Ara Partners

Ara Partners is an investment firm focused on industrial decarbonization, targeting ventures in energy efficiency, renewable energy, industrial process electrification, waste management, and sustainable chemicals. It provides growth capital and strategic support to help portfolio companies expand and improve environmental performance across industrial and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and fuels, and food and agriculture sectors. Founded in 2017 and based in Houston, the firm has offices in Boston, Washington, D.C., and Dublin, and pursues opportunities that build and scale enterprises with meaningful decarbonization impact.

Michael Aguilar

Associate

Katharine Boettcher

Principal

Katy Boettcher

Principal

Robert Bond

Senior Associate

Charles Cherington

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Member of Investment Committee

Past deals in Industrial Engineering

Utility Global

Series C in 2024
Utility Global, Inc. is a technology company based in Provo, Utah, founded in 2018. It specializes in the design and development of innovative solutions for manufacturing, sensing, control, and nanotechnology, with a focus on its proprietary gas production technology known as eXERO™. This technology features a unique reactor that converts variable industrial process gases into high-purity hydrogen and a concentrated CO2 stream, facilitating on-site carbon capture without requiring electricity. The hydrogen produced can be utilized as a replacement for coke in steelmaking, while the high purity of the CO2 stream simplifies and reduces the costs associated with carbon capture. Through its advancements, Utility Global aims to contribute to a low-carbon future and support the decarbonization of the steel industry.

Utility Global

Series B in 2022
Utility Global, Inc. is a technology company based in Provo, Utah, founded in 2018. It specializes in the design and development of innovative solutions for manufacturing, sensing, control, and nanotechnology, with a focus on its proprietary gas production technology known as eXERO™. This technology features a unique reactor that converts variable industrial process gases into high-purity hydrogen and a concentrated CO2 stream, facilitating on-site carbon capture without requiring electricity. The hydrogen produced can be utilized as a replacement for coke in steelmaking, while the high purity of the CO2 stream simplifies and reduces the costs associated with carbon capture. Through its advancements, Utility Global aims to contribute to a low-carbon future and support the decarbonization of the steel industry.
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