First Green Partners

First Green Partners is a Minneapolis-based early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2011 that focuses on investing in and building companies commercializing advanced technologies related to renewable and fossil carbon resources, including clean and “green-black” tech solutions. The firm was established in partnership with Warburg Pincus and brings together investment experience aimed at supporting technology-driven ventures in sectors such as advanced materials and sustainability. It has participated in a limited number of financings, including backing companies in renewable chemicals and related technology spaces, often with a long-term perspective on emerging industrial applications. First Green typically engages at early and growth-oriented stages with strategic capital and industry insight.