Mobile device trade-in leader sets new collection record, nearly triples year-over-year volume Barcelona, Spain and Brussels, Belgium– February 25, 2013 – eRecyclingCorps (eRC), the world’s leading provider of operator-grade wireless device trade-in solutions, today announced that it has completed 10 million wireless device trade-ins since its inception in 2009. eRC nearly tripled its collection volumes…

January 29, 2013 groSolar successfully completed installation of a 1.8MW solar project over the Camden, NJ waste water treatment plant.    The project is producing output at a rate of approximately 2.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, enough to meet the needs of more than 400 homes.    The number of EPC firms able to…

MediaMath Clients Driving Higher Click-Throughs, Conversions and Brand Metrics Through Facebook Exchange Inventory Global brands and agencies are seeing improved ad performance by leveraging MediaMath’s TerminalOne buying platform to access Facebook® Exchange. MediaMath is one of the Facebook Preferred Marketing Developers given early access to inventory on the Facebook Exchange. Early results from MediaMath’s campaigns…

SJF Participates in Oversubscribed Round in BioSurplus, First Investment for Fund III July 17, 2012 – SJF Ventures announced today it has invested in BioSurplus, a company providing turnkey services for managing the entire life cycle of laboratory instruments in the life sciences industry. SJF’s investment completes BioSurplus’ $2.4 million Series A financing, which also…

For the 11th consecutive year, SJF Ventures, with support from SJF Institute, conducted an annual Positive Impacts survey to assess the impact among SJF portfolio companies. The 17 most active portfolio companies in SJF I and II were surveyed, which included collecting new data as part of SJF’s participation as a GIIRS (Global Impact Investing…

Wall Street Journal – WSJ.com – Citi Leads Investment in SJF’s New Fund  “The team at SJF Ventures had to undergo federal background checks, submit fingerprints and provide 20 references each in order to obtain a license from the Small Business Administration for its new nationally focused impact investment fund, SJF Ventures III LP…” Read More   The…

The launch of SJF Ventures III marks an important milestone for SJF.  It is a truly exciting time as we set out to build a new, exceptional portfolio.  If you know of exciting companies that are scaling rapidly and delivering strong social and environmental impacts, please get in touch with us! When our team first…

eRecyclingCorps Secures $35M from Kleiner Perkins; Turns Wireless eWaste into a Working Asset Former CEOs of Sprint PCS, RadioShack Build At-Scale Wireless Device Collection Model to Bridge Environmental and Digital Divide Irving, Texas — December 20, 2011 — eRecyclingCorps, a partner to global wireless carriers and retailers in the management of wireless e-waste as an…

SJF Ventures’ differentiated investment approach, especially in cleantech, along with a 12 year track record that includes five exits in just the last eighteen months, is attracting significant interest from investors for their third fund, targeted at $75 million. Read more about what is setting SJF apart from other funds in the December 12, 2011 Dow Jones Venture Wire article.

October 4, 2011 CleanScapes to Merge with Recology SJF Ventures II portfolio company, CleanScapes, based in Seattle, WA has entered into an agreement to merge with Recology, a San Francisco based waste and recycling service provider. Recology is an employee-owned company (ESOP) and reported revenue of $500 million in 2007, its last publicly reported figure….

Partnership accelerates connection between high-caliber impact entrepreneurs and values-led investors Durham, NC and San Francisco, CA – July 11, 2011 – SJF Institute (SJFI) and Investors’ Circle (IC) today announced a strategic merger to more efficiently and effectively unleash the power of the impact investing marketplace. The merger will increase entrepreneurs’ access to capital, resources…

SERVICECHANNEL NAMED 2011 VENDOR OF THE YEAR  AT PRSM NATIONAL CONFERENCE NASHVILLE, TN,  – The Professional Retail Store Maintenance Association (PRSM) named ServiceChannel as 2011 Vendor of the Year at an awards ceremony during its National Conference here on Monday night, April 4, 2011. According to PRSM, the award is determined each year by a…

Constellation Energy to Acquire 7.8 MW Solar Project from Community Energy, Inc., One of the Three Largest Solar Projects in New Jersey BALTIMORE and RADNOR, Pa. (February 14, 2011) – Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) and Community Energy Solar, LLC (Community Energy), today announced that Constellation, through its retail business, has agreed to acquire a 7.8…

MEDIAMATH HONORED BY ALWAYSON FOR THIRD TIME, SECOND STRAIGHT ONMEDIA 100 Demand-Side Platform’s CEO to Lend Insights at OnMedia Conference NEW YORK, NY – January 31, 2011 – For the third time in as many years, demand-side platform MediaMath has taken home a prestigious AlwaysOn prize – this time nabbing a second straight OnMedia 100…

Durham, NC and Lanham, MD – January 20, 2011 – SJF Ventures announced today it has invested in Optoro, a company providing comprehensive asset recovery solutions for the distressed inventory of retailers, manufacturers and 3rd party providers.  SJF’s investment completes Optoro’s $1.85 million Series A financing, which also includes QED Investors and Phil Pfeffer of…

SJF Ventures’ portfolio company MedPage Today has been acquired by Everyday Health.  The partnership will strengthen MedPage’s position as the leading provider of online breaking medical news for healthcare professionals.   SJF Ventures and Milestone Venture Partners have exited their investments in MedPage as part of the transaction.  SJF participated in MedPage’s only institutional investment, which…

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SJF Ventures, joined by NGP Energy Technology Partners (NGP ETP), completed a Series A Preferred Stock investment in Community Energy, Inc. (CEI), a leading renewable energy developer and marketer. The investment will fund CEI’s plan to expand its pipeline of utility scale solar generation projects under development in the Northeast, Mid-West, and West. SJF Ventures…

SJF Ventures announced that it has invested in eRecyclingCorps, a company that is transforming the wireless device ecosystem by working with tier one wireless carriers to establish comprehensive large-scale consumer buyback programs.  eRecyclingCorps enables carriers to buy back used handsets from consumers and ensure they are resold or responsibly recycled. See press release.

SJF has made available investment case studies on two recently exited companies, Ryla and Salvage Direct.   Both companies produced strong financial results for SJF, generated rapid growth and built unique employee cultures that helped drive business results. Ryla’s revenue climbed from less than $1.1 million in 2002 to over $100 million in 2009.  The number of…