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Gerd Goette
InvestorSenior Partner at Cycle Capital · Investment Committee Member at Virescent Ventures · Board director at Sunverge Energy, Inc. · Board director at Rhombus Energy Solutions
Corte Madera, California, United States
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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.
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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
- Cupertino Office of Emergency ServicesCitizen Corps Lead2008 — 2017Cupertino
- Siemens AGDirector Technical Sales and Product Planning, HFC Solutions1997 — 1998Munich, Germany
- Siemens AGProduct Line Manager1995 — 1997Munich, Germany
- Siemens AGManager, Integration Test1993 — 1995Munich, Germany
- Siemens AG and Siemens Public Switching SystemsSystem Engineer1990 — 1992Munich, Germany and Boca Raton, FL
- Siemens AGHW/SW Engineer1987 — 1990Munich, Germany
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Business DevelopmentFinancial ModelingProduct ManagementIPFinanceIncome StatementBoard of DirectorsMergers & AcquisitionsManagementStrategyPrivate EquityInvestmentsLanguages German
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- Who is Gerd Goette?
- 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.
- Where does Gerd Goette work?
- Gerd Goette is Senior Partner at Cycle Capital and Board director at Sunverge Energy, Inc. and Board director at Rhombus Energy Solutions.
- Where did Gerd Goette go to school?
- Gerd Goette studied at Technische Universität Darmstadt (Masters, Electrical Engineering); Taunusgymnasium Koenigstein.
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Also worked at Cycle Capital10
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Also worked at 60Hertz Energy3
Also worked at Sunverge Energy, Inc.9
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