# Mike Jackson

> Mike Jackson is a seed investor at Earthshot Ventures (Portland) backing Software and Analytics. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Earthshot Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earthshot-ventures)
- Location: Portland, United States
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Jul 2022
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-jackson-80b8964/
- Website: https://www.steelheadpeak.com/

Mike Jackson is a seed investor at Earthshot Ventures in Portland focused on Software and Analytics. Mike Jackson has been an investor, entrepreneur, board member, and advisor to companies in the clean energy, food & agriculture, buildings, mobility, and public safety sectors throughout his entire career. He now plays the role of investor, teacher, and connector to startups and investors solving meaningful problems in these industries.Priorto his current role, Mike was a partner at the Westly Group, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm in the cleantech sector with over $400m under management. Mike started at the Westly Group as an intern and worked his way up to partner in under five years with the firm. Mike’s 10 deals at the Westly Group have collectively raised over $1.5 billion in follow-on funding from Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, BlackRock, Google, Thrive Capital, S2G Ventures, Index Ventures, DBL Investments, Patagonia, Brookfield Asset Management, Oxford Properties, Obvious Ventures, Playground Global, Prelude Ventures, and many others. His portfolio includes three successful acquisitions, one IPO, and five still active and growing companies.Before the Westly Group, Mike was co-founder and CEO of Village Green Energy, a retail and wholesale provider of renewable energy in voluntary and compliance markets. Before this, he was the Indian Program Research Coordinator at the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University, where he focused on the impact of global energy markets on energy decisions within Mike holds an MS in Energy Engineering and a double BS in Biological Sciences and Earth Systems, all from Stanford University.After living 18 years in the Bay Area, he now lives in Portland, OR with his wife and three young children.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 19% |
| Analytics | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| Retail | 1 | 6% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 6% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 25% |
| Series A | 4 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Series C | 2 | 13% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 38% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Noteworthy AI | Noteworthy provides fleet vehicle-mounted smart cameras + AI that help utilities improve the reliability, resiliency, and safety of the electric distribution grid at scale while reducing O&M costs. By operating autonomously during routine vehicle operations, our technology can increase situational awareness and realize cost savings andefficiencies across various use cases, including geolocation and asset inventory, asset inspection, vegetation management, joint use/attachment compliance, and lighting audits. | $3M | Seed | Jul 20, 2022 |  |
| Trove | Yerdle’s end-to-end technology and logistics platform provides a white label solution for brands ready to take back their secondary market from emerging online competitors. Yerdle empowers brands to reach new customers and deepen existing relationships —while developing more sustainable, circular business practices. Yerdle Recommerce began as aused goods marketplace, helping 950,000 members share more than 1.2 million items, from jackets to tents. Today, Yerdle Recommerce is proud to support iconic brands such as Patagonia, REI, and Eileen Fisher in their efforts to develop new business models that deepen customer engagement. | $20M | Series C | Sep 26, 2019 |  |
| Enerkem | Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals, and everyday products. Through the combination of a proprietary thermochemical technology platform and community-based advanced facilities, Enerkem addresses the challenges of oil dependence and waste disposal.Enerkem has validated itsproprietary technology over a period of 10 years using the solid waste from numerous municipalities and other types of feedstock. The company’s process and business model are designed to profitably produce cellulosic ethanol from a large municipal solid waste supply. Enerkem is a private company founded in 2000 by its current senior management. It is majority-owned by institutional, clean-technology and industrial investors, including Rho Ventures, Waste Management, Braemar Energy Ventures, Investissement Québec, Valero, Cycle Capital, The Westly Group, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, and Fondaction CSN.Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Enerkem has 170 employees in Canada and the United States. | $76.3M | Corporate Round | Apr 17, 2019 |  |
| Enerkem | Enerkem is a cleantech company transforming waste into transportation biofuels, renewable chemicals, and everyday products. Through the combination of a proprietary thermochemical technology platform and community-based advanced facilities, Enerkem addresses the challenges of oil dependence and waste disposal.Enerkem has validated itsproprietary technology over a period of 10 years using the solid waste from numerous municipalities and other types of feedstock. The company’s process and business model are designed to profitably produce cellulosic ethanol from a large municipal solid waste supply. Enerkem is a private company founded in 2000 by its current senior management. It is majority-owned by institutional, clean-technology and industrial investors, including Rho Ventures, Waste Management, Braemar Energy Ventures, Investissement Québec, Valero, Cycle Capital, The Westly Group, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, and Fondaction CSN.Headquartered in Montreal, Canada, Enerkem has 170 employees in Canada and the United States. |  | Corporate Round | Jan 22, 2018 |  |
| Honest Buildings | Honest Buildings is an integrated, data-driven project management and procurement platform purpose-built for commercial real estate owners and managers. Its products are designed to automate new construction and building improvement processes, these companies are unlocking value in data that previously sat unrealized in endless, complicatedspreadsheets. Companies like Brookfield, Beacon Capital Partners, Invesco, The JBG Companies, SL Green, Parkway Properties, and Rudin Management use Honest Buildings to streamline project management processes, increase revenue through faster project delivery, reduce project costs and increase efficiencies on projects portfolio-wide. | $13M | Series B | Oct 11, 2017 |  |
| RapidSOS | RapidSOS is a creator of an emergency response data platform that securely links life-saving data from 350M+ connected devices directly to 911 and first responders in an emergency. Through the platform, RapidSOS is providing intelligent data that supports over 4,800 Emergency Communications Centers, protecting 90%+ of people in the US, across 250million emergencies annually. Partnering with innovative companies certified as RapidSOS Ready, RapidSOS is striving to reach everyone. Together, RapidSOS is empowering a faster and smarter response by sending first responders critical data like your exact location, real-time health information, and crash data. RapidSOS is committed to creating a safer, stronger future where technology and people work seamlessly together to save lives. | $14M | Series A | Apr 25, 2017 |  |
| Planet | Planet is a startup based in San Francisco and founded by former NASA employees that collects information about its changing planet via a fleet of compact, highly capable Earth-imaging satellites. The broad coverage and high frequency of Planet's satellite imagery will enable customers with unprecedented access to global and local insightsthat currently are either impossible or cost-prohibitive to obtain. It designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of satellites, as well as online software, tools, and analytics needed to deliver data to users. Planet offers a diverse selection of imagery and analytic solutions, all made available online through our platform and web-based tools. They provide geospatial insights at the speed of change, equipping users with the data necessary to make informed, timely decisions.In addition to California, Planet has offices in Germany and Canada where they deliver market-leading geospatial imagery to a global network of customers and partners in over 100 countries. The Planet's mission is to image the entire Earth every day and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. | $23M | Series C | Apr 14, 2015 |  |
| Planet | Planet is a startup based in San Francisco and founded by former NASA employees that collects information about its changing planet via a fleet of compact, highly capable Earth-imaging satellites. The broad coverage and high frequency of Planet's satellite imagery will enable customers with unprecedented access to global and local insightsthat currently are either impossible or cost-prohibitive to obtain. It designs, builds, and operates the largest fleet of satellites, as well as online software, tools, and analytics needed to deliver data to users. Planet offers a diverse selection of imagery and analytic solutions, all made available online through our platform and web-based tools. They provide geospatial insights at the speed of change, equipping users with the data necessary to make informed, timely decisions.In addition to California, Planet has offices in Germany and Canada where they deliver market-leading geospatial imagery to a global network of customers and partners in over 100 countries. The Planet's mission is to image the entire Earth every day and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. | $92.8M | Series C | Jan 20, 2015 |  |
| Good Eggs | Good Eggs is a pioneering online grocer and meal kit delivery service with a mission to reinvent your food system, for good. The Bay-Area based company is the only service that combines absurdly fresh local produce, meal kits for every occasion, grocery staples, and wine, beer, and spirits to wash it down. With same-day delivery across the BayArea, Good Eggs is the simplest way to feed your family well all week long.Over the past two years, Good Eggs has added over 1,000 items across categories to its marketplace and expanded its delivery footprint throughout SF, East Bay, Marin, and the South Bay and Peninsula. As the company has grown, they remain steadfast in their mission. Over 70% of Good Eggs’ assortment is local, and every item carried must meet a strict list of sourcing standards. In addition to good food, the company provides good jobs. Every operations team member is benefited, carries equity, and is paid 20 to 50% above the industry average. | $21M | Series B | Sep 08, 2014 |  |
| Trove | Yerdle’s end-to-end technology and logistics platform provides a white label solution for brands ready to take back their secondary market from emerging online competitors. Yerdle empowers brands to reach new customers and deepen existing relationships —while developing more sustainable, circular business practices. Yerdle Recommerce began as aused goods marketplace, helping 950,000 members share more than 1.2 million items, from jackets to tents. Today, Yerdle Recommerce is proud to support iconic brands such as Patagonia, REI, and Eileen Fisher in their efforts to develop new business models that deepen customer engagement. | $6.7M | Series A | Apr 08, 2014 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baseline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baseline-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Harrison Metal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harrison-metal-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [RockPort Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rockport-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Braemar Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/braemar-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Claremont Creek Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/claremont-creek-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Cycle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycle-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Earthshot Ventures

VC Fund · East Palo Alto, United States

Earthshot Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs developing creative solutions to address climate change. Earthshot harnesses the power of the global network our team has built over the last two decades to accelerate climate technology adoption and create iconic brands. The fund is led by Mike Jackson who hasspent 15 years as an entrepreneur and VC in climate tech, and Dawn Lippert, founder and CEO of Elemental Impact.

1 contacts available at Earthshot Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mike Jackson | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-jackson |

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## FAQ

### What does Mike Jackson invest in?

Mike Jackson invests primarily in Software, Analytics and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 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 Mike Jackson last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Mike Jackson closed in Jul 2022. Shizune tracks 16 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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