Martin Aares
Managing Partner at Power Sustainable
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Partner
2024 - Current
Co-head of the decarb private equity group at Power Sustainable, a pure-play sustainable alternative asset manager
Investor / Board Observer
2021 - 2024
Fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company
Electronic Recyclers International is the largest electronics recycler in North America.
Investor / Board Member
2021 - 2024
Supply chain automation provider with solutions spanning the entire lifecycle of connected devices
Apkudo helps companies managing connected devices to maximize device value, minimize labor costs and reduce e-waste.
Raised $65,900,000.00 from MissionOG, Harbert Growth Partners, Closed Loop Partners, Point Field Partners, Lavrock Ventures and Grotech Ventures.
Managing Director
2018 - 2024
Investment firm providing capital to scale products, services and infrastructure at the forefront of the development of the circular economy Led Closed Loop's investment division spanning venture capital, growth equity, buyout and catalytic credit. Co-led the firm's buyout fund. Served on the company's management committee
Investor / Board Member
2019 - 2022
Environmental services company specializing in recovering resources through recycling, document and product destruction
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
2007 - 2018
Growth capital firm focused on clean energy and energy efficiency investments in North America and Europe
Investor / Board Observer
2016 - 2017
Provider of smart building solutions and managed services to multi-site companies across North America.
EnTouch Controls provides SaaS-based energy management systems (EMS) for retail and restaurant chains.
Raised $28,008,000.00 from RevTech Ventures.
Investor / Board Observer
2016 - 2017
SaaS data analytics company serving the multifamily real estate industry. Sold to RealPage
Rentlytics is building the platform to transform the world’s real estate data into accessible information.
Raised $20,700,000.00 from Cue Ball.
Partner and Co-Founder
2015 - 2017
Late-stage venture capital firm investing in companies with proven solutions that improve the economic and environmental performance of the built environment
Traverse is a venture capital firm exclusively focused on the technologies transforming real estate and the built environment.
Investor / Board Member
2014 - 2016
Solar developer focused on utility-scale assets in the southeast. Sold to Cypress Creek Renewables
FLS Energy opened its doors in 2006 and since then has successfully developed nearly 100 solar energy projects! Our talented industry
Raised $30,000,000.00 from Vision Ridge Capital Partners, New Energy Capital, Novus Energy Partners and Capricorn Investment Group.