Resource Chemical
Venture Round in 2025
ReSource Chemical is a company based in Berkeley, California, focused on developing high-performance plastics derived from carbon dioxide. The company utilizes a proprietary bio-based platform to create chemicals that enable the production of environmentally friendly plastics with superior physical properties compared to traditional fossil fuel-based plastics. By converting CO2 into these innovative materials, ReSource Chemical aims to provide sustainable alternatives that do not contribute to environmental pollution.
Aether Fuels
Series A in 2024
Aether Fuels is an innovative climate technology company focused on creating sustainable fuels aimed at decarbonizing challenging sectors such as aviation and ocean shipping. The firm specializes in developing technologies that facilitate the efficient and cost-effective production of sustainable fuels from waste biomass and biogenic carbon dioxide. By enabling clients to produce practical and scalable sustainable fuels, Aether Fuels addresses the critical need for environmentally friendly alternatives in industries that are traditionally hard to decarbonize.
Linova Energy
Series A in 2024
LiNova Energy is a developer of advanced battery technologies focused on creating ultra-high energy density batteries. The company utilizes a unique Polymer Cathode combined with a 3-D Lithium Metal anode, a non-flammable electrolyte, and a dendrite-blocking membrane to provide an innovative energy storage solution. This design significantly reduces the cost of cathode active materials by over 75%, while also minimizing battery weight and cutting CO2 emissions related to traditional cathode material production by more than 85%. LiNova Energy's products are designed to deliver higher energy output and faster charging capabilities compared to conventional batteries, making them a sustainable and efficient choice for energy storage.
Infinitum
Series E in 2023
Infinitum is a pioneering company focused on advancing motor technology with a commitment to sustainability and efficiency. It specializes in developing lightweight electric motors that utilize printed circuit board stator technology, which significantly enhances motor performance while reducing costs. By replacing traditional iron and copper components, Infinitum's motors are designed to be smaller, lighter, and quieter than conventional alternatives, thereby providing exceptional energy savings and a reduced carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle. The company's innovative approach not only opens up new sustainable design possibilities for end users but also aims to make a meaningful impact on environmental conservation and energy efficiency.
Sapphire Technologies
Series B in 2023
Sapphire Technologies specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of energy recovery systems tailored for industrial applications involving natural gas and hydrogen. The company focuses on converting waste energy generated during pressure reduction processes into electric power, enabling businesses to enhance operational efficiency without disrupting ongoing processes. By recovering this otherwise wasted pressure energy, Sapphire Technologies assists companies in maximizing plant efficiencies, improving productivity, and reducing carbon emissions, while also helping to offset electrical costs and generate additional revenue. Their systems facilitate efficient transportation in pipelines, ensuring safe delivery through local distribution networks.
Carbon Sync
Venture Round in 2023
Carbon Sync is a technology firm that specializes in soil carbon farming, agricultural decarbonization, and ecosystem restoration services.
Compact Membrane Systems
Series A in 2023
Compact Membrane Systems specializes in providing scalable membrane solutions for the decarbonization revolution. It develops technology to capture and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, avert global warming, and transform the industry into a long-term sustainable enterprise.
NobleAI employs Science-Based AI technology to help businesses accelerate the development of superior chemical and material products. This approach reduces costs, enhances sustainability, and ensures reliable sourcing.
Ecolink AI
Seed Round in 2023
Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.
Viridos is a company that develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions aimed at tackling global energy and environmental issues. It specializes in synthesizing and programming DNA to create and utilize technologies in synthetic genomics. The company designs and develops microbes for various industrial processes and environmental applications, including microbial cultivation technologies that identify novel microorganisms and new genes. Additionally, Viridos focuses on enhancing biofuel production, utilizing photosynthetic organisms to generate value-added products from sunlight and carbon dioxide, and improving the recovery rates of subsurface hydrocarbons. Its innovations also extend to the development of high-yield, disease-resistant feedstocks. Through these efforts, Viridos contributes to the production of energy, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals, while also promoting carbon sequestration and environmental remediation.
Starfire Energy
Series B in 2022
Starfire Energy is a company focused on developing and deploying sustainable energy technologies, specializing in the production of carbon-free ammonia. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, Starfire Energy has created modular systems that synthesize ammonia from renewable energy sources, specifically wind and solar power. These modular plants are built in shipping containers that are pre-wired and pre-plumbed, facilitating easy on-site installation. The ammonia produced is not only used as a fertilizer and refrigerant but also serves as an energy-dense liquid fuel. By utilizing renewable energy, air, and water as inputs, Starfire Energy aims to meet the growing demands for energy storage and transportation while contributing to carbon-free industrial processes.
Infinitum
Series D in 2022
Infinitum is a pioneering company focused on advancing motor technology with a commitment to sustainability and efficiency. It specializes in developing lightweight electric motors that utilize printed circuit board stator technology, which significantly enhances motor performance while reducing costs. By replacing traditional iron and copper components, Infinitum's motors are designed to be smaller, lighter, and quieter than conventional alternatives, thereby providing exceptional energy savings and a reduced carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle. The company's innovative approach not only opens up new sustainable design possibilities for end users but also aims to make a meaningful impact on environmental conservation and energy efficiency.
Carbon Clean Solutions
Series C in 2022
Carbon Clean Solutions develops carbon dioxide capture and recovery technology for industrial and power generation. Its solutions enable energy-efficient CO2 separation from flue gases and gas streams, with systems designed to retrofit existing plants and support new-build installations. The technology serves cement, steel, fertilizer, chemical, petrochemical, and utility sectors, helping reduce direct emissions from coal- or gas-fired sources. It employs regenerable solvent-based capture processes and process integration approaches to improve capture rates while lowering operating costs. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company maintains research facilities in the United Kingdom and India and has a global commercial presence including the United States.
Sapphire Technologies
Series A in 2021
Sapphire Technologies specializes in the development, manufacturing, and sale of energy recovery systems tailored for industrial applications involving natural gas and hydrogen. The company focuses on converting waste energy generated during pressure reduction processes into electric power, enabling businesses to enhance operational efficiency without disrupting ongoing processes. By recovering this otherwise wasted pressure energy, Sapphire Technologies assists companies in maximizing plant efficiencies, improving productivity, and reducing carbon emissions, while also helping to offset electrical costs and generate additional revenue. Their systems facilitate efficient transportation in pipelines, ensuring safe delivery through local distribution networks.
Infinitum
Series C in 2021
Infinitum is a pioneering company focused on advancing motor technology with a commitment to sustainability and efficiency. It specializes in developing lightweight electric motors that utilize printed circuit board stator technology, which significantly enhances motor performance while reducing costs. By replacing traditional iron and copper components, Infinitum's motors are designed to be smaller, lighter, and quieter than conventional alternatives, thereby providing exceptional energy savings and a reduced carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle. The company's innovative approach not only opens up new sustainable design possibilities for end users but also aims to make a meaningful impact on environmental conservation and energy efficiency.
Ocergy is a company dedicated to addressing energy and environmental challenges through the development of advanced ocean systems. It specializes in creating innovative floating platforms, such as OCG-Wind, which serves as a lightweight foundation for large offshore wind turbines, aimed at reducing the levelized cost of energy while enhancing industrialization and local supply chain utilization. Additionally, Ocergy offers OCG-Data, a multi-disciplinary ocean observer designed for comprehensive offshore site assessments. This platform supports various instrumentation for resource and environmental characterization, including technologies for underwater biodiversity monitoring and a detection system for birds and bats. By providing high-quality ecological data, Ocergy facilitates stakeholder engagement and promotes sustainable offshore solutions, including energy production and environmental monitoring.
Starfire Energy
Venture Round in 2021
Starfire Energy is a company focused on developing and deploying sustainable energy technologies, specializing in the production of carbon-free ammonia. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, Starfire Energy has created modular systems that synthesize ammonia from renewable energy sources, specifically wind and solar power. These modular plants are built in shipping containers that are pre-wired and pre-plumbed, facilitating easy on-site installation. The ammonia produced is not only used as a fertilizer and refrigerant but also serves as an energy-dense liquid fuel. By utilizing renewable energy, air, and water as inputs, Starfire Energy aims to meet the growing demands for energy storage and transportation while contributing to carbon-free industrial processes.
Svante Inc., founded in 2007 and based in Burnaby, Canada, specializes in carbon capture solutions. It offers VeloxoTherm, a post-combustion CO2 capture process using adsorbent structures, designed to reduce capital and operating costs for fossil fuel power plants.
Blue Planet
Series C in 2020
Blue Planet, Ltd. is a California-based company that focuses on developing sustainable solutions for carbon dioxide mitigation through its innovative biomimetic carbon capture and mineralization technology. Founded in 2013, the company utilizes CO2 as a raw material to produce carbonate rocks, which serve as a substitute for natural limestone in concrete production. Its proprietary Liquid Condensed Phase (LCP) Technology enables the conversion of CO2 from flue gas into carbonate without the need for an energy-intensive purification step, making the process more efficient and cost-effective than traditional CO2 capture methods. Blue Planet's products include various types of carbon-sequestered aggregates designed for use in construction projects, particularly those situated near industrial sources of carbon emissions. This approach not only helps reduce carbon emissions but also promotes the use of sustainable materials in the construction industry.
Carbon Clean Solutions
Series B in 2020
Carbon Clean Solutions develops carbon dioxide capture and recovery technology for industrial and power generation. Its solutions enable energy-efficient CO2 separation from flue gases and gas streams, with systems designed to retrofit existing plants and support new-build installations. The technology serves cement, steel, fertilizer, chemical, petrochemical, and utility sectors, helping reduce direct emissions from coal- or gas-fired sources. It employs regenerable solvent-based capture processes and process integration approaches to improve capture rates while lowering operating costs. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company maintains research facilities in the United Kingdom and India and has a global commercial presence including the United States.
Vutility is a provider of real-time, high-resolution energy monitoring solutions that help businesses optimize energy consumption and improve operational efficiency. Using its proprietary technology, the company collects and presents real-time utility usage data, enabling retailers and commercial customers to monitor consumption, identify savings opportunities, and reduce energy costs.
Carbon Clean Solutions
Series B in 2020
Carbon Clean Solutions develops carbon dioxide capture and recovery technology for industrial and power generation. Its solutions enable energy-efficient CO2 separation from flue gases and gas streams, with systems designed to retrofit existing plants and support new-build installations. The technology serves cement, steel, fertilizer, chemical, petrochemical, and utility sectors, helping reduce direct emissions from coal- or gas-fired sources. It employs regenerable solvent-based capture processes and process integration approaches to improve capture rates while lowering operating costs. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Mumbai, the company maintains research facilities in the United Kingdom and India and has a global commercial presence including the United States.
Infinitum
Series B in 2019
Infinitum is a pioneering company focused on advancing motor technology with a commitment to sustainability and efficiency. It specializes in developing lightweight electric motors that utilize printed circuit board stator technology, which significantly enhances motor performance while reducing costs. By replacing traditional iron and copper components, Infinitum's motors are designed to be smaller, lighter, and quieter than conventional alternatives, thereby providing exceptional energy savings and a reduced carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle. The company's innovative approach not only opens up new sustainable design possibilities for end users but also aims to make a meaningful impact on environmental conservation and energy efficiency.
Svante Inc., founded in 2007 and based in Burnaby, Canada, specializes in carbon capture solutions. It offers VeloxoTherm, a post-combustion CO2 capture process using adsorbent structures, designed to reduce capital and operating costs for fossil fuel power plants.
Svante Inc., founded in 2007 and based in Burnaby, Canada, specializes in carbon capture solutions. It offers VeloxoTherm, a post-combustion CO2 capture process using adsorbent structures, designed to reduce capital and operating costs for fossil fuel power plants.
LS9, known as the Renewable Petroleum Company, is a privately-held industrial biotechnology firm based in South San Francisco, California. The company focuses on the development and production of patent-pending UltraClean fuels and sustainable chemicals utilizing synthetic biology. By harnessing advanced industrial synthetic biology techniques, LS9 aims to create renewable petroleum biofuels that serve as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional fossil fuels.
LS9, known as the Renewable Petroleum Company, is a privately-held industrial biotechnology firm based in South San Francisco, California. The company focuses on the development and production of patent-pending UltraClean fuels and sustainable chemicals utilizing synthetic biology. By harnessing advanced industrial synthetic biology techniques, LS9 aims to create renewable petroleum biofuels that serve as eco-friendly alternatives to traditional fossil fuels.
Soane Energy
Venture Round in 2009
Soane Energy LLC is a specialty materials company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that develops innovative chemical solutions for the oil and gas industry. Founded in 2006, the company focuses on applying polymer and surface science technologies to enhance operational efficiency while minimizing environmental impact. Its product offerings include self-suspending technology that aids in proppant suspension and transport, friction-reducing agents, and systems designed to remove impurities from hydraulic fracturing wastewater. Additionally, Soane Energy provides processes for treating wastewater generated from Canadian oil sands extraction. Through these advancements, the company aims to address global energy demands responsibly and contribute positively to environmental health.