Brian Davis
Vice President Energy Solutions @ Shell Ventures
London, United Kingdom
Brian Davis is a Series B investor at Shell Ventures in London focused on Energy and Solar. Brian Davis
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 4 (80%)
- Solar 3 (60%)
- Renewable Energy 2 (40%)
- Finance 1 (20%)
- Commercial 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
- Corporate Round 1 (20%)
Country
- India 2 (40%)
- Kenya 1 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Orb Energy provides affordable and renewable energy for off-grid households in India through solar home systems. The company prices its systems at USD 4 per month and reaches low-income customers through its strong retail distribution network. With 90 branches currently in operation, Orb plans to double its branches and employees in the next twoyears, reaching 250,000 people. | Corporate Round / Oct 03, 2019 | ||
| At the last mile, where the O&M costs are high and connectivity is scarce, live two billion underserved energy consumers. SteamaCo offers the world’s most data-efficient energy management system, enabling utilities to operate in previously unreachable places. | $5M / Series B / Jul 19, 2019 | ||
| SunFunder is a solar energy finance business with a mission to provide financing for solar assets in emerging economies, including inventory, working capital, construction, and structured finance loans. The company offers borrowers deep solar market expertise, and efficient due diligence process, and strong customer partnerships, whilesimultaneously providing investors with diversified, high-impact, fixed income debt offerings of emerging market solar investments.SunFunder is a well-positioned financial intermediary that has been operating since 2012. | Series B / Jun 11, 2018 | ||
| Husk Power Systems ("Husk") owns, builds and operates solar-hybrid microgrids that serve off-grid and weak-grid communities in rural Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. It provides its business and residential customers with 100% renewable electricity and access to energy efficient appliances. In the process, it is contributing to climateresilience while also avoiding a significant amount of emissions from diesel generation. Husk has more than 200 minigrids in operation, the largest fleet in the world.The company is a catalyst for economic growth and social well-being, helping rural communities increase incomes and create employment by starting or expanding microenterprises and running electricity-operated machines that increase productivity. It also provides reliable power to local clinics and schools and education, improving healthcare and educational outcomes. Husk Power Systems was founded by co-founded by CEO Manoj Sinha in 2008 and is based in the United States, with operations in India and Nigeria. | $20M / Series C / Jan 15, 2018 | ||
| At the last mile, where the O&M costs are high and connectivity is scarce, live two billion underserved energy consumers. SteamaCo offers the world’s most data-efficient energy management system, enabling utilities to operate in previously unreachable places. | $2.9M / Series A |
Co-Investors
About Shell Ventures
Shell Technology Ventures (STV) is the corporate strategic investor for Shell. Specifically, STV is helping Shell identify, adopt, and deploy new technologies faster, investing in ventures that look promising for delivering a meaningful commercial advantage. As a strategic partner, STV makes minority investments in select tech companies, jointventures and externally managed venture capital funds.
Shell Ventures Contacts
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Ed Daniels
Director Strategy, Sustainability and Corporate Relations
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Hector MacQuarrie
Sr. Associate
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Anna Halperne-Lande
Senior Venture Principal
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Benjamin Schott
GM Consumer Energy Product Hub - Shell Renewables & Energy Solutions
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Chandan Agrawal
Data Analytics Lead
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What does Brian Davis invest in?
Brian Davis invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Brian Davis closed in Oct 2019. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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