 2014 Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada

BrightFarms

Agriculture
Farming
Food Processing
Hydroponics
$4M29 Jan 2014 New York, United States

Choose Energy

Consumer
Energy
Information Services
Internet
Renewable Energy
$7M07 Nov 2013 San Francisco, California, United States

HYLA Mobile

Hardware
Mobile
Mobile Devices
$105M28 Oct 2013 Texas, United States
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