NGEN Partners
VC Fund
New York, United States
NGEN Partners is an active venture investor committed to backing world class entrepreneurs seeking to change industries through innovation, creativity and the promotion of environmentally sustainable products and services.Founded in 2001, NGEN Partners invests in companies that positively improve the environment and human wellness. We seekentrepreneurs with unique business models and differentiated products and services, capable of rapid growth and sustained profitability. We invest in and alongside these entrepreneurs, helping them grow and sustain category leaders. We invest throughout North America, and have offices in California and New York.
- Total investments:
- 51
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
- Fund size:
- $250M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries NGEN Partners invests in
Stages NGEN Partners invests in
Countries NGEN Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series B
- $3.5M–$20M
- Series C
- $6.4M–$48M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 8 (16%)
- Manufacturing 8 (16%)
- Renewable Energy 6 (12%)
- Solar 4 (8%)
- Software 4 (8%)
Stage
- Series B 11 (22%)
- Funding Round 9 (18%)
- Series C 8 (16%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (8%)
- Series A 3 (6%)
Country
- United States 23 (45%)
- Canada 4 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Engel
Venture Partner
|
Venture Partner | Total investments: 17 | Find email | |
Peter Grubstein
Managing Director & Founder
|
Managing Director & Founder | Total investments: 11 | Find email | |
Richard Jahn
Chief Financial Officer
|
Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Rosemary L. Ripley
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 5 | Find email | |
Shay Murphy
Partner
|
Partner | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deploying autonomous intelligence and analytics, Encycle improves commercial HVAC management, energy efficiency and building comfort to reduce operating costs and carbon footprint. As the only utility-endorsed HVAC optimization software, our patented machine learning solutions seamlessly integrate into maintenance workflows. Encycle enablesmulti-site commercial and industrial companies to maximize efficiency and reach sustainability goals by improving energy use and budgetary spend decisions. | $7.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 12, 2021 | ||
| REGEN Energy Inc. designs, develops, and markets wireless energy management solutions in Canada and the United States. The company’s products include EnviroGrid swarm-logic controllers, which are attached to electrical loads to communicate and coordinate with each other to reduce electrical demand for commercial, industrial, institutional, andmulti-unit residential facilities. Its products are used to control electrical demand for heaters, fans, compressors, chillers, cold storage systems, batter chargers, pumps, and dehumidifiers and humidifiers, as well as for new construction, retrofit, and ongoing building operations. | $7.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / May 11, 2021 | ||
| CloudDX offers a range of precision vital sign monitoring equipment, software solutions, and mobile apps for the advanced healthcare industry. Cloud DX was launched by Robert & Anthony Kaul in September 2014 and is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | $1.3M / Grant / Jun 23, 2020 | ||
| Jyve is a tech platform that matches brands’ in-store execution needs with the right skilled labor, at the right time. Operational in most of America, Jyve offers brands access to certified skilled Jyvers who are complete asks to handle tasks including stocking, auditing, ordering and display building. | Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 25, 2020 | ||
| BrightFarms is an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads. Its salads are tender, pesticide-free, and produced in an indoor, controlled environment, enabling consumers to have a non-GMO salad. BrightFarms operates hydroponic greenhouse farms in the communities it serves, enabling it to eliminate time,distance, and costs from the food supply chain. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York. | $55M / Series D / Jun 28, 2018 | ||
| Deploying autonomous intelligence and analytics, Encycle improves commercial HVAC management, energy efficiency and building comfort to reduce operating costs and carbon footprint. As the only utility-endorsed HVAC optimization software, our patented machine learning solutions seamlessly integrate into maintenance workflows. Encycle enablesmulti-site commercial and industrial companies to maximize efficiency and reach sustainability goals by improving energy use and budgetary spend decisions. | $11.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 15, 2016 | ||
| REGEN Energy Inc. designs, develops, and markets wireless energy management solutions in Canada and the United States. The company’s products include EnviroGrid swarm-logic controllers, which are attached to electrical loads to communicate and coordinate with each other to reduce electrical demand for commercial, industrial, institutional, andmulti-unit residential facilities. Its products are used to control electrical demand for heaters, fans, compressors, chillers, cold storage systems, batter chargers, pumps, and dehumidifiers and humidifiers, as well as for new construction, retrofit, and ongoing building operations. | $11.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 13, 2016 | ||
| BrightFarms is an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads. Its salads are tender, pesticide-free, and produced in an indoor, controlled environment, enabling consumers to have a non-GMO salad. BrightFarms operates hydroponic greenhouse farms in the communities it serves, enabling it to eliminate time,distance, and costs from the food supply chain. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York. | $30.2M / Series C / Sep 21, 2016 | ||
| Renew Financial provides financing solutions that help efficiency and renewable energy contractors grow their businesses while promoting energy independence. Its aim is to develop advanced financing designed to transform America’s economy to clean energy. The company’s financing products include PACE financing model and the Warehouse for EnergyEfficiency Loans, which opens the residential energy efficiency finance market to large institutional investors.Founded in 2008 by Cisco DeVries, Renew Financial has a partnership with SolarCity targeted at small- and medium-sized businesses utilizing PACE. | $70M / Series D / Feb 11, 2016 | ||
| BrightFarms is an indoor farming company that specializes in providing locally grown packaged salads. Its salads are tender, pesticide-free, and produced in an indoor, controlled environment, enabling consumers to have a non-GMO salad. BrightFarms operates hydroponic greenhouse farms in the communities it serves, enabling it to eliminate time,distance, and costs from the food supply chain. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Irvington, New York. | $15.8M / Series B / Nov 06, 2015 | ||
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FAQ
What does NGEN Partners invest in?
NGEN Partners invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 51 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does NGEN Partners invest in?
NGEN Partners typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$20M at Series B and $6.4M–$48M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not NGEN Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds NGEN Partners took part in.
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Who are the partners at NGEN Partners?
The team at NGEN Partners includes Dan Engel (Venture Partner), Peter Grubstein (Managing Director & Founder) and Richard Jahn (Chief Financial Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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