GreatPoint Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments across various sectors, including energy, water, and biotechnology. The firm is led by General Partner Andrew T. Perlman, an American entrepreneur known for co-founding nine venture-backed companies in industries such as telecom, high-tech, pharmaceuticals, energy, water, and biotechnology.

Perlman has been recognized on MIT Technology Review’s list of the world's top 35 innovators under the age of 35 and Crain's Chicago Business’s list of 40 leaders under 40 in Chicago. He has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Forbes, and Fast Company.