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Matan Friedman
Matan Friedman is the Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Generate Capital. Matan has also served as a Managing Director and Co-Founder of Resource Efficiency Finance. Resource Efficiency Finance is an investment company that provides financing for equipment and infrastructure projects which enable the more efficient use of natural resources. Generate Capital and Resource Efficiency Finance reflect Matan’s focus on investing in assets with a resource productivity benefit and long time-horizons. Before focusing on distributed infrastructure project finance, Matan had been investing in innovation across cleantech sectors with venture capital roles at Bessemer Venture Partners and Israel Cleantech Ventures. Earlier in his career, Matan was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and an officer with the Israel Defense Forces. Matan holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Tel Aviv University. Matan lives in Palo Alto, and enjoys spending time outdoors with his wife and four kids.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.generatecapital.com/ | Email: [email protected] |
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Scott Jacobs
Scott Jacobs is the CEO and Co-Founder of Generate Capital. Scott has also served as a Managing Director and Co-Founder of EFW Partners, an investment firm focused on the world’s critical resources: energy, food and water. Generate Capital and EFW illustrate Scott’s long-standing emphasis on innovative approaches to thematic investing, focusing broadly on the “resource revolution.” In 2007, Scott co-founded McKinsey & Company’s global CleanTech practice, advising companies, institutional investors, NGOs and several national and regional governments around the world. Before joining McKinsey, Scott spent over a decade in technology and venture capital, helping start and grow a number of companies, including PolyServe (acquired by HP) and Alliance Data Systems (acquired by FiServ). Scott received his MBA with high distinction from Harvard Business School, where he was named a George F. Baker Scholar, and his BA cum laude from Dartmouth College. Scott also serves on the Board of Rare, a leading global conservation non-profit. Scott lives in San Francisco, enjoys a range of outdoor activities and frequents the local farmers’ markets on weekends in order to create feasts for his family and friends.
| Investors: | Website: http://www.generatecapital.com/ | Email: [email protected] |