SJF Ventures III, L.P.

SJF Ventures is an expansion stage venture capital fund focused on delivering superior financial returns through investments in high growth, positive impact companies. SJF has a fourteen-year successful record of assisting visionary and talented management teams in building industry-leading firms. SJF provides strong expertise and networks in the cleantech, sustainability and technology-enhanced services sectors.

SJF Ventures has offices in Durham, NC, New York and San Francisco and actively sources deals nationally but often in off-the-beaten track geographies. The firm provides equity financings from $1MM to $10MM, solo or in syndicates, to companies typically realizing over $1MM in trailing sales and at an inflection point for growth. SJF's investment committee has more than 80 years of investment and operating experience as well as early leadership in cleantech investing. SJF Ventures I, II & III portfolios consist of 36 companies pursuing various sustainable strategies across a cross section of investment areas including renewable energy and efficiency, recycling, grid and infrastructure technologies, sustainable consumer brands, digital media and outsourced business services.

Financial description

SJF Ventures III, L.P. seeks to generate superior returns in high-growth, positive impact companies by investing equity capital in growth stage businesses. The fund aims to capitalize on favorable macro trends, an evolved investment strategy, and competitive access to companies. Over the last 14 years, SJF Ventures has evolved its investment strategy from mission first to market rate and now superior returns. Like most venture funds, SJF seeks to realize investor returns through company liquidity events typically within a 5 year holding period. SJF typically participates in senior preferred securities with liquidation preferences, dividends and board representation or other preferred voting rights. SJF also considers secondary purchases of common stock in select transactions. SJF Ventures III, L.P. will lead investments of $2 to $6 million in size or participate as a co-investor in larger syndicates, if required.
SJF Ventures II is a top quartile performing fund and SJF III is projected to meet or exceed this return profile.