Braemar Energy Ventures

Braemar Energy Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2002, specializing in technology and communications opportunities within the energy sector. The firm leverages its extensive industry expertise to identify and nurture promising early-stage companies, helping them integrate into the broader energy landscape. With a team of four principals who possess a strong track record in investing and operating within the energy field, Braemar has invested in nearly 40 energy technology companies. The firm provides tailored support to management teams by offering strategic direction and addressing financing challenges, thereby enabling them to concentrate on their core operational tasks. By understanding the unique challenges faced by emerging companies, Braemar Energy Ventures delivers critical guidance, fostering long-term growth and success in the dynamic energy market.

Diane Bao

Associate

William D. Lese

Managing Partner

Jiong Ma

Venture Partner

Neil Suslak

Managing Partner

Don Tappan

Partner

Hara Wang

Associate

108 past transactions

Enerkem

Corporate Round in 2018
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

EnerNOC

Series C in 2007
EnerNoc's technology-enabled energy management solutions help meet the needs of utilities/grid operators that deliver energy and are responsible for maintaining the real-time balance between supply and demand.

BrightVolt

Series D in 2009
BrightVolt, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, and scale manufacturing of ultra thin film batteries to power various Internet connected devices, such as medical patches, sensor labels, and power cards. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; Flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company’s products are sold in the United States and internationally. BrightVolt, Inc. was formerly known as Solicore, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Redmond, Washington.

Sefaira

Series A in 2012
Sefaira is the leader in software for high-performance building design. Following years of innovation in the application of cloud computing for building design, Sefaira was the first company to introduce real-time design performance analysis to the benefit of architects, engineers and other building designers. With Sefaira, users can analyze and compare multiple design strategies within a fraction of the time and cost previously required. This includes defining, quantifying, and optimizing the energy, daylighting, water, carbon and financial benefits of relevant design strategies. Sefaira's Real-Time Analysis plugins provide constant feedback on both energy & daylighting metrics as architects work. This frees users to test unlimited design options without worrying about the time or cost of analysis. Sefaira’s Web Apps for architecture and systems are built for comparative and parametric analysis. Cloud computing enables multiple parallel runs with no reduction in speed -- letting you explore options quickly and home in on the best solutions. Sefaira Architecture makes it easy to understand how a design is performing, and helps users connect the dots between geometry, energy use, daylight performance and potential improvements. Sefaira Systems produces high-quality HVAC sizing and energy results directly from architectural Revit and SketchUp models, enabling users to rapidly compare design options and respond to architectural changes. Sefaira’s awards include 2014 Architizer A+ Award, 2014 Architosh AIA Best of Show Award and being included in the 2014 Global Cleantech 100. Sefaira also won Gold at the 2013 Ecosummit award in Berlin as well as the “Green Building Innovation of the Year” award at London’s Ecobuild 2011. It was included in the Red Herring Top 100 Europe list in 2013 and Going Green Global Top 200 private companies in 2012. Sefaira has offices in London and New York.

MC10

Series B in 2011
MC10, Inc. develops and sells wearable medical sensors for collecting medical grade, clinical quality bio-metric, and physiological data in a clinical trial setting. The company’s products include BioStamp nPoint, which collects and processes raw data into recognizable clinical metrics including vital signs, activity and posture classification, and sleep metrics; Kintinuum, a rehabilitation device for orthopedic surgery; WiSP, a cardiac monitoring and electrocardiographs (ECG) recording solution; and BioStampMD, a wearable sensor conforming to the human body to collect objective and patient-reported subjective data. It sells its products online. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

EnerNOC

Series B in 2005
EnerNoc's technology-enabled energy management solutions help meet the needs of utilities/grid operators that deliver energy and are responsible for maintaining the real-time balance between supply and demand.

Laser Light Engines

Debt Financing in 2009
Laser Light Engines, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures digitally controlled laser-driven light engines for illumination applications. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Salem, New Hampshire.

ChargePoint

Private Placement in 2018
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

EcoMotors

Series C in 2012
Established in early 2008 EcoMotors is quickly achieving critical mass in terms of changing the landscape of conventional internal combustion powertrains. Based in Allen Park, Mich., EcoMotors is developing high-efficiency liquid fuel engines — specifically the unique OPOC™ (Opposed Piston Opposed Cylinder) engine — for use in cars, light trucks, marine applications, essentially anywhere conventional gas or diesel powertrains are utilized.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2013
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

PowerGenix

Series C in 2006
PowerGenix develops and manufactures nickel-zinc rechargeable batteries and chargers for power-intensive electronics, toys, power tools, and hybrid electric vehicles. The company’s products are used in cordless power tools, UPS systems, electric scooters, specialty military equipment, and high-intensity DC lighting; military starting, lighting, and ignition vehicles; silent watches; equipment actuation; hybrid-electric propulsion systems; and consumer electronic devices and batteries. It supplies its products to original equipment manufacturers globally. PowerGenix was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States with an additional manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China.

Powervation

Series C in 2014
Powervation provides a new class of Auto-control digital power IC solutions that optimize power-supply performance and efficiencies for manufacturers of electronic systems used in Computing, NetComms, Storage and other applications. In a simple yet revolutionary Plug-and-Power package, our unique technology delivers a reliable, scalable solution that reduces design complexity and cost, and accelerates time-to-market of eco power-smart systems.

Lumenergi

Series B in 2012
A leading provider of network-controlled lighting energy management solutions, Lumenergi enables commercial customers to transform their lighting into a responsive network that delivers up to 70% lighting energy savings and custom control over visual environments. Lumenergi's system offers the flexibility to integrate with existing or new lighting infrastructure, and provides for seamless scalability that easily expands from room to area to building. With intuitive management that simplifies maintenance and streamlines customization of workspaces, customers can conform to new building codes and maximize savings through a combination of energy efficiency strategies and public utility incentives. A privately held, venture funded company with millions of installed square footage and years of proven lighting technology, Lumenergi is one of Silicon Valley's brightest emerging companies.

Nuventix

Venture Round in 2011
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LED cooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED.

Voxel8

Series B in 2019
Voxel8 Inc. designs and manufactures electronic devices. It offers desktop 3D printers that are used to print thermoplastics or UV resins. The company also provides Project Wire, a cloud software tool that is used for designing 3D printable electronic devices that can be rapidly fabricated using the Voxel8 3D printer. Voxel8 Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Solazyme

Series C in 2008
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that specializes in converting algal biomass into biofuels. Solazyme not only creates biofuels for the the transportation industry, but is experimenting with ways to tailor its products for the cosmetic and food industries.

Albeo Technologies

Series C in 2012
Albeo Technologies is the first company to bring the advantages of energy efficient LED Lighting to the industrial and commercial marketplace with LED Lighting solutions created specifically for industrial and commercial buildings. As a leader in Commercial and Industrial LED lighting research and development, Albeo is the first choice for discerning companies that recognize the difference that quality LED lighting makes in a variety of professional environments.

ChargePoint

Series D in 2012
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Sefaira

Series D in 2013
Sefaira is the leader in software for high-performance building design. Following years of innovation in the application of cloud computing for building design, Sefaira was the first company to introduce real-time design performance analysis to the benefit of architects, engineers and other building designers. With Sefaira, users can analyze and compare multiple design strategies within a fraction of the time and cost previously required. This includes defining, quantifying, and optimizing the energy, daylighting, water, carbon and financial benefits of relevant design strategies. Sefaira's Real-Time Analysis plugins provide constant feedback on both energy & daylighting metrics as architects work. This frees users to test unlimited design options without worrying about the time or cost of analysis. Sefaira’s Web Apps for architecture and systems are built for comparative and parametric analysis. Cloud computing enables multiple parallel runs with no reduction in speed -- letting you explore options quickly and home in on the best solutions. Sefaira Architecture makes it easy to understand how a design is performing, and helps users connect the dots between geometry, energy use, daylight performance and potential improvements. Sefaira Systems produces high-quality HVAC sizing and energy results directly from architectural Revit and SketchUp models, enabling users to rapidly compare design options and respond to architectural changes. Sefaira’s awards include 2014 Architizer A+ Award, 2014 Architosh AIA Best of Show Award and being included in the 2014 Global Cleantech 100. Sefaira also won Gold at the 2013 Ecosummit award in Berlin as well as the “Green Building Innovation of the Year” award at London’s Ecobuild 2011. It was included in the Red Herring Top 100 Europe list in 2013 and Going Green Global Top 200 private companies in 2012. Sefaira has offices in London and New York.

General Fusion

Series C in 2013
General Fusion Inc. develops commercial Magnetized Target Fusion, a hybrid between magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion for transforming energy supply. It also develops scale subsystems, including scale plasma injectors, acoustic drivers, and liquid metal vortex compression tests. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2011
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

Solazyme

Series D in 2009
Solazyme is a synthetic biology company that specializes in converting algal biomass into biofuels. Solazyme not only creates biofuels for the the transportation industry, but is experimenting with ways to tailor its products for the cosmetic and food industries.

Metalenz

Series A in 2021
Metalenz develops novel optical elements that exploit structured Huygens' surfaces (metamaterial structures) for controlling wavefronts, polarization, and other properties of light. It provides ultra-thin planar optics for high-resolution full-color imaging and making the lenses used by mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices smaller that enable businesses using the optical lenses to get miniaturized, lighter alternatives to established lenses.

Flywheel

Venture Round in 2014
Flywheel is an industry disruptor for offering a truly unique solution to an industry in need of a technology upgrade. Flywheel harnesses the power of data-driven insights and analytics to help owners, operators and workers resist going off course during day-to-day operations. Flywheel is an industry disruptor, offering a truly unique solution to an industry in need of a technology upgrade. Flywheel is a dedicated and passionate team of individuals that have come together with a vision to create a sustainable, economical and efficient environment for every facility they serve.

ChargePoint

Series G in 2017
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Getaround

Private Placement in 2020
Getaround, Inc. operates an online marketplace for peer-to-peer car sharing and local car rentals. The company offers Getaround, an on-demand car sharing marketplace that enables users to share cars and other vehicles with people nearby and rent convertibles, exotics, luxury, snows, SUVs, Tesla, trucks, and vans. It serves customers in San Francisco, San Diego, Berkeley, and Oakland, California; Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Washington, District Of Columbia; and Denver, Colorado. Getaround, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Voxel8

Private Placement in 2019
Voxel8 Inc. designs and manufactures electronic devices. It offers desktop 3D printers that are used to print thermoplastics or UV resins. The company also provides Project Wire, a cloud software tool that is used for designing 3D printable electronic devices that can be rapidly fabricated using the Voxel8 3D printer. Voxel8 Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2011
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

NexSteppe

Venture Round in 2012
NexSteppe, Inc. develops and commercializes tailored crops that provide raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. The company offers Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum that are used for energy production in the United States and Brazil. NexSteppe, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Stion

Private Equity Round in 2012
Stion Corporation manufactures and distributes thin-film solar modules. Its products are used in residential, commercial/government, utility, and off grid applications. The company markets and sells its products through a network of authorized dealers in the United States and internationally. Stion Corporation was formerly known as NStructures, Inc. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Jose, California with a manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series C in 2011
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

Convey Computer

Series B in 2009
Convey Computer offers a hybrid core computer for the oil and gas, financial analytics, and bioinformatics markets. The comp[any delivers decades of experience and intellectual assets to performance problem-solving. Its executive and design teams all come from successful backgrounds of building computer companies, most notably Convex Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard.

BrightVolt

Series A in 2013
BrightVolt, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, and scale manufacturing of ultra thin film batteries to power various Internet connected devices, such as medical patches, sensor labels, and power cards. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; Flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company’s products are sold in the United States and internationally. BrightVolt, Inc. was formerly known as Solicore, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Redmond, Washington.

Nuventix

Debt Financing in 2014
Nuventix is an active thermal management solutions company located in Austin, Texas. The Nuventix-developed SynJet® module is a newly patented synthetic jet cooling technology that utilizes turbulent pulses of air generated from an electromagnetic actuator. Based on early success with computer cooling, Nuventix's innovative approach to LED cooling is propelling that market forward two years ahead of analyst estimates - truly affecting the industry and allowing general illumination designs to harvest the efficiencies of the LED.

General Fusion

Series B in 2011
General Fusion Inc. develops commercial Magnetized Target Fusion, a hybrid between magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion for transforming energy supply. It also develops scale subsystems, including scale plasma injectors, acoustic drivers, and liquid metal vortex compression tests. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

Aledia

Private Placement in 2018
Aledia SA develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company offers microwire LED chips based on a 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires. It provides its products for general lighting, automotive, and display applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Grenoble, France with subsidiaries in Malacca, Malaysia; and Palo Alto, California.

CoalTek

Convertible Note in 2013
CoalTek's technology reduces moisture content in a broad range of coals, optimizing plant efficiency and delivering environmental integrity. The CoalTek process was developed, tested, and proven over eight years by Dr. Jerry Weinberg, the company's co-founder, along with chief geologist Neil Ginther. CoalTek opened its first commercial processing facility in Calvert City, Kentucky in 2006. The plant's initial capacity of 120,000 tons/yr will be expanded in the future, and there are also plans to build additional facilities, to meet the growing demand for clean coal.

EnerNOC

Series A in 2004
EnerNoc's technology-enabled energy management solutions help meet the needs of utilities/grid operators that deliver energy and are responsible for maintaining the real-time balance between supply and demand.

NexSteppe

Series B in 2011
NexSteppe, Inc. develops and commercializes tailored crops that provide raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. The company offers Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum that are used for energy production in the United States and Brazil. NexSteppe, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

NexSteppe

Series C in 2014
NexSteppe, Inc. develops and commercializes tailored crops that provide raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. The company offers Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum that are used for energy production in the United States and Brazil. NexSteppe, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Ioxus

Series C in 2013
Ioxus is the only company that develops, manufactures and commercializes innovative ultracapacitor technologies entirely in the United States. The company provides cost-effective, green energy solutions for the military, transportation and alternative energy markets. The Ioxus family of ultracapacitors is uniquely optimized for high performance with low resistance, ideal for delivering high power bursts for acceleration, energy recapture, peak load shaving and high power applications. Ioxus was established by its affiliate company, Custom Electronics, Inc., which has supplied commercial and military clients with high reliability capacitors and integrated electronic assemblies since 1964. Ioxus is headquartered in Oneonta, N.Y.

Viridity Energy

Series B in 2011
Viridity Energy enabling software turns energy profiles into financial returns. Their mission is to transform how energy customers interact proactively and productively with the electric grid. Through their ability to obtain revenue for customers from more energy markets, drive greater savings opportunities than anyone in the business, and forecast market power prices and optimize that value by factoring in the complexity of their clients' portfolios of assets, Viridity's customers can seamlessly turn their energy profiles into optimal bottom line impact.

Convey Computer

Private Equity Round in 2013
Convey Computer offers a hybrid core computer for the oil and gas, financial analytics, and bioinformatics markets. The comp[any delivers decades of experience and intellectual assets to performance problem-solving. Its executive and design teams all come from successful backgrounds of building computer companies, most notably Convex Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard.

Sirrus

Series A in 2012
Sirrus develops innovative monomer platforms that serve as the foundation for the next generation of adhesive, sealant, coating, ink and plastic solutions. The company’s team of scientists and engineers collaborates with customers across a wide range of industries on chemical formulations that enhance efficiency, reduce energy consumption and costs, and improve performance.

Laser Light Engines

Series B in 2010
Laser Light Engines, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures digitally controlled laser-driven light engines for illumination applications. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Salem, New Hampshire.

ChargePoint

Series H in 2020
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Ciris Energy

Series B in 2011
Ciris Energy, Inc. develops technology for the production of electricity from buried coal and other hydrocarbon deposits. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.

CoalTek

Series B in 2006
CoalTek's technology reduces moisture content in a broad range of coals, optimizing plant efficiency and delivering environmental integrity. The CoalTek process was developed, tested, and proven over eight years by Dr. Jerry Weinberg, the company's co-founder, along with chief geologist Neil Ginther. CoalTek opened its first commercial processing facility in Calvert City, Kentucky in 2006. The plant's initial capacity of 120,000 tons/yr will be expanded in the future, and there are also plans to build additional facilities, to meet the growing demand for clean coal.

BrightVolt

Venture Round in 2015
BrightVolt, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, and scale manufacturing of ultra thin film batteries to power various Internet connected devices, such as medical patches, sensor labels, and power cards. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; Flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company’s products are sold in the United States and internationally. BrightVolt, Inc. was formerly known as Solicore, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Redmond, Washington.

Luminus Devices

Venture Round in 2010
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance, solid state lighting solutions for a variety of illumination applications previously thought impossible for solid state lighting. Its patented PhlatLight® LEDs products are the brightest and most versatile solid state light sources available today, redefining the solid state lighting landscape by enabling the creation of innovative new products and applications. PhlatLight LED technology is used today in products from leading global mass market consumer and specialty products companies.

Ciris Energy

Series A in 2010
Ciris Energy, Inc. develops technology for the production of electricity from buried coal and other hydrocarbon deposits. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Centennial, Colorado.

Lumenergi

Series B in 2010
A leading provider of network-controlled lighting energy management solutions, Lumenergi enables commercial customers to transform their lighting into a responsive network that delivers up to 70% lighting energy savings and custom control over visual environments. Lumenergi's system offers the flexibility to integrate with existing or new lighting infrastructure, and provides for seamless scalability that easily expands from room to area to building. With intuitive management that simplifies maintenance and streamlines customization of workspaces, customers can conform to new building codes and maximize savings through a combination of energy efficiency strategies and public utility incentives. A privately held, venture funded company with millions of installed square footage and years of proven lighting technology, Lumenergi is one of Silicon Valley's brightest emerging companies.

Aledia

Series B in 2015
Aledia SA develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company offers microwire LED chips based on a 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires. It provides its products for general lighting, automotive, and display applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Grenoble, France with subsidiaries in Malacca, Malaysia; and Palo Alto, California.

Voxel8

Series A in 2015
Voxel8 Inc. designs and manufactures electronic devices. It offers desktop 3D printers that are used to print thermoplastics or UV resins. The company also provides Project Wire, a cloud software tool that is used for designing 3D printable electronic devices that can be rapidly fabricated using the Voxel8 3D printer. Voxel8 Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

3E Nano

Seed Round in 2022
3E Nano Inc. develops and commercializes diamond like carbon coating for windows to control heat and light emission. It produces optically and thermally tunable solar control coatings for buildings, vehicles, greenhouses, windshields, and transparent media. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

General Fusion

Venture Round in 2015
General Fusion Inc. develops commercial Magnetized Target Fusion, a hybrid between magnetic fusion and inertial confinement fusion for transforming energy supply. It also develops scale subsystems, including scale plasma injectors, acoustic drivers, and liquid metal vortex compression tests. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Burnaby, Canada.

PowerGenix

Funding Round in 2008
PowerGenix develops and manufactures nickel-zinc rechargeable batteries and chargers for power-intensive electronics, toys, power tools, and hybrid electric vehicles. The company’s products are used in cordless power tools, UPS systems, electric scooters, specialty military equipment, and high-intensity DC lighting; military starting, lighting, and ignition vehicles; silent watches; equipment actuation; hybrid-electric propulsion systems; and consumer electronic devices and batteries. It supplies its products to original equipment manufacturers globally. PowerGenix was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States with an additional manufacturing facility in Shenzhen, China.

Carbonfree Chemicals

Venture Round in 2018
Carbonfree Chemicals Holdings LLC develops a proprietary technology that capture flue gases that would otherwise release carbon dioxide into the environment and transform into solid carbonate materials. It has three primary technologies include: SkyMine, SkyScraper, and SkyCycle a process requires less energy to remove harmful pollutants and safer ways to store carbon. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.

Fulham

Series A in 2009
Fulham is a maker and distributor of all kinds of lighting systems, which recently entered the light-emitting diode market. Based in Hawthorne, Calif., Fulham also specializes in fluorescent ballasts and LED fixtures that regulate the flow of power in lamps. It will use its new financing to shift even more focus to newer technologies and to expand its sales organization around the world.

Aledia

Series C in 2018
Aledia SA develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company offers microwire LED chips based on a 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires. It provides its products for general lighting, automotive, and display applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Grenoble, France with subsidiaries in Malacca, Malaysia; and Palo Alto, California.

ChargePoint

Series E in 2014
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

CoalTek

Series D in 2009
CoalTek's technology reduces moisture content in a broad range of coals, optimizing plant efficiency and delivering environmental integrity. The CoalTek process was developed, tested, and proven over eight years by Dr. Jerry Weinberg, the company's co-founder, along with chief geologist Neil Ginther. CoalTek opened its first commercial processing facility in Calvert City, Kentucky in 2006. The plant's initial capacity of 120,000 tons/yr will be expanded in the future, and there are also plans to build additional facilities, to meet the growing demand for clean coal.

Renew Financial

Venture Round in 2016
Renew Financial provides financing solutions that help efficiency and renewable energy contractors grow their businesses while promoting energy independence. Its aim is to develop advanced financing designed to transform America’s economy to clean energy. The company’s financing products include PACE financing model and the Warehouse for Energy Efficiency Loans, which opens the residential energy efficiency finance market to large institutional investors. Founded in 2008 by Cisco DeVries, Renew Financial has a partnership with SolarCity targeted at small- and medium-sized businesses utilizing PACE.

Utilidata

Series B in 2022
Utilidata®, Inc., an energy software company backed by leading venture capital firms, is the industry leader in energy grid optimization. The company’s patented technology captures real-time signals from the electric grid and provides actionable insights to save energy, integrate distributed energy resources, and better detect grid anomalies. The company is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.utilidata.com or follow @Utilidata on Twitter.

EnerNOC

Series B in 2006
EnerNoc's technology-enabled energy management solutions help meet the needs of utilities/grid operators that deliver energy and are responsible for maintaining the real-time balance between supply and demand.

Stion

Series B in 2007
Stion Corporation manufactures and distributes thin-film solar modules. Its products are used in residential, commercial/government, utility, and off grid applications. The company markets and sells its products through a network of authorized dealers in the United States and internationally. Stion Corporation was formerly known as NStructures, Inc. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Jose, California with a manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Katech

Acquisition in 2017
Katech was founded in 1977 by Fritz Kayl and Warren Frieze. The Clinton Township company provides their customers with innovative products and cutting edge technologies in the areas of engine design, prototyping, testing, R&D, manufacturing, and vehicle modifications. Katech moved to their current facility in 1986 and have expanded three times to over 30,000 square feet between three buildings. Katech’s racing engines have won many races and championships in IROC, Trans-Am, IRL, ALMS, SCCA Pro, Grand-Am, FIA GT, including winning the NASCAR “Engine Builder of the Year” award from 1995 to 1997 and the “Global Motorsports Engine of the Year” in 2006.

Utilidata

Series B in 2013
Utilidata®, Inc., an energy software company backed by leading venture capital firms, is the industry leader in energy grid optimization. The company’s patented technology captures real-time signals from the electric grid and provides actionable insights to save energy, integrate distributed energy resources, and better detect grid anomalies. The company is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.utilidata.com or follow @Utilidata on Twitter.

Powervation

Series B in 2009
Powervation provides a new class of Auto-control digital power IC solutions that optimize power-supply performance and efficiencies for manufacturers of electronic systems used in Computing, NetComms, Storage and other applications. In a simple yet revolutionary Plug-and-Power package, our unique technology delivers a reliable, scalable solution that reduces design complexity and cost, and accelerates time-to-market of eco power-smart systems.

Laser Light Engines

Series A in 2008
Laser Light Engines, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures digitally controlled laser-driven light engines for illumination applications. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Salem, New Hampshire.

LO3 Energy

Venture Round in 2017
LO3 Energy, Inc. owns and operates Pando, a marketplace solution that connects energy suppliers to customers. The company’s services help clients to create, deploy, and monetize energy products and customer services. It serves retail customers in utility and energy sectors. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Voxel8

Venture Round in 2014
Voxel8 Inc. designs and manufactures electronic devices. It offers desktop 3D printers that are used to print thermoplastics or UV resins. The company also provides Project Wire, a cloud software tool that is used for designing 3D printable electronic devices that can be rapidly fabricated using the Voxel8 3D printer. Voxel8 Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

LO3 Energy

Series B in 2021
LO3 Energy, Inc. owns and operates Pando, a marketplace solution that connects energy suppliers to customers. The company’s services help clients to create, deploy, and monetize energy products and customer services. It serves retail customers in utility and energy sectors. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

Stion

Series A in 2006
Stion Corporation manufactures and distributes thin-film solar modules. Its products are used in residential, commercial/government, utility, and off grid applications. The company markets and sells its products through a network of authorized dealers in the United States and internationally. Stion Corporation was formerly known as NStructures, Inc. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Jose, California with a manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

MC10

Venture Round in 2018
MC10, Inc. develops and sells wearable medical sensors for collecting medical grade, clinical quality bio-metric, and physiological data in a clinical trial setting. The company’s products include BioStamp nPoint, which collects and processes raw data into recognizable clinical metrics including vital signs, activity and posture classification, and sleep metrics; Kintinuum, a rehabilitation device for orthopedic surgery; WiSP, a cardiac monitoring and electrocardiographs (ECG) recording solution; and BioStampMD, a wearable sensor conforming to the human body to collect objective and patient-reported subjective data. It sells its products online. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

Stion

Series D in 2010
Stion Corporation manufactures and distributes thin-film solar modules. Its products are used in residential, commercial/government, utility, and off grid applications. The company markets and sells its products through a network of authorized dealers in the United States and internationally. Stion Corporation was formerly known as NStructures, Inc. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in San Jose, California with a manufacturing facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Storiant

Series B in 2013
Storiant is building a new, smarter way to store data on a massive scale, enabling a new generation of big data solutions. We enable private data centers to retain exabyte-scale data at 90 percent lower cost than traditional alternatives, rivaling the cost efficiencies and scalability of the public cloud, without the need to sacrifice security and control.

Utility

Venture Round in 2006
Utility Associates, Inc. offers mobile resource management solutions to command and control field operations. It offers AVaiL, which delivers a mobile operations command and control service that provides a view of the current location and status of mobile resources layered with data from various business systems, such as GIS, customer, and outage management yielding unparalleled awareness of mobile operations; AVaiL-Navigator, which provides an on board navigation system; AVaiL Tablet, which delivers various levels of mobile computing functionalities; AVaiL RFID, which delivers information on the location and status of various mobile resources; AVaiL Diagnostics, which delivers vehicle diagnostic information to AVaiL command and control; AVaiL Cell, which is downloaded to cell-phones; PadWORKS, a work management system for the utility industry; AVaiL Boost, which maintains wireless connectivity in geographic areas; and OnComm Rocket, which enables enterprises to track the location and status of various mobile assets, such as toolboxes, backhoes, personnel, and vehicles.

Enerkem

Corporate Round in 2019
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

Luminus Devices

Series E in 2008
Luminus Devices develops and manufactures high performance, solid state lighting solutions for a variety of illumination applications previously thought impossible for solid state lighting. Its patented PhlatLight® LEDs products are the brightest and most versatile solid state light sources available today, redefining the solid state lighting landscape by enabling the creation of innovative new products and applications. PhlatLight LED technology is used today in products from leading global mass market consumer and specialty products companies.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2010
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

Voxel8

Series B in 2019
Voxel8 Inc. designs and manufactures electronic devices. It offers desktop 3D printers that are used to print thermoplastics or UV resins. The company also provides Project Wire, a cloud software tool that is used for designing 3D printable electronic devices that can be rapidly fabricated using the Voxel8 3D printer. Voxel8 Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Somerville, Massachusetts.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series B in 2009
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc. is a Colorado-based bioproducts company using proprietary bioengineering technology to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. The OPX EDGE - Efficiency Directed Genome Engineering - technology platform rapid, rational, and robust optimization of microbes and bioprocesses to achieve equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower cost versus petroleum based alternatives.

Sirrus

Series B in 2015
Sirrus develops innovative monomer platforms that serve as the foundation for the next generation of adhesive, sealant, coating, ink and plastic solutions. The company’s team of scientists and engineers collaborates with customers across a wide range of industries on chemical formulations that enhance efficiency, reduce energy consumption and costs, and improve performance.

Getaround

Series C in 2017
Getaround, Inc. operates an online marketplace for peer-to-peer car sharing and local car rentals. The company offers Getaround, an on-demand car sharing marketplace that enables users to share cars and other vehicles with people nearby and rent convertibles, exotics, luxury, snows, SUVs, Tesla, trucks, and vans. It serves customers in San Francisco, San Diego, Berkeley, and Oakland, California; Chicago, Illinois; Portland, Oregon; Washington, District Of Columbia; and Denver, Colorado. Getaround, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Powervation

Series C in 2012
Powervation provides a new class of Auto-control digital power IC solutions that optimize power-supply performance and efficiencies for manufacturers of electronic systems used in Computing, NetComms, Storage and other applications. In a simple yet revolutionary Plug-and-Power package, our unique technology delivers a reliable, scalable solution that reduces design complexity and cost, and accelerates time-to-market of eco power-smart systems.

Next Step Living

Series D in 2014
Next Step Living provides home energy evaluations and solutions for individuals and organizations. It offers energy assessment and diagnostics, air sealing and insulation, and multi-family retrofit services. The company also provides customized solutions, such as HVAC repair and replacement, window replacement and installation, solar or geothermal systems installation, building automation, interior and exterior lighting design, and custom retrofit services. Its sustainability solutions include water efficiency and purification, landscape design and management, and indoor air quality services. The company provides assessment and diagnostic processes to heating and cooling, domestic hot water, and electricity and lighting needs. Next Step Living partners with more than 400 municipalities, civic organizations, contractors, and corporations to deliver energy-efficient and environmental-friendly solutions to its customers. Those solutions include home energy assessments, weatherization work, energy-efficient windows, efficient heating, and cooling solutions, and access to solar solutions. Next Step Living was founded in 2008 by Geoff Chapin and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Utilidata

Venture Round in 2012
Utilidata®, Inc., an energy software company backed by leading venture capital firms, is the industry leader in energy grid optimization. The company’s patented technology captures real-time signals from the electric grid and provides actionable insights to save energy, integrate distributed energy resources, and better detect grid anomalies. The company is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island. For more information, please visit www.utilidata.com or follow @Utilidata on Twitter.

Alluxa

Series A in 2012
Sirrus Technology, Inc. offers precision optical thin film interference filters for laser systems, telecommunications equipment, and biomedical instruments. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Santa Rosa, California.

ChargePoint

Series F in 2016
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Grid Net

Series C in 2009
Grid Net provides software for the smarter grid to its utility customers, technology partners, and their customers. The Grid Net Machine-to-Machine Network Operating System is purpose-built to manage grid devices and advanced grid applications on broadband networks. Grid Net works across any combination of networks, whether public or private, wired or wireless. With a focus on strategic deployments of higher value grid applications, an investment in Grid Net shows immediate returns and delivers lasting value. Only Grid Net provides the fundamentally different, fundamentally better approach to smarter grid deployments. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, with offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia and Tokyo, Japan, Grid Net is backed by world-class investors Intel Capital, Braemar Energy Ventures, Catamount Ventures, Cisco Systems, and GE Energy Financial Services. Learn more at grid-net.com and follow us on twitter at twitter.com/Grid_Net.

Powervation

Debt Financing in 2014
Powervation provides a new class of Auto-control digital power IC solutions that optimize power-supply performance and efficiencies for manufacturers of electronic systems used in Computing, NetComms, Storage and other applications. In a simple yet revolutionary Plug-and-Power package, our unique technology delivers a reliable, scalable solution that reduces design complexity and cost, and accelerates time-to-market of eco power-smart systems.

Ioxus

Series B in 2011
Ioxus is the only company that develops, manufactures and commercializes innovative ultracapacitor technologies entirely in the United States. The company provides cost-effective, green energy solutions for the military, transportation and alternative energy markets. The Ioxus family of ultracapacitors is uniquely optimized for high performance with low resistance, ideal for delivering high power bursts for acceleration, energy recapture, peak load shaving and high power applications. Ioxus was established by its affiliate company, Custom Electronics, Inc., which has supplied commercial and military clients with high reliability capacitors and integrated electronic assemblies since 1964. Ioxus is headquartered in Oneonta, N.Y.

Aledia

Series A in 2013
Aledia SA develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The company offers microwire LED chips based on a 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires. It provides its products for general lighting, automotive, and display applications. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Grenoble, France with subsidiaries in Malacca, Malaysia; and Palo Alto, California.

Proterro

Series A in 2012
Proterro is the only company that makes sucrose instead of extracting it. Because of this, its non-crop based, noncellulosic, fermentation-ready sugar feedstock avoids the pricing volatility associated with corn and other feedstock markets, ensuring an economical and scalable production of biofuels and biobased chemicals.

MC10

Series C in 2012
MC10, Inc. develops and sells wearable medical sensors for collecting medical grade, clinical quality bio-metric, and physiological data in a clinical trial setting. The company’s products include BioStamp nPoint, which collects and processes raw data into recognizable clinical metrics including vital signs, activity and posture classification, and sleep metrics; Kintinuum, a rehabilitation device for orthopedic surgery; WiSP, a cardiac monitoring and electrocardiographs (ECG) recording solution; and BioStampMD, a wearable sensor conforming to the human body to collect objective and patient-reported subjective data. It sells its products online. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts.

ChargePoint

Series H in 2018
ChargePoint brings electric vehicle (EV) charging to more people and places than ever before as the world’s leading EV charging network. These stations are available as public charging stations, consumer subscription plans, and utility grid management technology for electric utility companies to smooth electric demands on the grid. ChargePoint was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Enerkem

Venture Round in 2007
Enerkem Inc., a development stage company, focuses on the development and production of renewable biofuels and chemicals from waste. The company primarily focuses on the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts waste into biofuels and chemicals. The company has a strategic partnership with NOVA Chemicals Corporation. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

EnerNOC

Series A in 2003
EnerNoc's technology-enabled energy management solutions help meet the needs of utilities/grid operators that deliver energy and are responsible for maintaining the real-time balance between supply and demand.

BrightVolt

Venture Round in 2011
BrightVolt, Inc. is engaged in the design, development, and scale manufacturing of ultra thin film batteries to power various Internet connected devices, such as medical patches, sensor labels, and power cards. It also develops custom solid state thin film batteries and power solutions for client’s IoT devices; Flexion solid state thin film lithium polymer batteries; and thin micro electronics. The company’s products are sold in the United States and internationally. BrightVolt, Inc. was formerly known as Solicore, Inc. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Redmond, Washington.