Girish Nadkarni
President @ TotalEnergies Ventures
New York, United States
Girish Nadkarni is a Managing Director and Head of ABB Technology Ventures (ATV).Nadkarni has been at ABB since 2003, during which time he has been responsible for ABB’s global cost migration program and head of the global automotive business for the Robotics Division. In October 2009, he started ABB Technology Ventures, ABB’s corporate venturefund.Nadkarni began his career as an attorney on Wall Street focusing on international banking and M&A. His business career spans Prudential where he was responsible for creating the Pru-Shelf financing facility which currently has 600 customers with a portfolio value of $47 billion, GE Capital and GE where he worked for Jack Welch on strategy and business development, and United Healthcare as head of operations. He also founded and led vSimplify, a VC-backed startup delivering B2B Integration and Implementation services. Nadkarni holds undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Bombay where he was a gold medalist, a LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was a DuPont Fellow, and an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 44%
Last updated:
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Industries Girish Nadkarni invests in
Stages Girish Nadkarni invests in
Countries Girish Nadkarni invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 3 (33%)
- Manufacturing 2 (22%)
- Renewable Energy 2 (22%)
- SaaS 1 (11%)
- Mobile 1 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 2 (22%)
- Funding Round 2 (22%)
- Private Equity 2 (22%)
- Angel 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
Country
- United States 3 (33%)
- India 2 (22%)
- Israel 2 (22%)
- Switzerland 1 (11%)
- United Kingdom 1 (11%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Hyzon Motors
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Hyzon is a global supplier of hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, including heavy duty trucks, buses and coaches. | Oct 09, 2020 | |
Intergrow
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Intergrow is a product designing company. | $11.3M / Private Equity / Oct 31, 2019 | |
Citykart
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They are amongst the pioneers in setting up modern ambience stores or large retail malls across various small towns and cities like including Ballia (UP), Mirzapur (UP) and more.They offer wide range of fashion garments to each member of the family at the best possible price. CityKart prides itself in being a fashion store for the entirefamily. Everything at CityKart is exclusively merchandised and the products range of high fashioned clothes, accessories, footwear, toys, and luggage, household and home furnishing needs for men, women and children. People make trends. Trends make fashion. Taste changes both.They believe in good old traditional values, yet a contemporary outlook, fun, laughter, tons of shopping and enjoyable times for the entire family. Think Customers. Think one on one interaction They share a unique bond of friendship and mutual concern with all our customers. They care for you, and are always striving to provide you with tons of shopping, unlimited fun, and an experience that makes you feel like a star. They believe customer relationship is of prime importance for any enterprise and they always put our customers before everything else. | $11.9M / Private Equity / Jan 26, 2019 | |
Autogrid
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AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems. | $32M / Series D / Sep 10, 2018 | |
CMR Surgical
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CMR Surgical develops and manufactures robotic surgical systems designed to enhance precision and efficiency in minimally invasive surgery. Its primary product, Versius, is a versatile and modular robotic system that supports various surgical procedures.Versius is designed to mimic the human arm's flexibility while offering a compact andergonomic design. It integrates with hospital workflows and provides data-driven insights to support surgical performance. CMR Surgical collaborates with healthcare professionals to ensure that its technology meets clinical needs and improves patient outcomes. | $20.3M / Series A / Jul 18, 2016 | |
Actvcontent
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Actvcontent is an innovative technology company that provides a simple solution to manage all factory operations by leveraging mobile and cloud technology. Our clients range from heavy equipment to automotive manufacturers and include some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Clients leverage the cutting edge aspects of ourtechnology (e.g. live scheduling, instant access to drawings and real-time communication with the floor) to streamline their production process, improve cycle times, reduce scrap/rework, cut operational costs and boost productivity. | Angel / Jul 15, 2016 | |
Romo Wind
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Romo Wind is a technology-led product and service company. Their focus is on extracting the full value of wind turbines. The key technology underpinning our offering is the unique and patented iSpin technology based on the spinner anemometer technology invented by DTU Wind Energy in Denmark. Their goal is to make the iSpin technology a standardtechnology for the wind industry. Romo Wind is an independent company even though they are backed by industry heavyweight investors such as Vattenfall and ABB. The Swiss venture fund b-to-v and a Swiss family office complete the shareholder base together with the founders. Romo Wind is headquartered in Switzerland and has operations in Denmark, Germany and Spain. | $5.3M / Apr 26, 2013 | |
TaKaDu
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TaKaDu is a leading provider of Integrated Water Network Management, enabling water utilities to improve efficiency and make smarter decisions. Using advanced statistical and mathematical algorithms, TaKaDu harnesses utility data, translating it into actionable insights and transforming the way water networks operate. The solution offers acomprehensive decision-making platform that can be integrated across the utility from the analyst monitoring the network to the executive team considering long-term strategic investments. | Series B / Apr 12, 2012 | |
Pentalum Technologies
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Pentalum develops the SpiDAR: a revolutionary, cost effective, patent pending, wind LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) system, for remote sensing of wind. The system targets all three main wind farm applications: Wind resource assessment, Wind farm operation optimization and Wind forecasting.Pentalum is a privately held company, funded byVCs and headed by highly experienced entrepreneurs, professionals in optics, fluid mechanics and atmospheric remote sensing.Pentalum Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Rehovot, Israel. | Series A / Nov 17, 2010 |
Co-Investors
About TotalEnergies Ventures
TotalEnergies Ventures is the venture capital arm of Total.As part of Total's commitment to a better energy future, TotalEnergies Ventures is focused on finding, funding and fostering high-potential start-ups which will contribute to creating a low carbon future.Current areas of interest include Renewables, Distributed Energy, NewMobility, Energy Access, Energy Storage, Bio-Plastics, Circular Economy, Carbon Capture and Hydrogen.
TotalEnergies Ventures Contacts
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Ademidun (Demi) Edosomwan
Managing Director, Emerging Markets
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Benoit Savattier
Managing Director & CFO, Europe
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Cindi Choi
Partner
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Florian Temime
Principal
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Girish Nadkarni
President
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FAQ
What does Girish Nadkarni invest in?
Girish Nadkarni invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Girish Nadkarni last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Girish Nadkarni closed in Oct 2020. Shizune tracks 9 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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