Ryan Waddington

Cowboy Clean Fuels LLC is an emerging renewable energy technology company based in Wyoming. Cowboy Clean Fuels utilizes non-producing coal bed methane wells and infrastructure to produce renewable natural gas from agricultural byproducts through a naturally-occurring biogenic process. This process also results in permanent sequestration of CO2 in deep, geologic formations. The American company's proprietary and patented technology was developed by Dr. Michael Urynowicz, who is the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the company. The leadership team of Cowboy Clean Fuels has over 100 years of experience in clean energy technology commercialization, upstream gas operations, and large-scale energy project development. The company was founded in 2020 by Noah Yates, Michael Urynowicz, Rob Garland, Douglas Bottrell, and Ryan Waddington, with Ryan Waddington serving as the CEO since then.

Arsenal Venture Partners Inc (Arsenal Venture Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1999 by John Trbovich, Rottenberg Jason and Fountas Christopher. The firm is headquartered in Winter Park, Florida.

Halo Diagnostics LLC provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Aclaria Partners, Inc. (Aclaria Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2004 by Gautam G. Barua and Alex Shivananda. The firm is headquartered in California.

Advent Solar, Inc. designs & manufactures photovoltaic solar cells and modules. Its Ventura technology combines emitter-wrap through back-contact cell with monolithic module assembly delivering the solar industry's cell-to-module solar architecture. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.

NextEnergy Centre accelerates advanced energy, mobility and built environment technologies. It drives technology commercialization, develops new market applications, and grows the innovation pipeline to transform how we use energy to live and move. The firm also offers access to funding, business consulting, initial company assessment, market research, promotional support, R&D demonstration programs, technology acceleration space, technology vetting, and testing and validation services. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

DTE Energy Ventures Inc (DTE Energy Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

HRV Arbormetrix 2022 LLC functions as a venture capital fund. The company is based in Ann Arbor, MI.

Wolverine Venture Fund, an evergreen fund invests in companies located in the US. The fund targets companies that are affiliated with the University of Michigan and operating in the fields of biomedicine, healthcare IT, advanced materials, and other emerging technologies. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 and also makes co-investment rights.

Zell Lurie Commercialization Fund, a pre-seed fund, seeks investment opportunities in companies located in Michigan (US). The fund focuses on companies with potential market, technical competence, and dedicated team. It targets companies operating in the fields of technology, health care/life sciences, consumer, and clean tech. Its investment size ranges from $25,000 - $35,000 and a follow on investment for a total of $0.1 million in funding. It primarily invests in convertible notes and debt with warrants and common equity securities.