Michael Donnelly is a co-founder, partner, and chief risk officer at Energy Impact Partners, with a 25-year career at General Electric in energy-focused roles.

What Michael can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Energy Impact Partners writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Energy Impact Partners.

Career

  1. General Electric · Risk Officer at GE Global Sponsor Finance
  2. General Electric · Risk Officer for the Equity Group
  3. General Electric · Head of Business Development for GE Energy-Industrial Solutions
  4. GE Global Sponsor Finance · Risk Officer
  5. GE Equity · Risk Officer
  6. GE Equity · led the Energy Technology Group
  7. GE Energy-Industrial Solutions · Head of Business Development
  8. Energy Impact Partners · Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer
    Now

Companies founded

Energy Impact Partners

Focus

energypowerenergy technologystoragedistribution

Education

U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, Bachelor of Science DegreeDarden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia, MBA

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Questions

Who is Michael Donnelly?

Michael Donnelly is a co-founder, partner, and chief risk officer at Energy Impact Partners, with a 25-year career at General Electric in energy-focused roles.

How much does Michael Donnelly invest?

Michael Donnelly invests through Energy Impact Partners, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Michael Donnelly?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Michael in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Energy Impact Partners backed works better.

What did Michael Donnelly do before Energy Impact Partners?

Risk Officer at GE Global Sponsor Finance at General Electric; Risk Officer for the Equity Group at General Electric; Head of Business Development for GE Energy-Industrial Solutions at General Electric; Risk Officer at GE Global Sponsor Finance; Risk Officer at GE Equity; led the Energy Technology Group at GE Equity; Head of Business Development at GE Energy-Industrial Solutions.

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