风投公司Venrock专注于能源领域的副总裁马修•诺丹近日辞职，与林志华(启明创投前投资合伙人)以及格雷格•马努尔(曾任Amyris Biotech高级副总裁以及美国国务卿康多莉扎•赖斯的前能源特别顾问)共同建立了一家新的公司。

    新成立的公司并非又一家风投公司，而是一家专注于中国的清洁能源项目发展公司(可能通过与美国公司合资，或者其他类似的合作)。公司的名字叫MNL Partners，目前已获得一些机构和个人投资者的支持(细节尚未披露)。预计诺丹将保留Venrock在Boston Power和FINsix的董事会席位。

    诺丹决定离开Venrock之际，正是这家公司似乎正在弱化能源投资之时。合伙人麦特•特里维西克去年底也离开了Venrock，关于他个人未来的计划目前尚无消息。

    诺丹和特里维西克都曾参与Nest Labs项目(Nest Labs生产的恒温器、烟雾探测器等智能家用电器很受欢迎)。目前来看，合伙人大卫•派克曼正在承担这方面的职责。（财富中文网）  

    Matthew Nordan has stepped down as an energy-focused vice president with VC firm Venrock, in order to launch a new firm alongside Chivas Lam (ex-venture partner with Qiming) and Greg Manuel (former SVP at Amyris Biotech and ex-special advisor for energy to Sec of State Condoleezza Rice).

    Not another VC firm, but rather a clean energy project development company focused on China (likely via joint ventures or other such arrangements with U.S. companies). It's called MNL Partners, and does have some backing from institutional and individual investors (no details being disclosed yet). Expect Nordan to maintain his Venrock board seats with both Boston Power and FINsix.

    Nordan's decision to leave Venrock comes as the firm appears to be deemphasizing energy investing. Partner Matt Trevithick also left the firm at year-end, although there is no word yet on his future plans.

    Both Nordan and Trevithick had helped work on Nest Labs -- a popular maker of smart home appliances like thermostats and smoke detectors -- for Venrock, but it now looks like partner David Pakman is assuming that relationship.