SJF Ventures

SJF Ventures is a Durham, North Carolina-based venture capital firm focused on growth- and early-stage investments in cleantech, sustainability, and technology-enabled services across the United States. Founded in 1999, it backs companies with annual sales typically between $2 million and $30 million and enterprise value under $50 million, investing roughly $3 million to $10 million per portfolio company and up to $15 million over the life of a company. It seeks to lead or co-invest in syndicates, sometimes alongside debt with warrants, and aims to take a board seat. Portfolio companies operate in sectors such as energy efficiency, water and waste technologies, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, health and wellness technology, education technology, and digital services leveraging software and data. The firm pursues rapid sales growth, profitability, and premium exits through strategic mergers, initial public offerings, or buyouts, with a five-year or shorter investment horizon. It maintains offices in San Francisco, New York, and Richmond, in addition to its Durham base.

Joey Barrick

Senior Associate

Perry Clarkson

Principal

Richard Defieux

Co-Founder and Investment Committee Chair

Daniel Geballe

Managing Director

David Griest

Managing Director

Past deals in Nevada

TemperPack Technologies

Venture Round in 2022
TemperPack Technologies designs and manufactures thermal packaging for insulated and temperature-sensitive goods, including shipping containers, one-piece boxes, two-piece liners, and temper sleeves for perishable foods, medicines, specimens, prepared meals, seafood, meats, and desserts. It serves e-commerce food companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Founded in 2015 and based in Richmond, Virginia, it operates facilities in Richmond and Las Vegas. The company focuses on sustainable design and custom solutions for the perishable food and life sciences industries, and has developed a curbside recyclable insulated shipping solution using food-safe, recyclable materials designed to support large-scale supply chains while reducing single-use plastics.

TemperPack Technologies

Series C in 2020
TemperPack Technologies designs and manufactures thermal packaging for insulated and temperature-sensitive goods, including shipping containers, one-piece boxes, two-piece liners, and temper sleeves for perishable foods, medicines, specimens, prepared meals, seafood, meats, and desserts. It serves e-commerce food companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Founded in 2015 and based in Richmond, Virginia, it operates facilities in Richmond and Las Vegas. The company focuses on sustainable design and custom solutions for the perishable food and life sciences industries, and has developed a curbside recyclable insulated shipping solution using food-safe, recyclable materials designed to support large-scale supply chains while reducing single-use plastics.

TemperPack Technologies

Series B in 2019
TemperPack Technologies designs and manufactures thermal packaging for insulated and temperature-sensitive goods, including shipping containers, one-piece boxes, two-piece liners, and temper sleeves for perishable foods, medicines, specimens, prepared meals, seafood, meats, and desserts. It serves e-commerce food companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Founded in 2015 and based in Richmond, Virginia, it operates facilities in Richmond and Las Vegas. The company focuses on sustainable design and custom solutions for the perishable food and life sciences industries, and has developed a curbside recyclable insulated shipping solution using food-safe, recyclable materials designed to support large-scale supply chains while reducing single-use plastics.

TemperPack Technologies

Series A in 2017
TemperPack Technologies designs and manufactures thermal packaging for insulated and temperature-sensitive goods, including shipping containers, one-piece boxes, two-piece liners, and temper sleeves for perishable foods, medicines, specimens, prepared meals, seafood, meats, and desserts. It serves e-commerce food companies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Founded in 2015 and based in Richmond, Virginia, it operates facilities in Richmond and Las Vegas. The company focuses on sustainable design and custom solutions for the perishable food and life sciences industries, and has developed a curbside recyclable insulated shipping solution using food-safe, recyclable materials designed to support large-scale supply chains while reducing single-use plastics.
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