Element Partners is a leading investor in the clean technology sector. Our strategy is to identify and support companies developing promising solutions to economically important resource constraint problems.  Our specific focus is on products, services and technologies in the energy and power, water, environmental, materials and chemicals, and manufacturing and industrial sectors.  Element’s team has managed over $600 million in five clean technology funds and has completed over 45 investments in the sector.  These investments range from early stage investments in developing companies to buyouts of established companies.  The depth and breadth of our experience make Element a valuable partner in building successful businesses in clean technology markets.

Element’s inaugural fund, DFJ Element L.P., is capitalized at $284 million, and was formed in partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson, a leading global venture capital investment firm.  Element is also a co-manager of the $30 million California Clean Energy Fund (“CalCEF”). CalCEF (www.calcef.org) invests in clean energy companies that are positioned to make an impact on the state of California. CalCEF was established in 2004, and targets companies in renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and related clean technology products and services.