Earlier this week, Dandelion Energy announced one of the largest geothermal heating and cooling projects in U.S. history. At our AGM last fall, founder Dan Yates gave us a preview of their go-to-market strategy.
Collaborative Fund
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
We back entrepreneurs, businesses, and protocols pushing the world forward.
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We are a network of fund managers investing across asset classes, identifying and supporting companies that live at the intersection of for-profit & for-good.
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- 2010
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Scaling geothermal at this level was once a pipe dream—now it’s a blueprint. Big moment for Dandelion Energy as they bring geothermal heating and cooling to 1,500+ new homes in Colorado.
CEO and Chairman at Dandelion, climate tech investor, Owner at The Spice House, Board member at NRDC
Today is Dandelion Energy's biggest day ever. We are proud to announce the launch of one of the largest geothermal heating and cooling projects in US history. Between now and the end of next year our incredible partner Lennar will build over 1,500 homes in CO with Dandelion's geothermal systems. Homeowners save $30M over 20 years. The electric grid sees a 6MW reduction in peak load. CO2 emissions are halved. Special thanks to our friends at Lennar, Xcel Energy, Governor Jared Polis, Xcel Energy President Robert Kenney. We're just getting started. Let's go!!! Kathy Hannun wyatt roberts Eduardo Llorente Craig Shapiro Erik Nordlander Maritza Liaw Libby Wayman Andrew Schoen Sam Landman Ali Partovi Hadi Partovi Daniel Gold Jeff Lyng Jim Kapsis Maggie McCarey
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The secret to affordable, sustainable heating might literally be buried beneath your feet. Curious? Dan Yates, CEO of Dandelion Energy, shares how they do it.
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📢📢 Big news! We’re excited to announce a partnership with Genesis — a Technip Energies independent consulting arm — to conduct an engineering study that will accelerate the scale-up of our disruptive ammonia production technology! 📢📢 In 2024, we achieved a 250X scale-up of our proprietary reactor technology. Now, we’re setting our sights on another 1000X scale-up by the end of 2026 — bringing us closer to commercial deployment. But we can’t do it alone - world-class partners such as Genesis bring unique expertise to accelerate our path to market and widespread impact. Through our joint engineering study with Genesis, we optimized our ammonia production process and validated our substantial cost-advantage vs traditional Haber-Bosch across scales, taking a critical step in towards making sustainable, cost-effective clean ammonia a reality at scale. Our process operates at significantly lower pressures and temperatures than Haber-Bosch, reducing costs, boosting efficiency and cutting emissions. We look forward to continuing our non-exclusive partnership with Genesis. 👉 Read the full announcement here: https://lnkd.in/dnVSaDVa #SustainableInnovation #CleanAmmonia #Decarbonization #EnergyTransition #Ammobia #Genesis #FutureOfEnergy #ClimateSolutions #CERAWeek
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Collaborative Fund turns 15 this year. ⚡ We started with a simple idea: back founders who are making the world better in ways that don’t ask people to compromise. Fifteen years later, that idea still drives us. Not just because it sounds nice, but because it works. The best companies we’ve seen are the ones where doing good and doing well don't compete, they compound. And they’re led by founders who aren’t just building businesses but building something bigger: progress. Supporting those people has been a privilege. And we’re more motivated than ever to keep building alongside them. I'm forever grateful to all of my teammates, investors, partners, and advisors—past and present—who have been a part of this journey. Let's keep going!