Collaborative Fund

Founded in New York in 2010 by Craig Shapiro, Collaborative Fund is an investment firm focused on creative fields within technology and media. It invests based on the growth of the creative class and collaborative consumption.

Tejinder Gill

Principal

Past deals in Energy Storage

Acceleron Fusion

Series A in 2024
Acceleron Fusion specializes in clean energy solutions, harnessing fusion technology to power cities, charge electric vehicles, and fuel rockets. Its innovative platform employs muon-catalyzed fusion to generate abundant, clean energy, aiming to address the engineering challenges of integrating fusion power into the grid and serving various industries.

Turnover Labs

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Turnover Labs develops innovative carbon capture technology designed to transform industrial emissions into valuable products. This process enables businesses to lower production costs and achieve carbon neutrality.

Dandelion Energy

Series C in 2024
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Verne

Seed Round in 2024
Founded in 2020, Verne is a cleantech company based in Berkeley, California. It specializes in developing high-density, low-cost, and lightweight hydrogen storage systems optimized for heavy-duty trucks. Verne's innovative technology enables vehicle operators to maintain existing operations while meeting zero-emission targets.

Anthro Energy

Series A in 2024
Anthro Energy is developing advanced battery technologies to address key challenges in energy storage. They focus on creating ruggedized batteries that enhance safety and enable an electrified future.

Gradient

Series A in 2024
Gradient’s mission is to cool the world by transforming every home to be more comfortable and healthy for the people who inhabit it — without compromising the environment. Today, heating and cooling equipment emits more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, and expansion in the use of cooling is projected to double these emissions in the next 30 years. However, comfortable buildings are critical for health and productivity, especially among communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Gradient’s vision is a future where everyone has access to comfortable buildings that are fully decarbonized. Our launch product is a direct-to-consumer high-efficiency and low-carbon heat pump.

Aira

Series B in 2024
Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company that provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Aira aims to lower CO2 emissions from residential heating, reduce reliance on foreign gas, and decrease consumer energy bills. Aira speeds up the electrification of residential heating with smart clean energy technology, paving the way for the net zero future that consumers need.

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.

Byterat

Seed Round in 2023
Byterat develops an artificial intelligence-driven data platform for secure and scalable battery data management. Its cloud-based machine learning solution forecasts battery performance in real-time using electrochemical data, benefiting users with early insights into energy asset performance.

Aira

Series A in 2023
Aira operates as a clean energy-tech company that provides heat pumps and home energy-saving solutions. Aira aims to lower CO2 emissions from residential heating, reduce reliance on foreign gas, and decrease consumer energy bills. Aira speeds up the electrification of residential heating with smart clean energy technology, paving the way for the net zero future that consumers need.

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.

Dandelion Energy

Series B in 2022
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

AirMyne

Seed Round in 2022
AirMyne is a next-generation Direct Air Capture company focused on removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Established in 2022 by experienced professionals in the deep tech sector through Y Combinator, the company has developed a patented technology that employs a liquid capture agent combined with a low-temperature thermal regeneration process. This innovative approach allows for integration with various low-carbon energy sources and utilizes inputs that are both cost-effective and easily sourced. By providing efficient carbon removal solutions, AirMyne aims to assist companies and organizations in achieving their net-zero emissions targets while scaling its operations in the carbon removal sector.

Zitara Technologies

Series A in 2022
Founded in 2019, Zitara Technologies specializes in predictive battery management software for electric vehicle fleets. Its platform offers real-time operations and analytics, enhancing safety and extending battery lifespan.

Moment Energy

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Noon Energy

Seed Round in 2021
Noon Energy is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2018 that focuses on developing innovative flow battery technology for economical long-duration energy storage. This technology is designed to convert intermittent renewable electricity, such as solar and wind energy, into on-demand power, allowing for a more reliable energy supply. Noon Energy's rechargeable batteries utilize low-cost storage media that decouples energy and power capacity, providing long-duration storage while eliminating the need for mining precious metals. By enabling customers to scale up the use of renewable electricity, Noon Energy aims to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, as well as decrease pollution and emissions associated with energy production.

Dandelion Energy

Series B in 2021
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Dandelion Energy

Series A in 2020
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Dandelion Energy

Series A in 2019
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Dandelion Energy

Seed Round in 2018
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.

Dandelion Energy

Seed Round in 2017
Dandelion Energy, Inc. is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in affordable geothermal heating and cooling solutions. The company replaces traditional air conditioning and heating systems with an innovative home geothermal system that utilizes a powerful heat pump and underground pipes to transfer heat between the earth and the residence. This system is designed to harness thermal energy from below the earth's surface to regulate indoor temperatures and provide hot water, allowing homeowners to transition from conventional heating fuels to a more sustainable geothermal alternative. Dandelion Energy is committed to making renewable heating and cooling accessible and cost-effective for homeowners.
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