David Berkowitz joined Ventures West in 1996 and leads the firm's Cleantech practice. David has become one of the most active and best-known cleantech investors in Canada. He speaks regularly at industry conferences and is frequently quoted in the media.
Prior to Ventures West, David worked with Motorola New Enterprises, the venture arm of Motorola, and previous to that he was a consulting engineer and entrepreneur.
He currently serves as a Director of Angstrom Power and Calisolar Inc. He is past winner of Business in Vancouver's Top 40 under 40 Award.
David's past investments include Cellex Power Products (acquired by Plug Power, NASDAQ: PLUG), Astropower (NASDAQ:APWR, acquired by GE), 6N Silicon Inc. (merged with Calisolar Inc.), NCompass Labs (acquired by Microsoft, NASDAQ:MSFT), Serveron Corporation (merged with BPL Global Inc.), Greenlight Power Technologies (acquired by Hydrogenics Corp, NASDAQ:HYGS), and TIR Systems, (acquired by Royal Philips Electronics, NYSE:PHG).
David earned a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen's University and a MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Location: Vancouver, BC
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Angstrom Power Inc. - developer of micro-structured fuel cells targeting a variety of applications. |
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BPL Global - BPL Global Ltd. is a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery. The company provides software solutions and services to electric utilities enabling an intelligent grid to more efficiently manage demand, integrate distributed energy resources, improve service reliability, and optimize cost and capital productivity. |
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Calisolar Inc. - a vertically integrated manufacturer of solar silicon, wafers and high-performance cells that convert sunlight directly into clean, renewable energy. The company has manufacturing operations and headquarters in Sunnyvale, California; silicon purification operations at the company's wholly-owned subsidiary 6N Silicon [link to 6N in successes page] located in Ontario, Canada; and a state-of-the-art research and development center in Berlin, Germany. Calisolar was founded in 2006, began production in 2009 with high volume shipments in 2010. Calisolar is currently expanding capacity at both its Sunnyvale, California and Ontario facilities.
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