CALGARY, AB (March 15, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund), a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced an equity investment in the industry pioneering data and analytics Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider Validere Technologies Ltd. (Validere). Investing alongside NGIF Cleantech Ventures is lead investor Mercuria and a syndicate of established Silicon Valley venture …
NGIF CLEANTECH VENTURES LEADS INVESTMENT IN KINITICS AUTOMATION TO SCALE UP DISRUPTIVE SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY TECHNOLOGY
CALGARY, AB (March 7, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund), a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, announced an equity investment in actuator company Kinitics Automation Limited. “Kinitics is utilizing cutting edge shape memory alloy technology to disrupt the linear actuator and piston pump markets. These devices have wide applicability across several critical industries …
NGIF CLEANTECH VENTURES INVESTS IN EKONA TO ACCELERATE THE PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL SCALE HYDROGEN
CALGARY, AB (February 2, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund), a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced an equity investment in industrial-scale hydrogen production company Ekona Power Inc. (Ekona). Investing alongside NGIF Cleantech Ventures is a syndicate of world-class partners including Baker Hughes (NYSE: BKR), Mitsui, Severstal, ConocoPhillips, TransAlta, Continental Resources, and …
NGIF CLEANTECH VENTURES LEADS INVESTMENT IN GALATEA TECHNOLOGIES TO DIGITIZE THE WASTEWATER DISPOSAL SECTOR
CALGARY, AB (February 1, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund), a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced an equity investment in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company Galatea Technologies (Galatea). Galatea is redefining the waste and water disposal sector with an integrated platform that allows users to both utilize and market excess disposal facility capacity …
NGIF CLEANTECH VENTURES INVESTS IN IONOMR INNOVATIONS TO ACCELERATE THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY
CALGARY, AB (January 19th, 2022) NGIF Cleantech Ventures, a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced an equity investment in Ionomr Innovations. NGIF Cleantech Ventures is joined by a world class syndicate of investors including Shell Ventures (NYSE: RDS), Chevron Technology Ventures, the venture arm of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), and Finindus, backed …
NGIF CLEANTECH VENTURES INVESTS IN CARBON CAPTURE STARTUP IONADA
CALGARY, AB (December 15, 2021) NGIF Cleantech Ventures, a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced an equity investment in Ionada PLC (Ionada). The funding builds on an exciting year for Ionada, which was selected in July to be part of Halliburton Company’s (NYSE: HAL) clean energy accelerator, Halliburton Labs. Ionada’s membrane …
JOHN ADAMS, PRESIDENT, CEO AND MANAGING PARTNER OF NGIF RANKS IN TOP 3 GLOBAL 100 INNOVATION CEO’S WINNERS
OTTAWA, ON (August 20, 2021) NGIF Capital Corporation, Canada’s first venture capital firm offering a hybrid investment and market-validation platform for cleantech startups, today announced that its President and CEO, John Adams, has been recognized as a 2021 World Biz Magazine’s Global Top 100 Innovation CEO. The awards celebrate exceptional business leaders globally who are making a significant mark on …
Three-Appliance-in-One Heat Pump from ThermoLift is Inaugural Investment for NGIF Cleantech Ventures
CALGARY, AB (July 29, 2021) NGIF Cleantech Ventures, a Canadian venture capital fund investing in cleantech innovation in the natural gas sector, today announced its inaugural investment: scale-up capital in ThermoLift. NGIF Cleantech Ventures’ investment will accelerate the commercialization of ThermoLift’s flagship fuel-flexible natural gas and hydrogen enabled heat pump that can meet three energy needs – water heating, space …
NGIF Cleantech Ventures Successfully Completes Second Close, Grows to $50 Million
CALGARY, AB (July 26, 2021) NGIF Cleantech Ventures (the Fund) completed its second close of the year earlier this month. The Fund conducted a first close of $35 million in April and in the subsequent 12 weeks raised an additional $15 million. The Fund’s second close adds additional committed capital from ARC Resources Ltd., Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd., and …
RFP | NGIF Seeks Digital Innovator to Redesign Website
Venture capital firm NGIF issued an RFP this week seeking a vendor to transform its website to better represent its new business model. Earlier this year, the organization transformed from an association-led initiative to a corporate entity. NGIF Capital Corporation offers a hybrid investment model and a market-validation platform for start-ups, working with them from concept to commercialization, and offering …