Khosla Ventures, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is a venture capital firm that provides strategic advice, capital, and support to bold entrepreneurs across various sectors. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate technology, sustainability, enterprise solutions, consumer products, fintech, digital health, medical technology, and therapeutics. Khosla Ventures is particularly interested in innovative solutions that address significant socio-economic challenges and enhance productivity, especially for low-income populations and small businesses in emerging markets. The firm embraces experimentation and is open to investing in unconventional and high-risk ventures, often acting as the sole investor in groundbreaking projects. With a commitment to fostering impactful entrepreneurship, Khosla Ventures seeks to create value through technological advancements and creative business models, with a special emphasis on markets in South Asia.
LuxWall is a building materials company that pioneers the design and manufacture of vacuum-insulated glass. LuxWall produces glass that acts as transparent insulation, providing thermal insulation values comparable to fiberglass wall insulation. With widespread adoption, LuxWall's patented technology has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions by more than 0.5 gigatonnes per year. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.
Fortera
Series C in 2024
Fortera is focused on developing innovative cement products that significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with concrete production. The company has created a process that captures industrial carbon emissions and mineralizes them to produce a less carbon-intensive form of concrete. This method not only aims to lower the environmental impact of construction but also enhances the performance characteristics of their products compared to traditional concrete. By providing a more sustainable alternative, Fortera contributes to the global effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, addressing a critical challenge in the construction industry.
Glydways
Series B in 2024
Glydways, formerly known as Wayfarer, is a transportation technology and clean energy company located in South San Francisco, California. The company focuses on designing, manufacturing, installing, and operating affordable autonomous transportation systems that cater to various capacity needs, including low, medium, and extremely high-capacity demands. Glydways aims to transform mobility and public transportation by providing a system that operates profitably at existing mass transit fares. Its solutions are designed for efficiency, featuring a small physical and environmental footprint, with zero greenhouse gas emissions. By offering a personal, private car experience, Glydways enhances passenger capacity while minimizing costs and environmental impact.
Zordi
Venture Round in 2023
Zordi operates an innovative agricultural technology platform that features an autonomous modular greenhouse system, utilizing advanced robotics and artificial intelligence. The company focuses on enhancing agricultural operations through automation, enabling precise pest management, efficient harvesting, and effective packing processes. By integrating these technologies, Zordi aims to improve the reliability and effectiveness of consumer solutions in the agriculture sector. The platform is designed to support distributed greenhouse farms located near urban centers, facilitating the delivery of fresh, high-quality fruits and vegetables to consumers while providing a significant return on investment for operators.
Glydways
Series B in 2023
Glydways, formerly known as Wayfarer, is a transportation technology and clean energy company located in South San Francisco, California. The company focuses on designing, manufacturing, installing, and operating affordable autonomous transportation systems that cater to various capacity needs, including low, medium, and extremely high-capacity demands. Glydways aims to transform mobility and public transportation by providing a system that operates profitably at existing mass transit fares. Its solutions are designed for efficiency, featuring a small physical and environmental footprint, with zero greenhouse gas emissions. By offering a personal, private car experience, Glydways enhances passenger capacity while minimizing costs and environmental impact.
Vayu Robotics
Seed Round in 2023
Vayu Robotics is an AI robotics company that focuses on developing and commercializing advanced robotics technology for autonomous systems. The company creates a scalable mobile robotics platform that leverages bio-inspired sensing and machine learning to deliver low-cost, environmentally sustainable, and highly adaptable autonomous solutions. By integrating purposeful robotic design, Vayu Robotics aims to enhance the capabilities of automotive sensing and autonomous vehicles, providing users with innovative tools for a variety of applications in the robotics industry.
Mighty Buildings
Series B in 2023
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a construction technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in manufacturing 3D printed custom homes, aiming to disrupt the residential housing market through innovative techniques. Utilizing a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which resembles synthetic stone, Mighty Buildings enhances the construction process by making it faster and eliminating waste. LSM also offers better temperature regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. In addition to 3D printing, Mighty Buildings employs robotics and automation to develop prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes. The company's approach to modular construction is designed to provide affordable smart housing solutions while supporting urban development.
Spiritus
Series A in 2023
Spiritus is a climate technology company focused on advancing direct-air-capture (DAC) solutions to combat climate change. It has developed a unique system that integrates the Spiritus Sorbent and the Spiritus Carbon Orchard, designed to be both scalable and modular, which allows for cost-effective carbon removal and sequestration. The company aims to provide an accessible and practical approach to carbon removal, enabling clients to manage their carbon footprint effectively and contribute to environmental sustainability. By achieving efficient sorption and desorption rates at a lower cost compared to existing technologies, Spiritus positions itself as a leader in the DAC sector.
LanzaTech
Post in 2023
LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy. LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology is like retrofitting a brewery onto an emission source like a steel mill or a landfill site, but instead of using sugars and yeast to make beer, pollution is converted by bacteria to fuels and chemicals! Imagine a day when your plane is powered by recycled GHG emissions, when your yoga pants started life as pollution from a steel mill. This future is possible using LanzaTech technology.
LuxWall
Venture Round in 2023
LuxWall is a building materials company that pioneers the design and manufacture of vacuum-insulated glass. LuxWall produces glass that acts as transparent insulation, providing thermal insulation values comparable to fiberglass wall insulation. With widespread adoption, LuxWall's patented technology has the potential to reduce global carbon emissions by more than 0.5 gigatonnes per year. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.
Aether Diamonds
Series A in 2022
Aether Diamonds produces the world's first and only diamonds made 100% from captured carbon. Certified B Corp. 2022 Fast Company Top 10 Most Innovative Consumer Goods Companies. 2022 "Best for the World" B Corp.
Vertical Oceans
Seed Round in 2021
Vertical Oceans specializes in producing sustainable, same-day farm-to-fork shrimp using innovative vertical aquaculture towers located in major urban markets. The company employs a comprehensive system that integrates 83 technologies across bioengineering, hardware engineering, and computational engineering to enhance the seafood production process. Central to their operation is the Intelligent Habitat, or iHAB, which functions as a self-sustaining and self-cleaning modular production unit. This unique system incorporates a balanced aquatic ecosystem featuring fish and seaweed for biofiltration, promoting a more natural environment for shrimp cultivation. Vertical Oceans' approach allows for the delivery of fresh shrimp with strong sustainability credentials, while simultaneously eliminating the use of chemicals, antibiotics, and effluent.
Juno
Series A in 2021
Juno Residential, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, focused on the development of residential apartments. Established in 2018, Juno Residential specializes in creating prefabricated housing solutions that prioritize environmental sustainability. The company employs innovative prefabrication techniques and utilizes organic, low-carbon materials such as mass timber to construct modern and curated living spaces. By offering these eco-friendly and efficient housing alternatives, Juno aims to address the growing demand for sustainable residential options.
Mighty Buildings
Series B in 2021
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a construction technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in manufacturing 3D printed custom homes, aiming to disrupt the residential housing market through innovative techniques. Utilizing a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which resembles synthetic stone, Mighty Buildings enhances the construction process by making it faster and eliminating waste. LSM also offers better temperature regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. In addition to 3D printing, Mighty Buildings employs robotics and automation to develop prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes. The company's approach to modular construction is designed to provide affordable smart housing solutions while supporting urban development.
Fortera
Series B in 2021
Fortera is focused on developing innovative cement products that significantly reduce carbon dioxide emissions associated with concrete production. The company has created a process that captures industrial carbon emissions and mineralizes them to produce a less carbon-intensive form of concrete. This method not only aims to lower the environmental impact of construction but also enhances the performance characteristics of their products compared to traditional concrete. By providing a more sustainable alternative, Fortera contributes to the global effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, addressing a critical challenge in the construction industry.
Mighty Buildings
Series B in 2021
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a construction technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in manufacturing 3D printed custom homes, aiming to disrupt the residential housing market through innovative techniques. Utilizing a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which resembles synthetic stone, Mighty Buildings enhances the construction process by making it faster and eliminating waste. LSM also offers better temperature regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. In addition to 3D printing, Mighty Buildings employs robotics and automation to develop prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes. The company's approach to modular construction is designed to provide affordable smart housing solutions while supporting urban development.
Glydways
Venture Round in 2020
Glydways, formerly known as Wayfarer, is a transportation technology and clean energy company located in South San Francisco, California. The company focuses on designing, manufacturing, installing, and operating affordable autonomous transportation systems that cater to various capacity needs, including low, medium, and extremely high-capacity demands. Glydways aims to transform mobility and public transportation by providing a system that operates profitably at existing mass transit fares. Its solutions are designed for efficiency, featuring a small physical and environmental footprint, with zero greenhouse gas emissions. By offering a personal, private car experience, Glydways enhances passenger capacity while minimizing costs and environmental impact.
Cover
Series A in 2020
Cover is a technology company that specializes in creating custom Backyard Studios and guesthouses as energy-efficient housing alternatives. The company employs proprietary design software to assess property specifications, facilitating a streamlined process that encompasses design, permitting, manufacturing, and installation. By utilizing a precision manufactured building system, Cover aims to deliver high-quality designs and functional spaces in significantly less time compared to traditional construction methods. Initially launched in Los Angeles, the company is now accepting pre-orders on a global scale, reflecting its commitment to making well-designed living spaces accessible to a broader audience.
Juno
Seed Round in 2020
Juno Residential, Inc. is a company based in San Francisco, California, focused on the development of residential apartments. Established in 2018, Juno Residential specializes in creating prefabricated housing solutions that prioritize environmental sustainability. The company employs innovative prefabrication techniques and utilizes organic, low-carbon materials such as mass timber to construct modern and curated living spaces. By offering these eco-friendly and efficient housing alternatives, Juno aims to address the growing demand for sustainable residential options.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Series A in 2020
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC is a research and development company focused on advancing fusion energy technology to provide an inexhaustible power source. Established in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company utilizes rare-earth barium copper oxide superconductor technology to create fusion energy systems. Commonwealth Fusion Systems was spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and collaborates with MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center to leverage decades of government-funded fusion research. By integrating established physics with innovative magnet technology, the company aims to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy, positioning itself as a key player in the transition to clean and renewable energy sources while addressing climate change challenges.
Mighty Buildings
Series A in 2019
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a construction technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in manufacturing 3D printed custom homes, aiming to disrupt the residential housing market through innovative techniques. Utilizing a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which resembles synthetic stone, Mighty Buildings enhances the construction process by making it faster and eliminating waste. LSM also offers better temperature regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. In addition to 3D printing, Mighty Buildings employs robotics and automation to develop prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes. The company's approach to modular construction is designed to provide affordable smart housing solutions while supporting urban development.
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Series A in 2019
Commonwealth Fusion Systems LLC is a research and development company focused on advancing fusion energy technology to provide an inexhaustible power source. Established in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company utilizes rare-earth barium copper oxide superconductor technology to create fusion energy systems. Commonwealth Fusion Systems was spun out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and collaborates with MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center to leverage decades of government-funded fusion research. By integrating established physics with innovative magnet technology, the company aims to accelerate the commercialization of fusion energy, positioning itself as a key player in the transition to clean and renewable energy sources while addressing climate change challenges.
Vert
Series A in 2018
Modernizing the home design process by developing modular, panelized homes intended to reduce construction time while introducing innovative construction methods and materials.
Mighty Buildings
Venture Round in 2018
Mighty Buildings, Inc. is a construction technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in manufacturing 3D printed custom homes, aiming to disrupt the residential housing market through innovative techniques. Utilizing a proprietary building material known as Light Stone Material (LSM), which resembles synthetic stone, Mighty Buildings enhances the construction process by making it faster and eliminating waste. LSM also offers better temperature regulation compared to traditional materials like concrete, wood, or steel. In addition to 3D printing, Mighty Buildings employs robotics and automation to develop prefabricated, environmentally friendly, and climate-resilient homes. The company's approach to modular construction is designed to provide affordable smart housing solutions while supporting urban development.
Cover
Seed Round in 2017
Cover is a technology company that specializes in creating custom Backyard Studios and guesthouses as energy-efficient housing alternatives. The company employs proprietary design software to assess property specifications, facilitating a streamlined process that encompasses design, permitting, manufacturing, and installation. By utilizing a precision manufactured building system, Cover aims to deliver high-quality designs and functional spaces in significantly less time compared to traditional construction methods. Initially launched in Los Angeles, the company is now accepting pre-orders on a global scale, reflecting its commitment to making well-designed living spaces accessible to a broader audience.
Bboxx
Series C in 2016
BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes solar power systems aimed at improving energy access in Africa and other developing regions. The company focuses on providing off-grid solutions, including solar kits, residential solar installations, and energy kiosks, enabling consumers in rural areas to experience reliable electricity similar to that in western countries. By creating innovative distribution methods, BBOXX seeks to meet the energy needs of underserved populations while ensuring superior customer service. Its operations extend to countries such as Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia, and Pakistan, where the company strives to enhance energy management and power production in off-grid environments.
Bboxx
Venture Round in 2015
BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes solar power systems aimed at improving energy access in Africa and other developing regions. The company focuses on providing off-grid solutions, including solar kits, residential solar installations, and energy kiosks, enabling consumers in rural areas to experience reliable electricity similar to that in western countries. By creating innovative distribution methods, BBOXX seeks to meet the energy needs of underserved populations while ensuring superior customer service. Its operations extend to countries such as Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia, and Pakistan, where the company strives to enhance energy management and power production in off-grid environments.
Blue River Technology
Series B in 2015
Blue River Technology Inc. develops advanced computer vision and robotics technology tailored for agricultural applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Salinas and Yuma, the company focuses on intelligent machinery that addresses significant challenges in farming. Its innovative "see and spray" technology allows for the identification of weeds and the selective elimination of unwanted plants, thereby reducing chemical usage in food production. This automated solution is particularly beneficial for organic farming and areas with chemical-resistant weeds, enabling farmers to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices. Blue River Technology operates as a subsidiary of Deere & Company, enhancing its capabilities in the agricultural sector.
Virgin Hyperloop
Venture Round in 2015
Virgin Hyperloop is a developer of a transportation technology used to deliver fast, direct, and sustainable transportation at scale. Its technology is a first-generation vehicle system that makes trains go as fast as 760 miles per hour and utilizes a vacuum tube designed for transportation of people and cargo that enables companies to have direct movement of freight and people to travel quicker from origin to destination. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
SES
Series B in 2015
SolidEnergy Systems Corp. develops and manufactures rechargeable lithium metal batteries primarily for applications in drones, wearables, smartphones, and electric vehicles. Founded in 2012 and based in Woburn, Massachusetts, the company focuses on producing high-performance lithium metal batteries and supplying essential materials, such as anodes and electrolytes, to major lithium-ion cell manufacturers. These materials can be integrated into existing manufacturing processes, allowing for scalability without significant infrastructure investments. SolidEnergy's pilot-scale production caters to prototype demonstrations and specialized aerospace markets, while its future growth is aimed at mainstream sectors like consumer electronics and electric vehicles. Additionally, the company is involved in developing AI-powered safety algorithms and recycling solutions, positioning itself as an integrated battery manufacturer with a commitment to innovation and sustainability.
LanzaTech
Series D in 2014
LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy. LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology is like retrofitting a brewery onto an emission source like a steel mill or a landfill site, but instead of using sugars and yeast to make beer, pollution is converted by bacteria to fuels and chemicals! Imagine a day when your plane is powered by recycled GHG emissions, when your yoga pants started life as pollution from a steel mill. This future is possible using LanzaTech technology.
Blue River Technology
Series A in 2014
Blue River Technology Inc. develops advanced computer vision and robotics technology tailored for agricultural applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Salinas and Yuma, the company focuses on intelligent machinery that addresses significant challenges in farming. Its innovative "see and spray" technology allows for the identification of weeds and the selective elimination of unwanted plants, thereby reducing chemical usage in food production. This automated solution is particularly beneficial for organic farming and areas with chemical-resistant weeds, enabling farmers to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices. Blue River Technology operates as a subsidiary of Deere & Company, enhancing its capabilities in the agricultural sector.
LanzaTech
Series C in 2013
LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy. LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology is like retrofitting a brewery onto an emission source like a steel mill or a landfill site, but instead of using sugars and yeast to make beer, pollution is converted by bacteria to fuels and chemicals! Imagine a day when your plane is powered by recycled GHG emissions, when your yoga pants started life as pollution from a steel mill. This future is possible using LanzaTech technology.
Bboxx
Series A in 2013
BBOXX designs, manufactures, and distributes solar power systems aimed at improving energy access in Africa and other developing regions. The company focuses on providing off-grid solutions, including solar kits, residential solar installations, and energy kiosks, enabling consumers in rural areas to experience reliable electricity similar to that in western countries. By creating innovative distribution methods, BBOXX seeks to meet the energy needs of underserved populations while ensuring superior customer service. Its operations extend to countries such as Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia, and Pakistan, where the company strives to enhance energy management and power production in off-grid environments.
View
Venture Round in 2013
View is a technology company specializing in smart building solutions, particularly through its innovative smart windows. These windows utilize artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to sunlight, enhancing natural light access and providing unobstructed views while also minimizing heat and glare. This technology not only improves the health and overall experience of occupants but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions. View's products are integrated into a cloud-connected smart building platform, which includes essential infrastructure for power, networking, and communication. The company has successfully implemented its solutions in over 90 million square feet of various building types, including offices, hospitals, airports, educational institutions, hotels, and multifamily residences.
View
Series E in 2013
View is a technology company specializing in smart building solutions, particularly through its innovative smart windows. These windows utilize artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to sunlight, enhancing natural light access and providing unobstructed views while also minimizing heat and glare. This technology not only improves the health and overall experience of occupants but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions. View's products are integrated into a cloud-connected smart building platform, which includes essential infrastructure for power, networking, and communication. The company has successfully implemented its solutions in over 90 million square feet of various building types, including offices, hospitals, airports, educational institutions, hotels, and multifamily residences.
Natron Energy
Series A in 2013
Natron Energy, Inc. is an energy storage company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2012. The company specializes in developing sodium-ion battery technologies, utilizing Prussian Blue electrode materials to create safe and sustainable energy storage solutions. Natron's batteries are designed for various industrial applications, including uninterruptible power supply systems, lift trucks, renewable energy smoothing, and smart grids. These batteries offer advantages such as high power density, efficient recharging, and extended cycle life, and can be produced economically using commodity materials on existing manufacturing lines. Natron Energy operates a software-defined power platform to enhance the integration of its battery solutions across critical backup power systems and other applications.
Blue River Technology
Series A in 2012
Blue River Technology Inc. develops advanced computer vision and robotics technology tailored for agricultural applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with additional offices in Salinas and Yuma, the company focuses on intelligent machinery that addresses significant challenges in farming. Its innovative "see and spray" technology allows for the identification of weeds and the selective elimination of unwanted plants, thereby reducing chemical usage in food production. This automated solution is particularly beneficial for organic farming and areas with chemical-resistant weeds, enabling farmers to adopt more sustainable agricultural practices. Blue River Technology operates as a subsidiary of Deere & Company, enhancing its capabilities in the agricultural sector.
Segetis
Series C in 2012
Segetis, Inc. is a green chemistry company specializing in the development, production, and commercialization of renewable polymers. Founded in 2006 and based in Golden Valley, Minnesota, the company utilizes a platform of binary monomers derived from renewable feedstocks, such as non-food agricultural and forestry materials. Segetis's innovative technology supports the production of a range of industrial bioproducts, including bio-plastics, surfactants, plasticizers, adhesives, and coalescent solvents, among others. The company's chemistries create opportunities for synergy across various industries, including those involved in starch and sugar crop processing, wood and cellulose processing, vegetable oil chemical processing, biodiesel manufacturing, and the production of linear alpha-olefins.
View
Series D in 2012
View is a technology company specializing in smart building solutions, particularly through its innovative smart windows. These windows utilize artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to sunlight, enhancing natural light access and providing unobstructed views while also minimizing heat and glare. This technology not only improves the health and overall experience of occupants but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions. View's products are integrated into a cloud-connected smart building platform, which includes essential infrastructure for power, networking, and communication. The company has successfully implemented its solutions in over 90 million square feet of various building types, including offices, hospitals, airports, educational institutions, hotels, and multifamily residences.
Matrix Industries
Seed Round in 2011
Matrix Industries, Inc. is a company based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2011, that specializes in manufacturing thermoelectric products designed for energy harvesting. Its flagship product, the MATRIX PowerWatch, is a smartwatch that utilizes body heat to function without the need for charging, while also tracking calories burned, activity levels, and sleep patterns. In addition to smartwatches, the company offers a beverage chiller known as Juno and provides various kits and components, including energy harvesting boost converters and thermoelectric energy harvesters. Matrix Industries distributes its products through a network of distributors, focusing on innovative solutions to enhance battery life and energy efficiency.
View
Series C in 2010
View is a technology company specializing in smart building solutions, particularly through its innovative smart windows. These windows utilize artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to sunlight, enhancing natural light access and providing unobstructed views while also minimizing heat and glare. This technology not only improves the health and overall experience of occupants but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions. View's products are integrated into a cloud-connected smart building platform, which includes essential infrastructure for power, networking, and communication. The company has successfully implemented its solutions in over 90 million square feet of various building types, including offices, hospitals, airports, educational institutions, hotels, and multifamily residences.
LanzaTech
Series B in 2010
LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy. LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology is like retrofitting a brewery onto an emission source like a steel mill or a landfill site, but instead of using sugars and yeast to make beer, pollution is converted by bacteria to fuels and chemicals! Imagine a day when your plane is powered by recycled GHG emissions, when your yoga pants started life as pollution from a steel mill. This future is possible using LanzaTech technology.
Ausra
Venture Round in 2009
Ausra specializes in the development and manufacturing of utility-scale solar technologies aimed at meeting global electricity demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. The company focuses on solar thermal power infrastructure, primarily utilizing compact linear Fresnel reflectors as solar collectors that generate steam for electricity production. By concentrating sunlight to boil water, Ausra's systems create high-pressure steam that drives conventional turbine generators. The company is also advancing low-cost thermal energy storage solutions, which will enable the generation of solar electric power on demand, both during the day and at night. Ausra's innovations aim to provide zero-carbon power generation that competes with fossil fuel prices while minimizing environmental impact.
Draths
Series C in 2009
Draths Corporation is a forward-thinking chemical company dedicated to the production of biobased materials for a variety of industries, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food. The company specializes in manufacturing primary chemical ingredients using proprietary technologies that combine metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and chemical synthesis. Its product offerings include a range of chemicals such as shikimic acid, aminoshikimic acid, quinic acid, butanetriol, phloroglucinol, caprolactam, vanillin, myo-inositol, dehydroshikimic acid, gallic acid, pyrogallol, and tetrahydroxybenzene. Draths' innovative platform technology allows for the creation of materials like nylons, plastics, paints, and resins from renewable feedstocks, significantly reducing carbon footprints while maintaining cost-effectiveness in comparison to traditional petroleum-based processes.
Calera
Seed Round in 2009
Calera Corporation operates in the area of carbon sequestering. It involves in reversing global warming and ocean acidification by trapping the greenhouse gas and carbon dioxide, as well as reduces the level of free carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. The company has a strategic alliance with Bechtel Power Corporation. Calera Corporation was founded in 2007 and is based in Los Gatos, California.
Infinia
Series B in 2008
Infinia Corporation is a solar energy technology company and the developer of the PowerDish, a proprietary solar power generation product that converts solar energy into electricity. The PowerDish is expected to be sold globally beginning in late 2010 and will be initially sold to energy asset developers, utilities, commercial companies and others engaged in deploying large scale solar asset projects.
Range Fuels
Series C in 2008
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.
Range Fuels
Series B in 2008
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.
View
Series A in 2008
View is a technology company specializing in smart building solutions, particularly through its innovative smart windows. These windows utilize artificial intelligence to automatically adjust to sunlight, enhancing natural light access and providing unobstructed views while also minimizing heat and glare. This technology not only improves the health and overall experience of occupants but also reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions. View's products are integrated into a cloud-connected smart building platform, which includes essential infrastructure for power, networking, and communication. The company has successfully implemented its solutions in over 90 million square feet of various building types, including offices, hospitals, airports, educational institutions, hotels, and multifamily residences.
Ausra
Debt Financing in 2008
Ausra specializes in the development and manufacturing of utility-scale solar technologies aimed at meeting global electricity demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. The company focuses on solar thermal power infrastructure, primarily utilizing compact linear Fresnel reflectors as solar collectors that generate steam for electricity production. By concentrating sunlight to boil water, Ausra's systems create high-pressure steam that drives conventional turbine generators. The company is also advancing low-cost thermal energy storage solutions, which will enable the generation of solar electric power on demand, both during the day and at night. Ausra's innovations aim to provide zero-carbon power generation that competes with fossil fuel prices while minimizing environmental impact.
Infinia
Series B in 2008
Infinia Corporation is a solar energy technology company and the developer of the PowerDish, a proprietary solar power generation product that converts solar energy into electricity. The PowerDish is expected to be sold globally beginning in late 2010 and will be initially sold to energy asset developers, utilities, commercial companies and others engaged in deploying large scale solar asset projects.
Draths
Series B in 2007
Draths Corporation is a forward-thinking chemical company dedicated to the production of biobased materials for a variety of industries, including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food. The company specializes in manufacturing primary chemical ingredients using proprietary technologies that combine metabolic engineering, synthetic biology, and chemical synthesis. Its product offerings include a range of chemicals such as shikimic acid, aminoshikimic acid, quinic acid, butanetriol, phloroglucinol, caprolactam, vanillin, myo-inositol, dehydroshikimic acid, gallic acid, pyrogallol, and tetrahydroxybenzene. Draths' innovative platform technology allows for the creation of materials like nylons, plastics, paints, and resins from renewable feedstocks, significantly reducing carbon footprints while maintaining cost-effectiveness in comparison to traditional petroleum-based processes.
Ausra
Series A in 2007
Ausra specializes in the development and manufacturing of utility-scale solar technologies aimed at meeting global electricity demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. The company focuses on solar thermal power infrastructure, primarily utilizing compact linear Fresnel reflectors as solar collectors that generate steam for electricity production. By concentrating sunlight to boil water, Ausra's systems create high-pressure steam that drives conventional turbine generators. The company is also advancing low-cost thermal energy storage solutions, which will enable the generation of solar electric power on demand, both during the day and at night. Ausra's innovations aim to provide zero-carbon power generation that competes with fossil fuel prices while minimizing environmental impact.
Infinia
Series A in 2007
Infinia Corporation is a solar energy technology company and the developer of the PowerDish, a proprietary solar power generation product that converts solar energy into electricity. The PowerDish is expected to be sold globally beginning in late 2010 and will be initially sold to energy asset developers, utilities, commercial companies and others engaged in deploying large scale solar asset projects.
LanzaTech
Series A in 2007
LanzaTech is turning our global carbon crisis into a feedstock opportunity with the potential to displace 30% of crude oil use today and reduce global CO2 emissions by 10%. By recycling carbon from industrial off-gases; syngas generated from any biomass resource (e.g. municipal solid waste (MSW), organic industrial waste, agricultural waste); and reformed biogas, LanzaTech can reduce emissions and make new products for a circular carbon economy. LanzaTech’s carbon recycling technology is like retrofitting a brewery onto an emission source like a steel mill or a landfill site, but instead of using sugars and yeast to make beer, pollution is converted by bacteria to fuels and chemicals! Imagine a day when your plane is powered by recycled GHG emissions, when your yoga pants started life as pollution from a steel mill. This future is possible using LanzaTech technology.
Range Fuels
Series A in 2006
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.
GreatPoint Energy
Series B in 2006
GreatPoint Energy is a technology-driven natural resources company and the developer of a proprietary, highly-efficient catalytic process known as hydromethanation, by which coal, petroleum coke, and biomass are converted directly into low-cost, clean, pipeline-quality natural gas, while allowing for the capture and sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO2). Hydromethanation yields dramatically improved economics for the production of natural gas and an environmental footprint equivalent to that of the most environmentally friendly commercial fuel.
Zordi
Zordi operates an innovative agricultural technology platform that features an autonomous modular greenhouse system, utilizing advanced robotics and artificial intelligence. The company focuses on enhancing agricultural operations through automation, enabling precise pest management, efficient harvesting, and effective packing processes. By integrating these technologies, Zordi aims to improve the reliability and effectiveness of consumer solutions in the agriculture sector. The platform is designed to support distributed greenhouse farms located near urban centers, facilitating the delivery of fresh, high-quality fruits and vegetables to consumers while providing a significant return on investment for operators.
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