Company Name:	New Energy Capital
Contact Information:	Daniel Reicher, Managing Partner 53 South Main Street Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: 603-643-8885 E-mail: dreicher@newenergycapital.com Web site: www.newenergycapital.com
Company Description:	New Energy Capital is a $100 million private equity fund in development which will make equity and equity equivalent investments in renewable energy, distributed generation and energy productivity projects and assets.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Mature, venture, pre-IPO, investment focus is on secured projects and assetsEarly
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States, International
Technology Interests	New Energy Capital is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is involved with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the NREL Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios	Dan W. Reicher, Managing Partner

Company Name:	New Hampshire Governor's Officeof Energy and Community Services
Contact Information:	James P. Taylor, Director, Grants and Program Development 57 Regional Drive, Suite No. 3, Concord, NH 03301 Phone: 603-271-8009 E-mail: jtaylor@gov.state.nh.us
Company Description:	State Energy Office
Investor/Financier Type	Project
Investment Range	Depends on the projec
Funding Stage	Early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	New Hampshire area
Technology Interests	The New Hampshire Governor's Office is interested in investments in all types of renewable technologies, as well as marketing and consumer education.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	NGEN Partners LLC
Contact Information:	Robert Koch, Principal 1114 State Street, Suite 247 Santa Barbara, CA 93101 805-564-3156 E-mail: koch@ngenpartners.com Web ste: www.ngenpartners.com
Company Description:	Venture capital firm that specializes in technologies that are enabled by materials science. Firm has multiple multinational strategic investors and esteemed academic venture partners.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$4,000,000 - $150,000,000+
Funding Stage	Early (Company must be able to demonstrate a working prototype prior to investment. Can be pre or post revenue.)
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Emissions Control, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	No
Key Bios

Company Name:	NGP Energy Technology Partners
Contact Information:	Philip J. Deutch, Managing Partner 1700 K Street NW Washington DC 20006 Phone: 202.536-3920 Fax: 202.536-3921 E-mail: pdeutch@ngpetp.com Web ste: www.ngpetp.com
Company Description:	NGP Energy Technology Partners, L.P. (NGP ETP) is a private equity fund that invests in growth capital and buyout funding for companies providing technology-related products and services to the oil and gas, power and alternative energy sectors.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5-15 million, $150 million
Funding Stage	Companies must have $5-$15 million in revenue and existing commercial products or services. Will invest in private companies and PIPES.
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	All
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Yes
Key Bios	Philip J. Deutch, Managing Partner Prior to forming NGP Energy Technology Partners with NGP, Mr. Deutch was a Managing Director at Perseus, L.L.C. where he led, or co-led, the firm’s energy investing and was on the firm’s Executive Committee. Mr. Deutch is one of the earliest private equity investors to focus on energy technology in the United States and since 1997 has led investments in energy companies in the areas of renewable energy, power quality/reliability, distributed generation, energy management and control, and power electronics. Mr. Deutch is a member of the Board of Directors of Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ-ESLR) and is a former Board Member of Beacon Power Corp. (NASDAQ-BCON), Northern Power Systems and International Marketing Concepts and former Observer to the Boards of Directors of Vision Solutions, SatCon Technology, and Proton Energy. Mr. Deutch has spoken or been on panels at energy conferences held by Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Credit Suisse First Boston, Salomon Smith Barney, the American Council for Renewable Energy, Bear Stearns, Montreux Energy, McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia and the FRA Renewable Energy Finance & Investment Summit. Mr. Deutch served on the Advisory Committee for the 2005 Energy Venture Fair and the selection committees for the 2005 Cleantech Venture Forum and 2005 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Industry Growth Forum. Articles by Mr. Deutch have appeared in Public Utility Fortnightly, Power Finance and Risk, and Foreign Policy. Christopher D. Sorrells, Principal Prior to joining NGP Energy Technology Partners as a Principal, Mr. Sorrells was a Vice President at Clarity Partners, an $814 million private equity firm focused on telecom, media, and technology where he pursued growth financings and middle market LBO transactions and served as a Director on the Boards of CaseStack and Westec InterActive. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Sorrells worked at Banc of America Securities in both the natural resources and technology groups, covering energy and power, energy technology and information technology service companies. He founded and headed Banc of America’s Energy Technology Group from 2000 to 2002 and served as the lead banker on a broad range of transactions, including many private equity financings. Previously, Mr. Sorrells worked in the investment banking department at Salomon Smith Barney from 1996 to 1998, covering energy and power companies.

Company Name:	Nth Power Technologies
Contact Information:	General contact 50 California, Suite 840, San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: 415-983-9983, Fax: N/A E-mail: plan@nthfund.com Web site: www.nthfund.com
Company Description:	Nth Power Technologies is a venture capital firm focused on high-growth investment opportunities arising from the restructuring of the global energy utility marketplace. The fundamental changes taking place in the $300 billion global energy utility industry have given rise to many venture capital investment opportunities, and Nth Power has emerged as a leading source of venture capital for this sector. The firm is managed by a professional investment team with extensive experience growing successful companies in the energy and communication fields and managing venture capital funds.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	Typical investment of $3 million
Funding Stage	Early and venture projects
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Nth Power currently has 25 energy-related projects. Their current and future interests include energy-efficient appliances, biomass power, combined heat and power, energy management systems, emissions control, fuel cells, hydrogen, energy-efficient light systems, photovoltaics, power electronics, reliability, solar thermal, wave energy generation, microturbines, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	OPG Ventures, Inc.
Contact Information:	David Oxtoby, Vice President of Investments 700 University Ave., Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X6, Canada Phone: 416-592-5967 Fax: 416-592-8677 E-mail: david.oxtoby@opg.com Web site: www.opgventures.com
Company Description:	OPG Ventures makes equity investments in private U.S. and Canadian companies with unique energy-related technologies. OPG Ventures is 100% owned by Ontario Power Generation Inc., a major North American power generator.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$2 million to $5 million
Funding Stage	Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States and Canada
Technology Interests	OPG Ventures is interested in future investments in the areas of alternative fuels and chemicals, energy efficiency/conservation, energy management systems, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid power generation, hydrogen, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, solar thermal, wave energy generation, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved with the NREL Industry Growth Forums and the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators
Key Bios	Peter Crombie, President & CEO; David Oxtoby, Vice President - Investments; Andy Teichman, Executive Director - Investments; Nicolle Butcher, Investment Manager; Scott MacDonald, Investment Manager

Company Name:	Parker Venture Management
Contact Information:	Nicholas Parker, Chairman 45 Indian Grove, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2Y1 Phone: 416-763-7184, Fax: 416-769-3505 E-mail: nicholas@parkerventure.com Web site: www.parkerventure.com
Company Description:	Parker Venture is a management and venture consulting company that services the clean technology and sustainable sector. Established in 2001 by Nicholas Parker, the PVM team provides high-value venture services to investors seeking superior double-bottom line returns from emerging clean technology enterprises.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, Angel
Investment Range	$500,000 to $2 million
Funding Stage	Early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Early Toronto area, national, and international
Technology Interests	Parker Venture has interests in alternative fuels and chemicals, biomass power, clean vehicles, combined heat and power, fuel cells, hybrid power generation, hydrogen, photovoltaics, solar thermal, microturbines, reliability, solar thermal, wave energy generation, and wind. Parker Venture also has interests in nanotechnology.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios	Nicholas Parker has 13 years venture capital experience related to sustainable and clean technologies in Toronto, London, and Boston. Formerly cofounder and principal of SAM Private Equity, Parker has managed two transatlantic sustainable technology venture funds (Euro86M/C$145M). Investors included leading European, North American, and Asian corporations. As former SVP of Environmental Capital Corporation/Technology Development Corporation, he undertook early-stage technology commercialization in collaboration with MIT. He is also the founder and chairman of Cleantech Venture Network LLC.

Company Name:	Pacific Venture Capital, LLC
Contact Information:	Steve Whelan, Vice President 1111 Broadway, Suite 1650, Oakland, CA 94607 Phone: 510-267-8600, Fax: N/A E-mail: steve.whelan@pvc.pge.com Web site: www.pacificventurecap.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Venture and pre-IPO stages
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Pacific Venture's current investments include fuel cells and reliability, but they are also interested in energy-efficient lighting systems and photovoltaics as future investments.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Pangaea Ventures Ltd.
Contact Information:	Chris Erickson, Partner 1151 W. 8th Avenue, Suite 1 Vancouver, BC V6K 2A6 Canada Phone: 604-738-0225 E-mail: chris@pangaeaventures.com Web site: www.pangaeaventure.com
Company Description:	Pangaea Ventures invests in early-stage companies focused on advanced materials, nanotechnology, energy technology and environmental technology. We have offices in Vancouver and New Jersey and invest in companies located in the United States and Canada.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1,000,000 to $2,000,000
Funding Stage	Seed, Early. and Venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local and National
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Emissions Control. Fuel Cells. Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Photovoltaics, and Solar Thermal
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Would like to become involved.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Partech International
Contact Information:	Philippe Cases 9 Meadow Park Circle Belmont, CA 94002 Phone: 415-788-2929 E-mail: pcases@partechvc.com Web site: www.partechvc.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$3 million to $3.5 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/Post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Partech International is interested in investments in the areas of alternative fuels & chemicals, energy efficient appliances clean vehicles, combined heat and power, e-commerce, energy efficiency/conservation, energy management systems, emissions control, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid power generation, hybrid vehicles, hydro, hydrogen, information technologies, micro turbines, photovoltaics, reliability, solar thermal, space conditioning, transmission (electricity), wave energy generation, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved with The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Perseus, L.L.C.
Contact Information:	Michael L. Miller, Managing Director 2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 900, Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: 202-772-1469 Fax: 202-429-0588 E-mail: mmiller@perseusllc.com Web site: www.perseusllc.com
Company Description:	Perseus is a private equity fund with experienced energy technology investors. The group focuses on areas of alternative energy sources; power quality/reliability; distributed generation; deregulation; transmission/distribution solutions.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$5 million to $10 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Perseus' past investments have included alternative fuels and chemicals, energy management systems, fuel cells, hydrogen, microturbines, wind, power electronics, and power quality. The group is interested in all forms of clean energy for future investments.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved with the NREL Industry Growth Forum and the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators
Key Bios	Michael L. Miller is a Managing Director of Perseus. Prior to joining Perseus, Mr. Miller was the Managing Partner of Mill Consulting Group, an investment banking boutique specialized in assisting small and medium sized enterprises in the identification and execution of strategic capital formation and M&A transaction. He served as one of the four partners at Swiss Life Private Equity Partners AG in Zurich, Switzerland during 2002 and 2003. Mr. Miller was Vice President and Group Head of Principal Investments at Enron North America in Houston, Texas, where he focused on investments in new energy technologies and built a portfolio that included three companies in which Perseus was also an investor. He founded and led UBS Capital GmbH, the Frankfurt-based private equity investment unit of the Union Bank of Switzerland Group in Germany. Mr. Miller started his career in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department of Salomon Brother Inc in New York City and Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Miller is a member of the Board of Directors of Serveron Corp., of Habitat for Humanity of Montgomery County (TX) and an advisor and mentor to the Energy Program of the Houston Technology Center. Mr. Miller holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, A B.A. in German and a MBA from Rice University in Houston, TX.

Company Name:	Prometheus Equity Partners
Contact Information:	Robert Muir, Founding Partner 10 East 29th, 37G, New York, NY 10016 Phone: 646-337-7797 E-mail: robmuir@pepvc.com Web site: www.pepvc.com
Company Description:	Prometheus Equity Partners provides intellectual and financial capital to help technology-based companies grow global businesses.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, angel, and consultant
Investment Range	N/A
Funding Stage	Seed and early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Prometheus invests in alternative fuels and chemicals, biomass power, fuel cells, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, and solar thermal
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved with the NREL Industry Growth Forums and the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators
Key Bios

Company Name:	Prospect Street Ventures
Contact Information:	Grier Eliasek, Managing Director 10 East 40th St., 44th Floor, New York, NY 10128 Phone: 212-448-9577 Fax: 212-448-9652 E-mail: grier@prospectstreet.com Web site: www.prospectstreet.com
Company Description:	Founded in 1988 and headquartered in New York, Prospect Street Ventures is a private equity and merchant banking firm focused on investing in and adding value to rapidly growing companies, particularly those in the energy/utility, information technology, and communications industries. Prospect Street's experienced team of professionals have invested in several companies that have undergone initial public offerings and acquisitions.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million - $20 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International, national, local
Technology Interests	Prospect Street Ventures supports investments in all types of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved with the NREL Industry Growth Forums and the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Prospero LLC
Contact Information:	Daniel Donovan Managing Member Prospero LLC 103 North Park Avenue Easton, CT '06612 203-454-5616, 203-459-0180 E-mail:ddonovan@prosperollc.net Web site:www.prosperollc.net
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, and project finance
Investment Range	N/A
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International and United States
Technology Interests	Prospero LLC is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Protech Asset Management
Contact Information:	Evan Posses, Principal 99 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 205, Jericho, NY 11753 Phone: 516-338-9725, Fax: 516-338-7906 E-mail: protechep@mindspring.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Investment banking and broker
Investment Range	$1 million
Funding Stage	Early, pre-IPO, and IPO/post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International, United States, and local (Jericho, New York)
Technology Interests	Protech Asset invests in fuel cells, solar thermal, and solar water pumping/electrical
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	RockPort Capital Partners, LP
Contact Information:	Chuck McDermott, Managing Partner 160 Federal Street, 18th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617-912-1450, Fax: 617-912-1449 Email: cjm@rpgllc.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$500,000 - $6 million
Funding Stage	Early-stage venture financing
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	RockPort has made investments in fuel cells and reliability, and is interested in future investment opportunities in the areas of biomass, combined heat and power, e-commerce, energy management systems, fuel cells, hybrid power gen, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen, information technologies, micro turbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, reliability and electricity transmission. RockPort is also interested in lithium ion batteries, superconductivity, etc.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	SAIL Venture Partners
Contact Information:	David B. Jones, Managing Partner 600 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1750 Costa Mesa CA 92626 Phone: 714-241-7500 Fax: 714-241-7505 E-mail: djones@sailventurepartners.com Web site: www.sailventurepartners.com Contact Information for Washington DC Office location: Hank Habicht 2900 Wouth Quincy Street, Suite 410 Arlington VA 22206 Phone: 703-379-2713
Company Description
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1-5 Million
Funding Stage	Seed, Early, Venture, Pre IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National, International
Technology Interests	Alternative Fuels & Chemicals, Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Biomass Power, Clean Vehicles, Combined Heat & Power, E-Commerce, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Energy Management Systems, Emissions Control, Energy Storage, Fuel Cells, Green Buildings, Hybrid Power Gen., Hybrid Vehicles, Hydro, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Reliability, Solar Thermal, Space Conditioning, Transmission (Electricity), Wave Energy Generation, Wind
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Yes
Key Bios

Company Name:	SAM Equity Partners Ltd.
Contact Information:	Hans Dellenbach, Private Equity Fund Administrator c/o SAM Sustainable Asset Management/Zollikerstrasse 60 8702 Zollikon/Switzerland Phone: 41-1-397-10-28 E-mail: hans@sam-group.com Web site: www.sam-group.com
Company Description:	SAM Sustainable Asset Management is an independent asset management company headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Established in 1995, SAM was among the first asset managers to specialize in the field of sustainability-driven investments. During the past few years, the company has grown rapidly in terms of headcount and mandates. Today, SAM's customers include major European banks, global insurance companies, large pension funds. and private clients. SAM Sustainable Asset Management AG is the sponsor of SAM Sustainability Private Equity LP (the "Sustainabiltiy Fund") and SAM Private Equity Energy Fund LP (the "Energy Fund"). The funds make venture investments in technology companies that contribute to more sustainable use of resources.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$4 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International markets
Technology Interests	SAM currently has interests in alternative fuels and chemicals, biomass power, combined heat and power, energy management systems, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid vehicles, energy-efficient lighting systems, photovoltaics, solar thermal, power quality, reliability, solar thermal, transmission, and wave energy generation.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	SAS Investors
Contact Information:	Josh Grotstein, Managing Partner 135 W. 20th St., Fifth Floor, New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-367-7676, Ext. 140 Fax: 212-367-7966 E-mail: jgrotstein@sasinvestors.com Web site: www.sasinvestors.com
Company Description:	SAS Investors facilitates the creation and growth of seed- and early-stage core technology companies in the New York metro and tri-state area. Located in New York City - and backed by Canaan Partners, Rho Capital Partners, and Sevin Rosen Funds - SASI targets companies that provide solutions based on emerging technologies. These include technologies emerging out of tech transfer centers, universities, and/or corporate labs in which a subject matter expert has developed unique IP particularly relevant to industry pain points. The fund's activities include venture investing, building and accelerating new businesses, and growing entrepreneurs and their concepts into solvent, scalable companies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	1 million
Funding Stage	Seed and early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	New York area
Technology Interests	SAS Investors is interested in investments in alternative fuels and chemicals, energy management systems, fuel cells, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, and reliability.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Yes
Key Bios

Company Name:	SDTC
Contact Information:	Rick Whittaker, Vice President, Investments 230 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario K0A 1L0, CANADA Phone: 613-234-6313 Fax: 613-234-0303 E-mail: r.whittaker@sdtc.ca Web site: www.sdtc.ca
Company Description:	"The Foundation will act as the primary catalyst in building a sustainable development technology infrastructure in Canada." The Foundation is a catalyst for creative, collaborative solutions that deliver positive environmental and economic impacts to Canadians. As a funding organization developed through a national government initiative, we foster the rapid development, demonstration and commercialization of technological solutions, which address climate change and air quality. Initially the Foundation will allocate $100 million to eligible recipients over a five-year period. This initiative is dependant upon the formation of creative and economically sound partnerships from the private sector, academia, not-for-profit organizations and federal or provincial governments.
Investor/Financier Type	Foundation
Investment Range	$1,000,000 (Total fund under management $100,000,000)
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	SDTC is interested in future investment opportunities in appliances and energy efficient technologies, biomass power, clean vehicles, energy efficiency/conservation, green buildings, hybrid vehicles, photovoltaics, and solar thermal.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in involvement with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the NREL Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios	See key management, directors and advisory board on our Web site: www.sdtc.ca

Company Name:	Sevin Rosen Funds
Contact Information:	Dave McLean, General Partner 13455 Noel Road, Suite 1670 Dallas, TX 75240 Phone: 972-702-1186 Fax: 972-702-1103 E-mail: dmclean@srfunds.com Web site: www.srfunds.com
Company Description:	Sevin Rosen was founded in 1981 by L.J. Sevin and Ben Rosen, who quickly established a reputation for success. In the past two decades, the firm has assembled a team with deep operating, technology, and venture capital experience. SRF's impressive track record is, in large measure, based upon its team approach and that team's extensive experience working together. Since the beginning, SRF's emphasis on very early stage investments, particularly incubations and seed financings, has demanded that our partners work closely with entrepreneurs in what we know is the real long term team sport: building companies. Sevin Rosen Funds' reputation as an entrepreneur-centric VC firm has continued with its role in the founding of companies that became public, including Citrix, CIENA, ArQule and Cypress Semiconductor. SRF has also nurtured a number of successful companies that were later acquired by some of today's leading names in the technology industry—Cisco Systems, Vitesse, National Semiconductor, Intel, Broadcom and Hewlett-Packard, to name a few. Despite the tremendous changes that have shaped the technology industry during the last twenty-five years, one thing remains the same: SRF's entire team upholds the values and investment principles upon which the firm was built. Sevin Rosen Funds continues to make a tangible difference by helping entrepreneurs to shape projects into successful, leading companies in the dynamic and competitive world of high technology. One of SRF's very early successes was helping to establish Compaq Computer Corporation. In early 1983, the Compaq Portable PC was shipped, revolutionizing the personal computer industry. SRF also played a key role in helping to create other early leaders in the computing arena by funding companies such as Lotus Development Corporation, Electronic Arts and SGI. Sevin Rosen: A different kind of venture capital.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$3 MILLION TO $5 MILLION
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Energy Management Systems, Fuel Cells, Hydrogen, Information Technologies, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Micro Turbines, Photovoltaics, Power Electronics, and Power Quality
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in involvement with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the NREL Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios

Company Name:	SciVentures, LLC
Contact Information:	E-mail: info@sciventures.com Web site: www.sciventures.com
Company Description:	SciVentures is focused on seed and early-stage power technology investments in distributed generation, portable power, and the existing and emerging fuel infrastructure. Through critical analysis of market barriers, SciVentures focuses on companies that address the technical vulnerabilities preventing widespread adoption of enabling power technologies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$250,000 to $1 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	SciVentures invests in alternative fuels and chemicals, combined heat and power, energy management systems, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid power generation, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, solar thermal, wave energy generation, energy-efficient appliances, biomass power, clean vehicles, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen, reliability, conservation, and wind. SciVentures also is interested in systems-related parts and components necessary for manufacturing of power technology devices.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved with the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios	Anthony R Atti, Ph.D. - Managing Director Timothy G. Fogarty - Managing Director David A. Wiley - Managing Director

Company Name:	Solar Development Group
Contact Information:	Cyndi Janetzko, Business Development Officer 1655 North Fort Myer Drive, Suite 520 Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 703-522-5928, Fax: N/A E-mail: janetzko@igc.org Web site: www.eeaf.org
Company Description:	Solar Development Group is managed by Triodos PV Partners, a joint venture of Triodos Deelnemingen BV, Environmental Enterprises Assistance Fund, and Global Transition Consulting. Solar Development Group aims to expand solar PV businesses that serve off-grid communities in developing countries. SDG includes two entities: Solar Development Foundation (providing business development services) and Solar Development Capital (a $28.75 million venture capital fund that places debt and equity in investment- ready solar PV businesses)
Investor/Financier Type	Venture and debt
Investment Range	$200,000 - $2 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO. (Seed funding is available only through Solar Development Foundation).
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	Solar Development Group is interested in investment opportunities relating to photovoltaics and solar thermal energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios	Candace Smith: Chief Operating Officer JD Doliner: Managing Director (Latin America/Asia) Hans Schut: Managing Director (Africa/Asia)

Company Name:	Stephens, Inc.
Contact Information:	Kent Sorrells, Managing Director 111 Center Street, Little Rock, AR 72201 Phone: 501-377-3444 E-mail: ksorrells@stephens.com Web site: www.stephens.com
Company Description:	Stephens, Inc., is a privately owned, full-service merchant bank providing investment banking and capital investing across six primary industries. Stephens' Power Solutions Group is segmented across Power Technology and Power Electronics, and has been actively involved in capital raising, M&A, and principal investing in the power area since 1995.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking
Investment Range	$3 million plus
Funding Stage	Venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post-IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Stephens, Inc., has invested in clean energy technologies including fuel cells, information technologies, power electronics, power quality, and reliability. Their future interests include alternative fuels and chemicals, fuel cells, hydrogen, information technologies, energy-efficient lighting systems, microturbines, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios	Kent Sorrells - Managing Director Joe Mowery - Vice President Jim Johnson - Vice President Ross Rucker - Associate

Company Name:	Sun Coast II
Contact Information:	Gary Armstrong, Owner 246 S. Reynosa Drive Pueblo West, CO 81007 Phone & Fax: 719-647-0795 E-mail: Gary@suncoast2.us
Company Description:	Facilitators between wind and end users.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, broker, industry, project, consultant
Investment Range
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Sun Coast II currently invests in interests including alternative fuels & chemicals, energy management systems, hybrid power gen., energy efficient lighting systems, micro turbines, power quality, reliability, solar thermal, transmission (electricity), wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Is interested in becoming involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Sustainable Development Fund
Contact Information:	Robert Reiner, Sr. Loan Investment Officer 718 Arch St., Suite 300N, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Phone: 215-925-1130 E-mail: reinerr@trfund.com Web site: www.trfund.com/sdf/index.html
Company Description:	The SDF is a $32MM Philadelphia-based nonprofit fund that provides flexible funding for regional companies/projects that use/develop sustainable energy technologies.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, debt, project, and subordinated debt
Investment Range	$500,000
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, pre-IPO, IPO/post IPO, mature
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local (Pennsylvania area)
Technology Interests	The Sustainable Development Fund invests in alternative fuels, biomass power, combined heat and power, energy-management systems, fuel cells, green buildings, hybrid power generation, hydrogen, microturbines, photovoltaics, solar thermal, wave-energy generation, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Interested in becoming involved with the NREL Industry Growth Forums and the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators.
Key Bios	Robert G. Sanders, Fund Manager Roger E. Clark, Program Director Nonprofits Energy Savings Investment Program Robert A. Reiner, Sr. Loan Investment Officer

Company Name:	Sustainable Energy Fund of Central Eastern Pennsylvania
Contact Information:	Thomas J. Tuffey Executive Director Sustainable Energy Fund of Central Eastern Pennsylvania The Sovereign Building, 609 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 610-740-3182, 610-740-9511 Email: ppltsef@aol.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, debt, and project financing
Investment Range	Typical investment of $500,000
Funding Stage	Venture, pre-IPO, IPO, and post IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Local (Pennsylvania)
Technology Interests	The group's primary interests include alternative fuels and chemicals, energy-efficient appliances, biomass power, clean vehicles, combined heat and power, e-commerce, energy efficiency/conservation, energy storage, fuel cells, hybrid power generation, hybrid vehicles, hydrogen, lighting systems, microturbines, photovoltaics, power electronics, power quality, reliability, transmission, and wind.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	N/A
Key Bios

Company Name:	Sustainable Energy Ventures
Contact Information:	Paul Decraemer, Managing Director Uitbreidingstraat 62, 2600 Antwerpen, Belgium, Europe Phone: 32-3-285-99-00, Fax: 32-3-285-99-09 E-mail: paul.decraemer@sev.be Web site: www.sev.be
Company Description:	Sustainable Energy Ventures was established in December 2000 with capital stemming from several financial institutions. SEV is managed by a dedicated team with a long experience in environmental and clean energy investments.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$200,000 - $3 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International
Technology Interests	SEV invests in alternative fuels and chemicals, energy-efficient appliances, biomass power, hydrogen, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and wind. The group is interested in all forms of energy investments for the future, including power quality and reliability.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	SJF Ventures
Contact Information:	Rosemarie Monge Analyst 255 S. 17th St., Suite 1301 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Phone: 215-545-1750 Fax: 215-545-1751 E-mail: mhaigh@sjfund.com Web site: www.sjfund.com
Company Description:	SJF Ventures helps build companies that create value for customers, shareholders, employees and society by: providing equity financing from $500,000 to $5,000,000 in the Eastern U.S.; identifying entry-level workforce strategies for a competitive advantage; and fostering innovations that are environmentally sound and profitable.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$250,000 - $1 Million
Funding Stage	Early to mature stage
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Eastern United States
Technology Interests	SJF Ventures is interested in all forms of energy-related projects for future investments.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Taproot Ventures
Contact Information:	Brandon Bezzant, Vice President 7701 Forsyth Blvd., Suite 600, St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-889-0838 Fax: E-mail: info@taprootventures.com Web site: www.taprootventures.com
Company Description:	Taproot Ventures is the venture capital arm of Harbour Group, a Midwest-based private equity firm with a twenty-five year track record of acquiring and operating industrial, manufacturing, and distribution businesses. Taproot invests in "Industrial Innovation"— breakthrough technologies in areas such as manufacturing and equipment, advanced materials, transportation, energy, and environmental engineering. Further, within this sector we focus on companies with the following characteristics: Seasoned management with substantial industry experience Demonstrated, proprietary technology Products that deliver significant improvements in product cost and/or performance Compelling existing markets Existing or near-term revenue from product sales
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$500,000 - $3 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	National
Technology Interests	Appliances, Energy-Efficient, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Lighting Systems, Energy Efficient, Power Electronics, Power Quality, Space Conditioning, and Transmission (Electricity).
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	Involved in the National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the NREL Industry Growth Forums.
Key Bios

Company Name:	Technological Research and Development Authority
Contact Information:	Bruce H. Antone, Director of Energy Programs 5195 S. Washington Ave., Titusville, FL 32780 Phone: 321-269-6330, Fax: 321-383-5260 E-mail: Bantone@trda.org Web site: www.trda.org
Company Description:	The Technological Research and Development Authority, which assists Florida investors, has two programs geared toward providing financial assistance to high-tech, clean energy-related companies. The Energy Investment Initiative program provides seed funding up to $150,000 to help companies commercialize clean energy-related products and processes. Participating companies must have a working prototype that can be commercialized within a two-year period. The Venture Smart Florida program is designed to assist high tech companies located in Florida's Front Porch Communities or companies located in one of Florida's four Federal designated Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Community. The program will assist companies with due-dilligence investigations, provide assistance with business plans, assist with proposal development and investment documents, and other assistance and monitoring required to help companies prepare and acquire venture capital funding.
Investor/Financier Type	State Government, Seed Investor
Investment Range	$50,000 - $150,000
Funding Stage	Seed and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Locally (Florida)
Technology Interests	TRDA invests in combined heat and power, energy efficiency/conservation, and energy-management systems. The group is interested in future investments in all areas of energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	Technology Partners
Contact Information:	Ira Ehrenpreis, Partner 550 University Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301 Phone: 650-289-9000 Fax: 650-289-9001 E-mail: ira@technologypartners.com Web site: www.technologypartners.com
Company Description:	Technology Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm with approximately $400 million under management, serving principally as lead investor.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$1 million - $20 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	Technology Partners is interested in future investment opportunities in all areas of clean energy.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs
Key Bios

Company Name:	TechQuest Capital Partners
Contact Information:	Neil E. Kelley, Managing Partner 2001 Hermann Drive, Houston, TX 77004 Phone: 713-630-3100, Fax: 713-630-3111 E-mail: nkelley@tqcap.com Web site: www.techquestcapital.com
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	Typical range is $250,000-$1 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International, United States, and local (Houston, Texas)
Technology Interests	The group currently focuses on e-commerce, information technologies, and reliability; but they are interested in investing in all types of energy categories in the future.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	TransAlta Corporation
Contact Information:	Janet Leskiw, Manager of New Ventures 110 12th Ave. SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M1 Canada Phone: 403-267-4739, Fax: 403-267-6365 E-mail: Janet_Leskiw@transalta.com Web site: www.transalta.com/newventures
Company Description:	TransAlta is an international electric energy company with more than $7 billion in assets and 8,000 megawatts of generation in Canada, US, Mexico, and Australia. They typically look to make investments in the $2 million to $5 million range in private companies that are pursuing business opportunities and technology in clean coal, renewables, distributed generation, and concepts that enhance the competitiveness of their coal and gas-fired generation.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, industry, and utility investor
Investment Range	$2 million -$5 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	International, United States, and local (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
Technology Interests	TransAlta's current investments are in wind, and distributed generation. Areas of investment interest include demonstration of coal and gas-fired technologies; distributed generation (development companies, networking technology, sales and service arms, fuel cells, energy management systems); renewable energy (wind, biomass, small hydro, ocean current, solar); and clean coal (coal gasification (IGCC), coke gasification, coal bed methane, synthetic natural gas (SNG), post-combustion clean-up)
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	True North Partners
Contact Information:	Michael J. Ahearn, Partner 6720 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 355, Scottsdale, AZ 85253 Phone: 480-596-1938, Fax: 480-596-3410 E-mail: Mikeatnp@earthlink.net Web site: N/A
Company Description:
Investor/Financier Type	Venture
Investment Range	$500,000 to $20 million
Funding Stage	Seed, early, and venture stages
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	United States
Technology Interests	True North Partners' primary interests are in photovoltaics, but they are also interested in energy management systems, hydrogen, information technologies, energy-efficient lighting systems, reliability and space conditioning as future investments.
Involvement with NREL Entrepreneur Programs	The National Alliance of Clean Energy Business Incubators and the Industry Growth Forums
Key Bios

Company Name:	U.S. Global, LLC
Contact Information:	Ben Wirz, Partner 2937 NW 62nd St., Suite 102 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone: 954-636-2532 Fax: 954-636-2483 E-mail: bwirz@usgloballlc.com Web site: www.usgloballlc.com
Company Description:	U.S. Global, LLC, is a South Florida investment and development firm that funds companies and develops projects, primarily in energy, technology and real estate. USG employs its own capital and its own engineering and project development expertise and investment banking experience to finance, nurture and strengthen its investments and, over the long term, maximize value for itself and its partners. The largest number of USG's investments to date have been in the energy sector. These range from development of independent energy projects to investment in public companies. USG has focused in particular on the alternative energy sector where tax credits and/or other tax benefits are available including: clean coal, renewable energy, coal beneficiation and recovery, waste-to-energy and energy storage.
Investor/Financier Type	Venture, investment banking, project
Investment Range	$1 million - $100 million
Funding Stage	Early, venture, and pre-IPO
Geographic investment preference(s) Country	Florida, United States and International
Technology Interests	U.S. Global focuses its investments in clean technology, coal processing and recovery, and other investments that benefit from tax credits. The group is interested in all forms of energy investments.