Jim Coulter
Angel Investor @ TPG Rise Climate Fund
Austin, United States
Jim Coulter is a private equity investor at TPG Rise Climate Fund in Austin focused on Energy and Apps. Mr. Coulter is a founding partner of TPG. Prior to forming TPG, Mr. Coulter was Vice President of the Robert M. Bass Group, Inc. (now doing business as Keystone, Inc.) in Fort Worth, Texas from 1986 to 1992. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Coulter was also associated with SPO Partners & Co., an investment firm that focused on public market and privateminority investments. From 1982 to 1984, Mr. Coulter was a financial analyst for Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. Mr. Coulter received an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College. Mr. Coulter serves or has served on the boards of directors of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., Lenovo Group Limited, The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., Alltel Corporation, Seagate Technology, GlobespanVirata, Inc., J. Crew Group, Inc., Continental Airlines, Inc., Beringer Wine Estates Holdings, Inc., Northwest Airlines, Inc., Oxford Health Plans, Inc., Allied Waste Industries, Inc., and American Savings Bank. He also serves or has served on the boards of the San Francisco Zoological Society, Common Sense Media Inc., the Bay Area Discovery Museum, San Francisco University High School, and The San Francisco Day School. He is a former member of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, a current co-chair of the school's Development Steering Committee and a member of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 78%
Last updated:
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Industries Jim Coulter invests in
Stages Jim Coulter invests in
Countries Jim Coulter invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (22%)
- Apps 1 (11%)
- Fuel 1 (11%)
- Solar 1 (11%)
- Beauty 1 (11%)
Stage
- Private Equity 5 (56%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
- Series D 1 (11%)
- Funding Round 1 (11%)
Country
- United States 5 (56%)
- India 2 (22%)
Investments
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HyperVault AI Data Center
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HyperVault AI Data Center enable to provide multiple AI and Sovereign Data Centers for providing IT enable services. | $1B / Private Equity / Nov 20, 2025 | |
| Intersect Power is a clean infrastructure company bringing efficient, innovative, and scalable low-carbon solutions to its customers in energy and commodity markets. Our expertise includes all phases of development, design, engineering, finance, and operations. Intersect Power has a pipeline of 3.2GWDC of late-stage solar and storage projects thatwill be in operation by 2023 and an emerging pipeline of other clean infrastructure assets. The company has also developed and sold more than 1.7 GWDC of contracted solar projects across California and Texas, which are owned and operated by third-party investors. | $800M / Private Equity / Dec 10, 2024 | ||
| Monolith is the world’s leading clean hydrogen and clean materials company. The company’s proprietary commercial-scale methane pyroloysis process uses 100% renewable power to superheat-- not burn-- conventional and renewable natural gas to create clean hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon black in an environmentally advantaged manner. Founded in 2012 byRob Hanson and Pete Johnson, Monolith was formed on the belief that you could build both a profitable company and create a cleaner world using technology. | Private Equity / Sep 26, 2024 | ||
| Palm Tree Crew operates and invests in companies at the intersection of consumer, entertainment, and technology. Palm Tree Crew was co-founded by Kygo, alongside Myles Shear and Austin Criden. | $6M / Jan 16, 2024 | ||
| Monolith is the world’s leading clean hydrogen and clean materials company. The company’s proprietary commercial-scale methane pyroloysis process uses 100% renewable power to superheat-- not burn-- conventional and renewable natural gas to create clean hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon black in an environmentally advantaged manner. Founded in 2012 byRob Hanson and Pete Johnson, Monolith was formed on the belief that you could build both a profitable company and create a cleaner world using technology. | $300M / Private Equity / Jul 14, 2022 | ||
| Reliance Jio Infocomm is a company providing wireless telecom products and services. The company offers voice, data, and messaging services, as well as distributes smartphones and hotspot devices. Its areas of research, development and new service deployment include blockchain, artificial intelligence, open source platforms, IOT, data analytics,and next-gen cloud services. | $4.9B / Private Equity / Jun 13, 2020 | ||
| Rodan & Fields is a premium skincare brand that offers unparalleled beauty personalization from its R+F Independent Consultants.Founded by world-renowned dermatologists Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields, the creators of Proactiv:registered: Solution, Rodan + Fields' patent-pending MACRO Exfoliator:tm: and AMP MD:tm: System make realresults possible at home without injections or other invasive procedures. Named the 2010 Rising Star by the Direct Selling Association (DSA) for its dedication to achieving a high standard of excellence in business operations, and awarded numerous awards for business campaigns and products, Rodan + Fields is the anti-aging company to watch. Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields founded Rodan + Fields:registered: Dermatologists in 2002 to extend their vision of bringing dermatology-based skin treatment to everyone. Originally available as a top-selling clinical skincare brand in high-end department stores, the company realized the Doctors’ vision could never be fully realized when confined to the department store counter. In an unprecedented move, Rodan + Fields became the first prestige skincare line to exit the department store for the world of direct selling. And today, there are numerous Rodan + Fields independent business owners experiencing the income associated with sales volume that far exceeds what leading department store chains were able to achieve. The power of the individual, combined with Rodan + Fields’ brand legacy, clinically proven products and a proprietary systematic approach to independent business management, makes Rodan + Fields an opportunity like no other. | Private Equity | ||
| Philz Coffee focuses on making the best drip coffee. Each cup is handcrafted and made one cup at a time at our retail stores served by friendly Baristas dedicated to customizing your cup of love. We don't do espresso, lattes, cappuccinos. We believe in being great at a few things - Handcrafted Drip Coffee & Customer Service. | $45M / Series C | ||
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Co-Investors
About TPG Rise Climate Fund
TPG Rise Climate Fund is dedicated climate investing strategy of TPG’s global impact investing platform.
TPG Rise Climate Fund Contacts
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Elizabeth Stone
Principal
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What does Jim Coulter invest in?
Jim Coulter invests primarily in Energy, Apps and Fuel startups, most often at Private Equity and Series C 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.
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The most recent investment recorded for Jim Coulter closed in Nov 2025. 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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