# Virgin Green Fund

> Virgin Green Fund is a VC fund backing Electronics and Transportation. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jan 2014
- Lead investor: 21%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/virgin-green-fund/
- Website: http://www.virgingreenfund.com

Virgin Green Fund is a leading, independent mid-cap buy-out and growth private equity firm investing capital in the resource efficiency, consumer sustainability, and renewable energy sectors in North America, Europe and Emerging Markets. They manage two investment funds. Virgin Green Fund I, L.P. is a growth equity fund established in 2007targeting North American and Europe. VGF Emerging Markets Growth I, L.P. is a mid-cap buyout/growth fund targeting Central Eastern Europe, Turkey, Russia and other CIS countries that was established in 2012, and has announced the formation of the fund with more than $200 million in capital commitments. They deploy growth capital in established product, equipment, service and infrastructure companies with proven commercial success and strong underlying fundamentals operating in their core sectors and geographies. They seek to help management teams increase the value of growth businesses by utilizing their equity, experience and global networks to help companies seize opportunities and solve problems. In doing so, they work actively with their portfolio companies, bringing to bear the operational expertise and financial acumen of their Team to help management teams think critically about strategic issues.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electronics | 2 | 14% |
| Transportation | 2 | 14% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 14% |
| Water Purification | 2 | 14% |
| Fuel | 1 | 7% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 4 | 29% |
| Series C | 3 | 21% |
| Series D | 3 | 21% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series F | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 36% |
| Germany | 1 | 7% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brooks Preston | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooks-preston |
| Mike Willis | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-willis |
| Oliver Osgood | Financial Controller | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oliver-osgood |
| Sagi Rubin | Investment Managment | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagi-rubin |
| Tamas Szalai | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tamas-szalai |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GreenRoad Technologies | GreenRoad, a global leader in driver behavior technology, provides highly effective fleet driver safety and compliance solutions. Currently used by more than 100,000 drivers, the GreenRoad solution employs advanced real-time, in-vehicle feedback and change management methodologies to promote meaningful, lasting change in driver behavior. Inaddition, GreenRoad’s data-based predictive analytics give fleet managers the information they need to optimize overall fleet management. As proven by deployments with hundreds of customers in the bus & fleet, utilities, logistics, oil & gas, construction and other industries, the GreenRoad solution improves safety, minimizes operational costs, reduces risk and enhances compliance. | $26M | Series G | Mar 25, 2015 |  |
| Quench | Quench USA, Inc. offers Water-as-a-Service(TM) solutions by providing bottleless filtered water coolers and other products that use filtered water as an input, such as ice machines, sparkling water dispensers, and coffee brewers, to customers across the United States. Our point-of-use (POU) systems purify a building's existing water supply toprovide reliable and convenient filtered water to a broad mix of end-markets, including government, education, medical, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and other large commercial customers, including more than half of the Fortune 500. Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, Quench recently became an independent operating company of AquaVenture Holdings(TM). | $38.5M |  | Jan 14, 2014 |  |
| Quench | Quench USA, Inc. offers Water-as-a-Service(TM) solutions by providing bottleless filtered water coolers and other products that use filtered water as an input, such as ice machines, sparkling water dispensers, and coffee brewers, to customers across the United States. Our point-of-use (POU) systems purify a building's existing water supply toprovide reliable and convenient filtered water to a broad mix of end-markets, including government, education, medical, manufacturing, retail, hospitality, and other large commercial customers, including more than half of the Fortune 500. Headquartered outside of Philadelphia, Quench recently became an independent operating company of AquaVenture Holdings(TM). | $30M |  | Oct 12, 2011 |  |
| GreenRoad Technologies | GreenRoad, a global leader in driver behavior technology, provides highly effective fleet driver safety and compliance solutions. Currently used by more than 100,000 drivers, the GreenRoad solution employs advanced real-time, in-vehicle feedback and change management methodologies to promote meaningful, lasting change in driver behavior. Inaddition, GreenRoad’s data-based predictive analytics give fleet managers the information they need to optimize overall fleet management. As proven by deployments with hundreds of customers in the bus & fleet, utilities, logistics, oil & gas, construction and other industries, the GreenRoad solution improves safety, minimizes operational costs, reduces risk and enhances compliance. | $13M | Series F | May 19, 2011 |  |
| Gevo | Gevo brings renewable and cost-effective fossil fuel alternatives to consumers worldwide will be absolutely essential to meet increasing energy demands and save their earth from global warming. Gevo focuses on the production of isobutanol. The company uses low-carbon renewable resource-based carbohydrates as raw materials and is developingrenewable electricity and renewable natural gas for use in production processes, resulting in low-carbon fuels with substantially reduced carbon intensity. Their products perform as well or better than traditional fossil-based fuels in infrastructure and engines, but with substantially reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to addressing the problems of fuels, Gevo’s technology also enables certain plastics, such as polyester, to be made with more sustainable ingredients.Gevo was founded in 2005 and is based in Englewood, CO, USA. | $32.6M | Series D | May 01, 2010 |  |
| Gevo | Gevo brings renewable and cost-effective fossil fuel alternatives to consumers worldwide will be absolutely essential to meet increasing energy demands and save their earth from global warming. Gevo focuses on the production of isobutanol. The company uses low-carbon renewable resource-based carbohydrates as raw materials and is developingrenewable electricity and renewable natural gas for use in production processes, resulting in low-carbon fuels with substantially reduced carbon intensity. Their products perform as well or better than traditional fossil-based fuels in infrastructure and engines, but with substantially reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to addressing the problems of fuels, Gevo’s technology also enables certain plastics, such as polyester, to be made with more sustainable ingredients.Gevo was founded in 2005 and is based in Englewood, CO, USA. | $40M |  | Aug 21, 2009 |  |
| Metrolight | Metrolight is an Israel based provider of electronic ballast solutions for HID lighting systems. Metrolight's ballasts are designed to reduce energy consumption from industrial and outdoor lighting fixtures, saving customers money and conserving energy. | $3M | Series D | Jun 04, 2009 |  |
| GreenRoad Technologies | GreenRoad, a global leader in driver behavior technology, provides highly effective fleet driver safety and compliance solutions. Currently used by more than 100,000 drivers, the GreenRoad solution employs advanced real-time, in-vehicle feedback and change management methodologies to promote meaningful, lasting change in driver behavior. Inaddition, GreenRoad’s data-based predictive analytics give fleet managers the information they need to optimize overall fleet management. As proven by deployments with hundreds of customers in the bus & fleet, utilities, logistics, oil & gas, construction and other industries, the GreenRoad solution improves safety, minimizes operational costs, reduces risk and enhances compliance. | $15M | Series D | May 28, 2009 |  |
| GreenRoad Technologies | GreenRoad, a global leader in driver behavior technology, provides highly effective fleet driver safety and compliance solutions. Currently used by more than 100,000 drivers, the GreenRoad solution employs advanced real-time, in-vehicle feedback and change management methodologies to promote meaningful, lasting change in driver behavior. Inaddition, GreenRoad’s data-based predictive analytics give fleet managers the information they need to optimize overall fleet management. As proven by deployments with hundreds of customers in the bus & fleet, utilities, logistics, oil & gas, construction and other industries, the GreenRoad solution improves safety, minimizes operational costs, reduces risk and enhances compliance. | $17.5M | Series C | Jul 21, 2008 |  |
| Gevo | Gevo brings renewable and cost-effective fossil fuel alternatives to consumers worldwide will be absolutely essential to meet increasing energy demands and save their earth from global warming. Gevo focuses on the production of isobutanol. The company uses low-carbon renewable resource-based carbohydrates as raw materials and is developingrenewable electricity and renewable natural gas for use in production processes, resulting in low-carbon fuels with substantially reduced carbon intensity. Their products perform as well or better than traditional fossil-based fuels in infrastructure and engines, but with substantially reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to addressing the problems of fuels, Gevo’s technology also enables certain plastics, such as polyester, to be made with more sustainable ingredients.Gevo was founded in 2005 and is based in Englewood, CO, USA. | $17M | Series C | May 13, 2008 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Amadeus Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Advent-Morro Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/advent-morro-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Burrill & Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/burrill-co) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [DAG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dag-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Element Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/element-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Benchmark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benchmark) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Virgin Green Fund invest in?

Virgin Green Fund invests primarily in Electronics, Transportation and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Series C stage. Most of the 14 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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### Who are the partners at Virgin Green Fund?

The team at Virgin Green Fund includes Brooks Preston (Partner), Mike Willis (Principal) and Oliver Osgood (Financial Controller). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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