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Sam Bursten

Investor

Partner at Energy Impact Partners · Board director at Rondo Energy

New York

Writes $3M – $10M checks · typically $7M

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About

Partner on the Frontier Fund investing in deep decarbonization technologies, with investments including Cyclic Materials, Rondo Energy, Zap Energy and Li-Cycle. Joined EIP in 2016 after working at CIT's Energy Group.

Board director at Rondo Energy

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Rondo Energy's investors · 6

Aramco Venturessince 2022Breakthrough Energy VenturesBoston · $500K – $50M checks · since 2022Congruent VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2022Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checks · since 2022European Investment BankLuxembourg · since 2024SABIC VenturesSittard · $500K – $20M checks · since 2022

Co-founders at Rondo Energy

JOJohn O'Donnell
John O'DonnellCo-founder & CEO
JO
John ODonnellExecutive Officer, Director
PVPete von Behrens
Pete von BehrensFounder

Experience

  1. Energy Impact PartnersPartnercurrent2016 — presentNew York, United States
  2. AssetCoolBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. Elementl PowerBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Cyclic MaterialsBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  5. KolomaBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  6. Rondo EnergyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  7. SitetrackerBoard Observercurrent2021 — present
  8. AerosealBoard Observer2021 — 2025
  9. Project CanaryBoard Observer2021 — 2025
  10. CIT Energy FinanceAnalyst2014 — 2016New York, New York

Skills & more

Languages Spanish

From Sam's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

Asset Cool

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Energy Impact Partners

Adam James
Partner at Energy Impact Partners
Albert Abaunza
Chief Compliance Officer at Energy Impact Partners
Alex Zuski
Senior Associate at Energy Impact Partners
Alexander Hayek
Principal at Energy Impact Partners
Alexis Abramson
Senior Advisory Board - Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth at Energy Impact Partners
Andy Lubershane
Partner & Head of Research at Energy Impact Partners
Anil Achyuta
Investment Managing Director at TDK Ventures
Anisa Mechler
Senior Vice President, Research & Innovation at Energy Impact Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Bursten?
Partner on the Frontier Fund investing in deep decarbonization technologies, with investments including Cyclic Materials, Rondo Energy, Zap Energy and Li-Cycle. Joined EIP in 2016 after working at CIT's Energy Group.
Where does Sam Bursten work?
Sam Bursten is Partner at Energy Impact Partners and Board director at Rondo Energy.
What check size does Sam Bursten write?
Sam Bursten typically writes checks of $3M – $10M.
What companies has Sam Bursten invested in?
Investments tracked here include Asset Cool.
Where did Sam Bursten go to school?
Sam Bursten studied at Duke University (Public Policy BA, Economics Minor, Energy & Environment Certificate).

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