# First Citizens Bank

> First Citizens Bank is a VC fund backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 47 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Raleigh, United States
- Total investments: 47
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 64%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/first-citizens-bank
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/firstcitizens
- Website: http://www.firstcitizens.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstcitizensbank

First Citizens Bank is a VC fund in Raleigh focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. First Citizens Bank provides banking services, essential business and professional services, wealth management capabilities, and more.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 15 | 32% |
| Renewable Energy | 11 | 23% |
| Solar | 8 | 17% |
| Health Care | 4 | 9% |
| Clean Energy | 4 | 9% |

65 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 33 | 70% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 7 | 15% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 2% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 2% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 33 | 70% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Greece | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen K. Smith | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-k-smith |
| Craig Nix | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/craig-nix |
| Ed Willingham IV | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ed-willingham-iv |
| Ellen Alemany | Vice Chairwoman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ellen-alemany-2 |
| Frank Holding | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-holding |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dimension Energy | The Dimension Renewable Energy team has more than a decade of experience developing renewable energy projects around the world. | $415M | Debt Financing | Apr 01, 2026 | http://www.dimension-energy.com |
| Tanger | Tanger is the owner and operator of retail outlets and outdoor shopping areas. | $400M | Post-IPO Debt | Jan 06, 2026 | https://x.com/tangeroutlets |
| Pivot Energy | Pivot Energy is a national solar provider that develops, finances, builds owns, and manages solar and storage energy projects. It is a triple bottom line company accelerating the rapid transition of cleaner and more decentralized power generation by developing, financing, building, and managing community solar and commercial solar projects aroundthe country. It serves the full commercial solar ecosystem, including retail customers, project developers, system operators, utilities, and financiers through our distributed energy platform that includes a range of services and software. | $225M | Debt Financing | Dec 17, 2025 | https://www.pivotenergy.net/ |
| Peregrine Energy | Peregrine Energy is a manufacturing company that specializes in the acquisition, development, and operations of renewable assets. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 13, 2025 | https://www.peregrineenergysolutions.com |
| Stockdale Capital Partners | Stockdale Capital Partners is a growing Los Angeles based vertically-integrated real estate investment firm, affiliated with Stockdale Management, a property management firm. We’re championing innovation, sustainability and design that brings people together, enhances quality of life and builds community. Focused on opportunistic investments acrossthe Southwest, we have four offices and 75 employees in four states. | $38M | Debt Financing | Nov 10, 2025 | http://stockdalecapital.com/ |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare | Autumn Lake Healthcare centers follows to an approach to healing, each Center's doctors and therapists form a team dedicated to creating a customized haven of hospitality throughout each individual's recuperation year. They maintain a network of independent nursing homes and rehabilitative care centers. | $338M | Debt Financing | Oct 28, 2025 | https://autumnlakehealthcare.com |
| Enlight Renewable Energy | Enlight Renewable Energy stands at the forefront of the green energy revolution. A leader in its field, the company is publically traded on TASE (Tel Aviv Stock Exchange).Since its foundation in 2008, Enlight has endeavored to create value through its energy and infrastructure initiatives. The company specializes in the initiation, development,financing, construction, management, and operation of projects involving the generation of electricity from renewable energy sources. | $340M | Post-IPO Equity | Sep 29, 2025 | http://www.enlightenergy.co.il/eng/ |
| Nova Compression | Nova Compression is a full-service compression company that provides customers with gas lift, wellhead, and general gas compression needs. Nova Compression was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Texas, USA. | $220M | Debt Financing | Sep 23, 2025 | https://nova-compression.com/ |
| Signet Maritime | Signet Maritime is a maritime company that provides harbor tugboat operations services. | $132M | Debt Financing | Aug 12, 2025 | http://signetmaritime.com |
| DSD Renewables | DSD Renewables is a business backed by BlackRock Real Assets’ Global Renewable Power platform and GE Renewable Energy. | $238M | Debt Financing | Jul 30, 2025 | https://dsdrenewables.com/ |

10 of 47 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [National Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Nomura](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nomura) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does First Citizens Bank invest in?

First Citizens Bank invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 47 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact First Citizens Bank?

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### Who are the partners at First Citizens Bank?

The team at First Citizens Bank includes Allen K. Smith (Founder), Craig Nix (Chief Financial Officer) and Ed Willingham IV (Chief Operating Officer), among 17 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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