Buoyant Ventures
Buoyant Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Chicago that invests in digital climate solutions designed to reduce risk from climate change. Founded in 2019, the firm backs technologies across energy, mobility, circular economy, food and agriculture, water, climate intelligence and the built environment, with a focus on North America. It seeks investments that deliver measurable climate mitigation or adaptation impact.
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Shifted Energy
Seed Round in 2023
Shifted Energy develops software and controllers that convert electric water heaters and other household assets into flexible distributed energy resources for demand response. Its platform enables utilities and grid operators to stabilize the grid and accelerate renewable integration by preheating water to absorb excess renewables and delivering fast demand response. The product suite includes Grid Maestro, a virtual power plant for electric water heaters, and Tempo, a retrofit controller for water heaters. The platform can also integrate assets such as pool pumps, home batteries, solar inverters, and electric vehicle charging stations to provide multiple grid services. It serves utilities, distributed energy aggregators, building managers, homeowners, and renters. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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