Michael Donnelly is the Founding Partner and Chief Risk Officer at Energy Impact Partners (EIP). See sector focus and contact routes.
Michael Donnelly is the Founding Partner and Chief Risk Officer at Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a $5B+ investment firm he launched in 2015 to advance climate innovation through corporate collaboration. Before EIP, he spent 25 years at General Electric in energy management and investment roles, including leading GE Equity’s Energy Technology Group and serving as a Risk Officer for over $1B in portfolios. EIP’s investment thesis targets energy transition technologies across storage, distribution, and energy management, focusing on venture-stage companies globally with utility and industrial partners as strategic collaborators. The firm typically leads investments and maintains a collaborative model that differentiates it from traditional VCs, though Donnelly’s specific check size or lead/follow behavior is not publicly detailed. Notable portfolio companies include Powerphase, which received capital and global reach from leading utilities through EIP, and ICx Technologies, a sensor company Donnelly previously built and took public on Nasdaq in 2007. Donnelly’s distinctive point of view centers on bridging startups with established energy corporations to accele
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