Dawn Lippert
Director, Innovation & Community @ Emerson Collective
Honolulu, United States
Dawn Lippert is a convertible note investor at Emerson Collective in Honolulu focused on Energy and Clean Energy. Dawn Lippert is CEO of Elemental Excelerator, a startup program that each year funds 15-20 companies up to $1 million each to improve systems that impact the planet and people’s lives: energy, water, agriculture, transportation, and beyond. Dawn initially started funding companies in Hawaii in 2009, and in the past six years alone Elemental hasawarded over $36 million to 99 portfolio companies. This funding goes toward innovation projects that are co-designed and co-deployed by the startup, customers, community members, and the Elemental team in the geographies of Hawaii, Asia, and California. Elemental portfolio companies have gone on to raise follow-on funding of over $1.1 billion. Elemental is a non-profit funded by a coalition of utility partners, corporate partners, philanthropic organizations, and the U.S. Navy.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
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Industries Dawn Lippert invests in
Stages Dawn Lippert invests in
Countries Dawn Lippert invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (25%)
- Clean Energy 2 (25%)
- Manufacturing 2 (25%)
- Sustainability 2 (25%)
- Transportation 2 (25%)
Stage
- Convertible Note 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (25%)
- Series A 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 6 (75%)
- Australia 1 (13%)
Investments
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MOLG
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MOLG develops and provides digital and automation tools to manage services and processes of businesses from the manufacturing industry. It is based in Virginia, USA. | $2M / Seed / Oct 09, 2024 | |
C16 Biosciences
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C16 Biosciences is a biotechnology firm that uses microbiology to brew sustainable alternatives to palm oil.Utilizing its exclusive platform, the company is generating innovative ingredients without concessions for top global consumer goods manufacturers. Recently, they introduced the Palmless™ platform for sustainable ingredients, along withtheir inaugural biodesigned ingredient, Torula oil—a premium bioactive oil with clinically proven benefits for enhancing skin and hair health. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 24, 2024 | |
Dimensional Energy
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Dimensional Energy has created and licenses a platform technology that converts carbon emissions into high-performance hydrocarbons that readily replace fossil fuels in thousands of products and deliver more than 90% carbon intensity (CI) reductions. Our goal is to unlock use of renewable carbon for the evolving energy transition with full-stacktechnology and service offerings that support successful synthetic hydrocarbon production. Dimensional Energy addresses the need for cost-effective and replicable carbon-utilization technology attuned to specific site opportunities and constraints. With two operating facilities, tens of thousands of hours of operating history, and our first commercial sales complete, we are building a pipeline of financially viable projects leveraging waste CO2 | $20M / Series A / Dec 12, 2023 | |
Allume Energy
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Allume Energy is a renewable technology company unlocking rooftop solar for the multidwelling market. | $1.5M / Convertible Note / Aug 30, 2023 | |
CTVC
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CTVC operates as a newsletter powered by Sightline Climate. | $1.8M / Seed / May 19, 2023 | |
Dollaride
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Dollaride is a mobility company that develops clean transportation projects in urban cities. The company provides mobility software and financial services that increase clean energy/transportation adoption in underserved markets. Backed by world-class investors, venture capital firms, government agencies, and community partners, Dollaride isforging a new path to the green economy for small transportation fleet owners. Dollaride was inspired by NYC commuter vans (aka "dollar vans"). Originating in the 1980s, a robust network of commuter van drivers now provides local transportation services to over 120,000 New Yorkers daily. Dollaride service connects fleet owners, drivers, and passengers through the first digital platform for NYC's informal transit network. | $500K / Convertible Note / Apr 25, 2023 | |
Forum Mobility
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Forum Mobility offers zero-emission trucks and charges a single monthly fee. Charging stations open at night and throughout the day near ports and key drayage routes. Purchase and lease options for new electric heavy-duty vehicles that are cost-effective. Access to a network of convenient, safe, and secure places that allow you to free up space atyour facility. | Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 01, 2022 | |
Novoloop
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Novoloop is an upcycling company that provides a proprietary lifecycling platform to create chemicals and materials from plastic waste. Its Accelerated Thermal Oxidative Decomposition (ATOD) process chemically breaks down plastic films and packaging into monomers, which are then reassembled into virgin-quality TPU and recycled+ formulations. Thecompany operates a demonstration pilot plant in India in partnership with Aether Industries, producing up to 70 metric tons of TPU annually from mixed plastic waste. | $1.4M / Convertible Note / Apr 07, 2020 |
Co-Investors
About Emerson Collective
Emerson Collective is an organization dedicated to removing barriers to opportunity so people can live to their full potential. Established and led by Laurene Powell Jobs, we center our work on education, immigration reform, the environment, and other social justice initiatives. We use a wide range of tools and strategies—partnering withentrepreneurs and experts, parents and policymakers, advocates and administrators—to develop and execute innovative solutions that will spur change and promote equality.
Emerson Collective Contacts
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Sarah A. Pinto Peyronel
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Steve McDermid
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Amy Low
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Anne Marie Burgoyne
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Arianne Nichol
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What does Dawn Lippert invest in?
Dawn Lippert invests primarily in Energy, Clean Energy and Manufacturing startups, most often at Convertible Note and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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