Neal Dikeman
Partner at Energy Transition Ventures
Houston, Texas
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2020 - Current
Venture capital fund manager investing in early stage startups that drive or benefit from the energy transition. Ohmium, Resilient Power, Zeitview, RenewCo2, et al.
Energy Transition Ventures is a venture capital investor investing in startups in the energy transition.
Managing Partner
2019
Family office/real estate investor.
Old Growth Ventures is a venture capital firm.
Founder
2006
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Board Of Directors
2011 - 2019
Leading power delivery & controls provider to power, drilling, and energy markets. JV partner of CNPC. Independent director. Led sale of business.
Venture Capitalist, Shell Technology Ventures
2013 - 2017
Venture capitalist and Head of North America for Shell Technology Ventures, the $400 mm corporate venture capital arm of Royal Dutch Shell. Investor in Magseis (IPO), Geli (Acq Hanwha), Salamander Solutions (Acq). Colaunched $50 mm STV Fund of Funds. Led $100 mm STV Tech Spinout Fund.
Shell Oil Company is an oil and gas company that explores and produces energy products.
Cofounder, CFO, Board Member
2010 - 2013
Market leading power flow control technology startup for the transmission grid. Cofounder and Seed Investor, served as Director and CFO through $5 mm ARPA E award and $10 mm Series A. IPO 2021.
Partner
2001 - 2013
Leading San Francisco merchant bank in technology, energy, and cleantech. Early/seed stage investments including Smart Wires (IPO), Zenergy (IPO), Carbonflow (Acq), Fideris (Acq), Block Shield (IPO), TriniTEQ (private). Founded and launched 7 venture backed spinouts from software to energy. Advisor to $1 bil+ in corporate venture and alternative energy efforts: Macquarie Bank, Meridian Energy Ltd (New Zealand state-owned utility), ConocoPhillips, Shell. I was a founding partner at age 25. Concurrently served in executive and director roles to startups we founded.
Founded in 2001, the Jane Capital team has worked together for over 15 years through predecessor firms.
CEO, cofounder, Chairman
2007 - 2011
SaaS provider of cloud enterprise software for global banks and energy companies managing carbon projects. Founded, led through successful product launch, and first customers, Series A & B rounds, hired exec team and CEO. Acq 2011.
VP Business Development, Advisor, Investor
2004 - 2007
Wireless hardware and software technology company providing mobile and handheld point of sale solutions for hospitality markets. Investor. Led int'l expansion driving revenues 3x in 30 months.
Cofounder/VP
2004 - 2006
Smart grid startup SC Power Systems/Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN), provider of grid stability devices, generators and high temperature superconductors. IPO and $300 mm market cap in <3 years.
Education
BA
1994 - 1997