Gerd Goette
InvestorInvestment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
Corte Madera, California, United States
About
Gerd Goette is a Senior Partner at Cycle Capital with extensive experience in general management, venture capital investing, and corporate governance. Over his career, he has invested over $100 million across more than 50 transactions and managed an additional $90 million in portfolio companies, while serving on more than 25 boards and board observer positions spanning two decades. His background includes general management roles with P&L responsibility in a global industrial conglomerate and interim CEO and CSO positions in technology startups, with current board memberships at Rhombus Energy Solutions, Sunverge, and Zen Ecosystems.
Experience
- Cycle CapitalSenior Partnercurrent2024 — presentCorte Madera, California, United States
- Cycle CapitalVenture Partner2022 — 2024Corte Madera, California, United States
- Lupine Growth Advisors, LLCManaging Directorcurrent2018 — presentCorte Madera, CA
- PowersideBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentMontreal, Quebec, Canada
- 60Hertz EnergyBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentAnchorage, Alaska, United States
- VutilityBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentSalt Lake City, Utah, United States
- ReWatt PowerStrategic Advisorcurrent2019 — presentCalgary, Alberta, Canada
- ArukonaAdvisorcurrent2018 — present
- Cycle MomentumMentorcurrent2021 — present
- Sunverge Energy, Inc.Board Member, member of the Finance and Compensation committees2014 — 2024
- Zen EcosystemsChairman2018 — 2022Costa Mesa, CA
- Rhombus Energy SolutionsBoard Member2019 — 2022
- Factorial EnergyChief Strategy Officer2021Greater Boston
- Pacific VoltStrategic Advisor2019 — 2021Poulsbo, Washington, United States
- BuildingIQ, Inc.Board Member; interim CEO2012 — 2020
- SiemensInvestor at Next47, a Siemens company2017 — 2018Palo Alto
- Siemens Venture CapitalManaging Partner2008 — 2017Palo Alto, CA
- Siemens Venture CapitalManaging Partner2005 — 2008San Jose, CA
- Siemens Venture CapitalInvestment Partner2000 — 2005Munich, Germany
- Siemens Venture CapitalVP Hybrid Fiber Coax Solutions1998 — 2000Munich, Germany and Dubai, UAE
Education
- Technische Universität DarmstadtMasters, Electrical Engineering1982 — 1987
- Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein
Skills & more
Venture Capital76Start-ups57Board of Director experience2Business Strategy34Strategic Partnerships25P&L Accountability1International Project Management2International Sales4Due Diligence2Corporate Development25Telecommunications29Mergers1
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Business DevelopmentFinancial ModelingProduct ManagementIPFinanceIncome StatementBoard of DirectorsMergers & AcquisitionsManagementStrategyPrivate EquityInvestmentsLanguages German
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Colleagues at Virescent Ventures
Alex Oppes
Investment Director at Virescent Ventures
Ben Gust
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures
Blair Pritchard
Partner at Virescent Ventures
Diane Connor
Head of Finance at Virescent Ventures
Ian Learmonth
Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures
John Clifford
Non-Executive Chair at Virescent Ventures
Jonathon Cronin
Investment Manager at Virescent Ventures
Kristin Vaughan
Managing Partner at Virescent Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Gerd Goette work?
- Gerd Goette is Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures.
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cycle Capital8
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