Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • CleanTech • Material Science |
Stages | Seed, Startup, Early Stage |
Investing | United States |
CleanTech Partners, Inc. is a non-profit venture capital fund headquartered at 8500 Greenway Boulevard, Suite 100, Middleton, Wisconsin, 53562, United States. They specialize in accelerating emerging technologies in the energy efficiency sector, particularly in Wisconsin. Their investment thesis emphasizes seed, startup, and early-stage investments in the hardware, manufacturing, energy, clean technology, and material science industries, with a strong focus on efficient and sustainable energy solutions. They offer expertise in debt and equity financial structures, aiming to support the commercialization journey of market-ready energy innovations. CleanTech Partners provides energy efficiency loans, energy technology loans, and other financing solutions, ensuring each project gets tailored financial assistance to reduce energy consumption and operational costs while advancing renewable energy sources. They pride themselves on their due diligence process, industry knowledge, and flexible partnerships with end-users and technology developers across key Wisconsin industries such as pulp & paper, metal-casting, plastics, and food processing. Furthermore, CleanTech Partners collaborate with businesses to pinpoint and capitalize on energy savings opportunities, ultimately fostering a collective achievement of energy efficiency and sustainability in the state. The firm positions itself as a trusted resource in accelerating energy-saving technologies' commercialization, offering strategic guidance, program requirements that align investments with their mission, and an openness to innovation. Their services also include energy audits, emerging technology assessment, grant writing, management, administration, resource leveraging, state-federal-private partnerships, and sharing best practices and emerging technologies in energy efficiency. They are committed to transforming Wisconsin's energy landscape through strategic partnerships, innovation, and the promotion of sustainable practices.