Moment Energy
Series A in 2025
Moment Energy specializes in battery energy storage systems that utilize repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Its solutions aim to provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective energy storage for both on-grid and off-grid applications.
Circe produces food and chemical inputs through a proprietary fermentation process that uses CO2 as its primary feedstock. This method enables the company to create sustainable, climate-friendly products while maintaining economic viability.
Climatize
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Climatize is a crowdfunding platform based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. The company operates a mobile app that allows clients to invest in renewable energy projects by utilizing their spare change. By connecting individual investors with various renewable energy initiatives, Climatize aims to promote sustainable investment opportunities and facilitate the transition to greener energy sources.
Pila Energy
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Pila Energy manufactures renewable energy equipment to power homes and businesses with sustainable solutions.
Hohm Energy
Seed Round in 2024
Founded in 2021, Hohm Energy is a South Africa-based company that operates an online marketplace connecting customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. Through scalable technology, it manages the entire solar transition journey, from initial scoping to installation, operations, and maintenance.
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.
Channing Street Copper Company
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2022, Channing Street Copper Company specializes in manufacturing Energy Storage Equipped (ESE) appliances. Their primary product is an induction cooker that uses electricity to heat pans directly and functions during power outages.
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.
Odyssey Energy Solutions, founded in 2017 and based in Boulder, Colorado, offers a web-based data platform designed to streamline the development and deployment of mini-grids in emerging markets. The platform enables project developers to effectively manage and analyze mini-grid data through various software tools and data analytics. By facilitating communication and connection among developers, financiers, vendors, and governmental and donor organizations, Odyssey enhances collaboration within the mini-grid sector, ultimately supporting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
Terraform Industries
Seed Round in 2023
Terraform Industries produces carbon-negative 'natural gas' through a process that extracts CO2 from the atmosphere using sunlight and air. This technology aims to displace conventionally drilled natural gas, reducing net carbon transport to the atmosphere and oceans.
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.
Noya develops carbon capture technology that enables industrial facilities to remove CO2 from the atmosphere by retrofitting existing equipment. The company adds a non-toxic CO2 absorbing chemical blend to current cooling towers, allowing simultaneous cooling and carbon capture without major mechanical changes to the towers. The captured CO2 is then sold to companies that use it as a raw material, supporting other industries' climate initiatives. Noya's approach is aimed at accelerating the world’s transition toward a carbon-negative economy by providing a modular, retrofit-based solution that tackles emissions from industrial cooling processes.
Evergreen Renewables
Seed Round in 2023
Evergreen is creating a marketplace for clean energy projects that is accessible to all, ensures additionality, and quantifies the impact of every Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) over the life of every project.
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.
Climate Club
Seed Round in 2022
Clarasight operates a sustainability analytics platform designed to help organizations analyze, forecast, and implement effective carbon emissions reduction strategies. The platform integrates with various existing software systems and utilizes artificial intelligence to generate actionable insights and recommendations for sustainability initiatives. By providing dynamic carbon planning and real-time analysis, Clarasight enables companies to set and track sustainability goals at both team and individual levels. This approach empowers organizations to embed sustainability into their operations and support their journey toward achieving Net Zero emissions.
Jasmine Energy
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Jasmine Energy develops an AI-powered platform designed to automate back-office operations for solar developers and operators. The platform uses artificial intelligence to read facts about solar generators from unstructured data such as PDFs and populate information on government or regulator websites, while also enabling users to track prices, verify renewable energy generators, and buy and sell Energy Attribute Certificates. By facilitating data extraction and regulatory entry, the solution supports investors in diversifying their portfolios with sustainable assets that align with investment strategies.
EExion develops high-energy density, low-cost lithium and sodium metal rechargeable batteries using organic molecule-based electrode technology. These sustainable batteries offer thousands of cycles without requiring solid-state electrolyte, surpassing the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on energy storage and light mobility markets, aiming to reduce Levelized Cost Of Energy by 50% for short-term projects with a bill of material cost of $25 per KWh.
Hgen develops modular electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen, aiming to decarbonize industries such as steel and ammonia production. By utilizing renewable energy sources, Hgen enables affordable green hydrogen solutions for deep decarbonization.
Pina Earth
Seed Round in 2022
Pina Earth facilitates European forest owners' participation in carbon markets. It offers a platform that combines remote sensing technologies and AI to accurately measure and monitor forests' carbon storage. Pina Earth assists landowners in implementing climate-resilient practices, generating additional carbon credits over time.
Paces
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the development and operation of green infrastructure projects. By providing actionable data signals across 3,500 U.S. counties, the platform encompasses a variety of critical information, including environmental, permitting, zoning, interconnection data, and competition risks. Additionally, Paces offers modeled signals that assess climate risks, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings. This granular data is tailored to specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets, enabling developers, operators, and investors to make informed decisions about profitable construction and investment in sustainable projects.
BasiGo is an e-mobility company focused on electrifying public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda. It provides electric buses to bus operators through a flexible financing and service model that includes maintenance and battery charging, helping operators transition from diesel with predictable operating costs. Its buses are designed to be an economical, convenient, and reliable alternative to diesel, capable of all-day operation on a single charge with proven battery technology. By offering affordable financing options and end-to-end support, BasiGo enables bus owners to adopt electric fleets while reducing fuel costs and emissions.
BasiGo
Pre Seed Round in 2021
BasiGo is an e-mobility company focused on electrifying public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda. It provides electric buses to bus operators through a flexible financing and service model that includes maintenance and battery charging, helping operators transition from diesel with predictable operating costs. Its buses are designed to be an economical, convenient, and reliable alternative to diesel, capable of all-day operation on a single charge with proven battery technology. By offering affordable financing options and end-to-end support, BasiGo enables bus owners to adopt electric fleets while reducing fuel costs and emissions.
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.
CarbonBuilt
Series A in 2021
CarbonBuilt is a clean technology company focused on carbon capture and utilization within the concrete industry. The company has developed innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing carbon emissions associated with concrete production. Its flagship product, Reversa® Binder, serves as a low-carbon alternative to traditional cement, allowing for the creation of concrete with a markedly lower carbon footprint. By directly injecting carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into proprietary low-carbon concrete formulations, CarbonBuilt enables base industries to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while producing materials that conform to industry standards.
Flora is a Bay Area-based company focused on acquiring and developing sustainable brands to enhance access to affordable, eco-friendly products. By serving over 300,000 customers, Flora not only promotes sustainable living but also contributes to significant environmental impact, saving approximately 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. This reduction is comparable to the environmental benefits provided by 400,000 trees. Flora's mission is to empower individuals to make sustainable choices in their daily lives, demonstrating that even small decisions can lead to substantial positive effects.
Cemvita employs synthetic biology to develop cost-effective solutions inspired by nature. Its CO2 Utilization platform mimics photosynthesis to produce nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, facilitating sustainable energy transition.
ION Energy
Seed Round in 2021
ION Energy, Inc. is a manufacturer of energy storage systems based in Bayside, New York. The company produces batteries designed for scooters and homes, along with battery management systems that enhance the performance and reliability of these energy solutions. ION Energy also offers a battery analytics and diagnostic platform known as RIFT, which utilizes advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to support electric vehicle and energy storage providers. This technology enables organizations to make informed decisions quickly, providing them with the flexibility to either deploy ready-to-use battery management systems or develop custom solutions tailored to their specific needs. ION Energy has positioned itself as a key partner for original equipment manufacturers and battery pack manufacturers seeking innovative battery technology.
Carbo Culture
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2016, Carbo Culture produces biochar from waste biomass using a patented process that permanently stores carbon. Its high-quality biochar is used for soil remediation and enhancement, while also generating renewable energy and creating tangible carbon credits.
Swift Solar
Venture Round in 2020
Swift Solar is a solar technology company that designs and manufactures lightweight solar panels and systems for aerospace, automotive, and building applications. Founded in 2017 and based in San Carlos, California, with a facility in Golden, Colorado, the company focuses on perovskite solar cell technology to deliver higher efficiency and lower costs. Its approach involves ultra-thin perovskite films and tandem cell architectures that capture different parts of the solar spectrum to improve conversion efficiency while reducing weight. Swift Solar emphasizes domestic manufacturing to support scalable production and aims to advance photovoltaic solutions suitable for demanding environments and large-scale deployment.
Sway
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Sway is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in regenerative design solutions aimed at addressing plastic pollution. Co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer, Sway focuses on developing bioplastics made from seaweed, which serve as compostable alternatives to single-use plastics, specifically starting with flexible packaging. The company's products are engineered to match the essential performance qualities of conventional plastics while being compatible with existing infrastructure, allowing clients to scale their operations effectively and achieve sustainability goals.