The Element team possesses significant investment expertise across all segments of clean technology and its end markets. Our principals have managed five previous funds and more than 45 investments in the sector, including seed and early stage businesses as well as mature, profitable companies. Element has offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in Menlo Park, California.

David F. Lincoln
Managing Partner

Michael J. Bevan
Managing Director

Michael L. DeRosa
Managing Director

John J. Rockwell
Managing Director

Lindsay J. Pike
Director

Michael A. Todd
Chief Financial Officer

Sam Gabbita
Principal

Nitin Gupta
Associate

Jason A. Lin
Associate

 

David F. Lincoln, Managing Partner

David has been an active investor in venture capital for over 18 years and has over 23 years of experience investing in energy and technology companies. David’s areas of investment focus include renewable and alternative energy technologies, energy storage, advanced materials, resource optimization, and the upstream energy sector.

Prior to forming Element, David was a co-founder and Managing Director of EnerTech Capital Partners, an energy technology venture firm formed in 1996. Under his leadership, EnerTech successfully managed over $290 million in two funds specifically focused on energy, communications, and clean technologies. David also founded and served as President and CEO of Deven Resources, Inc., a private equity firm dedicated to the acquisition and development of energy properties. From 1984 to 1991, David was a partner with CMS Companies, a Philadelphia-based private equity and financial services firm. David began his career at UGI Corporation, a diversified energy and utility holding company.

David serves on the board of directors of DynaPump Inc., Fat Spaniel Technologies, Inc., Petra Solar, Inc., Think Global A.S., and Wasatch Wind, Inc. Previous boards on which David has served include: Advent Solar, Inc., Capstone Turbine Corp., Catalytic Solutions, Inc., Comverge, Inc., Franklin Fuel Cells, Inc., FuelQuest, Inc., Intellon Corp., Orcom Solutions, Inc. and Sixth Dimension, Inc. among others.

David holds a BA with honors in Geology from Colgate University; and an MS in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania.

Email: david@elementpartners.com