David Lincoln

Co-founder & Managing Partner at Activate Capital

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David has founded and led multiple firms, investing over $1 billion in energy and clean technology.

Prior to co-founding Activate, David was the founder and Managing Partner of Element Partners, an $860 million series of funds dedicated to a broad range of investments in clean technology. David was also a Co-Founder and Managing Director of EnerTech Capital, President and CEO of Deven Resources, Inc., and a partner with CMS Companies.

David has also been a National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) board member, chair of the NVCA Energy & Cleantech Committee, and Chair of the NVCA Growth Equity Group, where he established and benchmarked Growth Equity as a distinct asset class within private equity.

David holds a BA in Geology, with honors, from Colgate University and an MS in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania.