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Activate Capital Partners

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Activate Capital invests in companies developing smart, sustainable systems in energy, transportation, and industrial tech.

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01.01.2017

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Private

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The San Francisco-based firm, founded in 2017, invests in high-growth companies led by entrepreneurial management teams that use technology to make the world more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable. Activate has invested over $1 billion in its target sectors, resulting in 30 successful exits through IPO and M&A. The firm's market focus and strong network have led to recent investments in companies such as Stem, Flexe, Volta, and Fictiv, with a vision to build an unrivaled environment for exceptional people in sustainability, infrastructure, and industry.
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David F. Lincoln
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David F. Lincoln

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Activate Capital Partners
Activate Capital Partners

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David F. Lincoln

Raj Atluru
Raj Atluru

Raj Atluru

Raj has been investing in information technology and the energy and resource sectors for 21 years. His primary areas of interest are software, security, storage, energy efficiency, transportation technologies and novel financing models for deploying distributed energy infrastructure technologies. Prior to Activate, Raj was a co-founder of Silver Lake Kraftwerk, a growth equity fund focused on late stage private companies across the energy and resource sectors. From 2000 until 2011, Raj lead the cleantech practice at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, one of the premier early stage venture funds in Silicon Valley. DFJ was an early investor in notable companies including Tesla Motors, Solar City, EnerNOC, Brightsource Energy and Sea Micro. From 1996 to 2000, Raj worked on energy and technology investing for TL Ventures. Raj has served on several private and public boards, and co-founded DFJ Element with David Lincoln in 2005 – at the time, the largest fund ever raised for the cleantech sector. Raj is a frequent speaker on innovation in the energy and resource markets, and has keynoted numerous conferences dedicated to sustainability and innovation. Raj has both a BS and MS in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University as well as an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Activate Capital Partners
Activate Capital Partners

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Raj Atluru

Anup Jacob
Anup Jacob

Anup Jacob

Anup has been investing over 20 years in energy, water and industrial technology businesses. He has served on multiple private and public company boards and chaired audit and compensation committees. Prior to co-founding Activate, Anup was a founder and partner at several private equity firms including Mubadala Capital, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor managing $243B of assets. Prior to Mubadala, Anup was a Managing Partner at Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala focused on sustainable investments advancing renewable energy globally. From 2007 to 2013, Anup was a Co-Founder and Partner at Virgin Green Fund, a growth equity firm investing in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors. From 1999 to 2007 Anup was a Partner at Aqua-TPG where he focused on investments in the water sector. Throughout his career, Anup has served on several company boards including Stem (STEM), Volta (VLTA) and current investments Boosted, Passport Labs (Observer) and Posigen (Observer). He has served at a national judge for the E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year Awards, the Financial Times/Just Means Social Innovations Awards, Zayed Future Energy Prize, the MIT Clean Energy Prize and has been a keynote speaker at several conferences including the Norwegian Govt Enova Initiative, California’s BlueTech Valley and for MBA students at Yale SOM & MIT. Anup holds a degree in Economics, with honors, from the University of Chicago and is also on the non-profit board of Grid Alternatives, which aims to bring renewable energy to low-income homeowners.

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Activate Capital Partners

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1

Anup Jacob

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Susan Stella

Susan Stella

Head of Investor Relations & ESG

Patti Szczepaniak

Patti Szczepaniak

Chief Administrative Officer

Eric Meyer

Vice president

Anup Jacob

Anup Jacob

Partner & Co-Founder

Michael L. DeRosa

Michael L. DeRosa

Managing Director

David F. Lincoln

David F. Lincoln

Managing Director

Raj Atluru

Raj Atluru

Managing Director & Founder

Paul Jordan

Paul Jordan

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