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Daniel Goldman

Investor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Clean Energy Ventures

Newton, Massachusetts

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedConnectDERLineVisionLithiosNth CycleSparkmeter

About

Daniel Goldman financed $4B in Asian power projects and co-founded an early clean-energy angel group; he applies a 2.5 Gt CO₂ reduction threshold plus sector roadmaps to identify scalable companies.

Invests in

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareMobility & TransportationNew Materials

Experience

  1. Clean Energy VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston
  2. ACT | The Alliance for Climate TransitionMember of the Board of Directors and Executive Committeecurrent2025 — present
  3. ACT | The Alliance for Climate TransitionChair, Board of Directors2019 — 2025
  4. Advanced IonicsBoard Director and Chair of the Boardcurrent2024 — present
  5. Commonwealth of Massachusetts Governor’s Energy Transformation Advisory BoardBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  6. LithiosBoard Directorcurrent2024 — present
  7. OXCCU TECH LTDBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
  8. Electrified Thermal SolutionsBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  9. Carbon Upcycling TechnologiesBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
  10. Nth CycleBoard Directorcurrent2020 — present
  11. CleartraceBoard Directorcurrent2020 — present
  12. ConnectDERBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  13. Browning the Green SpaceCo-Founder, Vice President and Board Director2020 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  14. Clean Energy Venture GroupCo-founder and Managing Director2006 — 2017Cambridge, MA
  15. GreatPoint Energy, Inc.President and Chief Financial Officer2006 — 2016Cambridge, MA
  16. New Energy Capital Corp.Founder and CFO2003 — 2006
  17. InterGenVice President1996 — 2001
  18. Arthur D. LittleDirector1989 — 1996

Education

  1. Cornell Dyson School of Applied Economics & ManagementBS, Applied Economics1983 — 1987
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc, Energy Economics1987 — 1988

Skills & more

StrategyEnergy1Renewable Energy2Wind1Project FinanceSustainable EnergyMergers & AcquisitionsNatural GasNew Business DevelopmentStart-upsVenture CapitalEntrepreneurship
+9 morePrivate EquityPower GenerationCleantechBusiness StrategyBiomassFinancial ModelingInvestmentsManagement ConsultingEnvironmental Awareness

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Advanced IonicsClearFlame EnginesClearTraceConnectDERLineVisionndustrialNth CycleQuidnet EnergyREsuretySparkMeter

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Colleagues at Clean Energy Ventures

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