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Fund Profile:
SJF Ventures
400 West Main Street, Suite 604, Durham, NC 27701
Telephone: (919) 530-1177, Fax: (919) 530-1178
255 S. 17th Street, Suite 1301, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 545-1750, Fax: (215) 545-1751
Website: www.sjfund.com
Email: info@sjfund.com
Key Personnel:
Rick Defieux, Founder and Chair of Investment Committee
David Kirkpatrick, Founder and Managing Director
Rick Larson, Managing Director
Dan Hoversten, Managing Director
Anne Claire Broughton, Executive Director, SJF Advisory Services
Bonny Moellenbrock, Finance Director
David Griest, Associate
Established: 1999
Total Committed Capital: $30 million
Amount Invested: $12 million
Geographic Focus: Eastern United States
Background
SJF Ventures is a venture capital firm that finances and assists expansion-stage companies in the clean technologies, business services, and consumer products sectors. It looks for companies that have $1 MM to $20 MM in revenue and are seeking $500 K to $5 MM in equity financing. These companies achieve competitive advantage and rapid growth through proprietary business models, high-quality management, high-performing entry-level workforces, and environmental efficiencies. SJF Advisory services is an allied non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurial, workforce, and sustainability assistance services to SJF prospect and portfolio companies.
Social Mission
To finance businesses that create high-quality jobs with good wages and benefits, career ladders, training opportunities, and wealth-building potential; to assist businesses with environmental best practices where possible; and to help build the field of community development venture capital.
Investment Information
SJF Ventures invests in the Eastern United States, including Alabama, Connecticut, Washington D.C., Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Vermont, and West Virginia. SJF focuses on the cleantech, business services and consumer products sectors. Clean technologies are those that seek to create economic value by reducing the waste of energy, materials and generation of toxics. “Cleantech” can span a range of industry sectors, including energy, industrial efficiency, water and wastewater and transportation. SJF typically invests $500,000 to $2 MM with follow-on investments of up to $1 MM. SJF often co-invests with other venture capital firms in rounds of $1 to $5 MM. SJF’s financing often enables the company to leverage additional debt financing.
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