David Kirkpatrick, Founder and Managing Director

David Kirkpatrick is Managing Director and co-founder of SJF Ventures, a cleantech and positive impact venture capital fund with offices in Durham, NC, New York City, and San Francisco. 

SJF focuses on high growth, positive impact ventures and was founded in 1999. David helped lead SJF's capitalization of two funds totaling $45 million. SJF Ventures I and II have invested in 31 portfolio companies with $500 million in sales, 128 facilities, and 4,500 employees. David also co-founded SJF Advisory Services, a non-profit corporation, which has assisted 1,800 positive impact enterprises across the US. 

Previous to SJF, he founded and managed two other successful enterprises – KirkWorks, a cleantech investment research firm, and SunShares, a solar energy and recycling company. David was named the national 2005 CDVC Practitioner of the Year by the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance and Recycler of the Year in 1996, the National Recycling Coalition’s award for leadership in the recycling industry.

David earned a BA in Physics and History from Duke University in 1982 and an MBA from UNC Business School in 1991.  He serves on the Boards of groSolar, B.B. Hobbs, EdMap, the NC Sustainable Energy Association, the CDFI Coalition, the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership, and the Advisory Committee of the NYC Accelerator for a Clean and Renewable Economy. He is an avid gardener, bicyclist and Dad.

Kirkpatrick's email is "dkirk" followed by "@sjfventures.com", and his phone number is 919-530-1177 ext. 407.