Cala Systems
Seed Round in 2024
Altus Thermal, founded in 2019 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, focuses on transforming thermal energy solutions for residential settings. The company aims to enhance efficiency, comfort, and user experience while providing benefits to the electrical grid. Altus Thermal develops energy technology designed to electrify residential heating, cooling, and hot water systems. By maximizing performance and facilitating better integration with renewable energy sources and other distributed energy resources, the company enables homeowners to electrify their living spaces in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Inlyte Energy
Seed Round in 2023
Inlyte Energy specializes in developing and manufacturing grid-scale batteries for energy storage. Their core product is an innovative iron-sodium battery, which utilizes abundant and low-cost materials like iron and sodium chloride (table salt) to create a safe, efficient, and scalable energy storage solution. This technology supports the global shift towards renewable energy by providing a reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional battery systems.
Voltpost
Seed Round in 2023
Voltpost is a company that transforms lampposts into smart electric vehicle charging stations, enhancing accessibility for users. By converting these lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 EV charging platform, Voltpost provides a solution that is both convenient and affordable. This innovative platform is controlled via a mobile app, making it user-friendly. The company's approach not only accelerates electric vehicle adoption but also supports cities and businesses in developing scalable parking lots and curbside charging options. Voltpost's technology aims to reduce the costs, time, and physical footprint associated with traditional charging solutions, thereby democratizing access to electric vehicle charging and contributing to decarbonizing mobility.
Avalanche Energy
Series A in 2023
Avalanche Energy develops compact fusion reactors for distributed energy applications. Its modular reactor design enables clean energy production with high energy density, facilitating decarbonization efforts.
React Network
Seed Round in 2022
React Network aims to modernize the national power grid by creating a community owned network connecting energy storage assets.
Overstory
Seed Round in 2022
Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.
Noteworthy AI
Seed Round in 2022
Noteworthy AI equips fleet vehicles with smart cameras and AI technology to enhance the reliability and safety of electric distribution grids. Its autonomous system collects data during routine operations, enabling utilities to optimize asset management, reduce operational costs, and improve efficiency across various use cases.
Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future.
Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services.
Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.
Ferveret
Seed Round in 2021
Ferveret develops liquid cooling technology for data centers inspired by nuclear power plant cooling. The company offers subcooled boiling-based thermal systems that improve heat dissipation, reduce physical footprint, and boost processing efficiency, enabling data centers, AI infrastructure, and crypto mining operations to lower energy consumption, cooling costs, and environmental impact. By targeting the large share of electricity wasted on cooling, the company aims to deliver substantial reductions in operating costs and carbon footprint while enabling higher chip performance and density.