Former type Private Fate shut down Founded 2007 Defunct 2014 | Industry Private equity Area served North America & Europe Number of employees 10 Parent organization Virgin Group | |
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Website www.virgingreenfund.com Headquarters London, United Kingdom, San Francisco, California, United States, New York City, New York, United States | ||
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Virgin Green Fund was established in 2007 to invest in companies in the renewable energy and resource efficiency sectors in the US and Europe. It was subsequently closed in 2014.
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Investment history
The fund's first fundraising round raised $199m from Virgin and other investors. A notable initial investor was Wolverhampton City Council. The fund's investment focus is on established businesses rather than start ups. It had invested in 10 businesses out of 3,700 considered as of 2010.
Portfolio
As of April 2010 Virgin Green Fund's portfolio included:
Shutdown
In 2014, the firm was announced to be shut down by Virgin.
References
Virgin Green Fund Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA