Braemar Energy Ventures

Braemar Energy Ventures is a New York–based venture capital firm that focuses exclusively on technology and communications opportunities in the energy sector. Founded in the early 2000s by four principals with deep investment, financing, and operating experience in energy, the firm targets early‑stage companies across energy technology, mobility, power, resource revolution, and infrastructure. It helps portfolio companies mature by providing strategic guidance and financing expertise, leveraging industry knowledge to address long‑term challenges and enable management teams to focus on execution and growth as they integrate into the broader energy market.

Diane Bao

Associate

John Cavalier JD

Venture Partner

Dennis Costello

Partner

William Lese

Managing Partner

Jiong Ma

Partner

Past deals in Biofuel

Enerkem

Corporate Round in 2019
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

Enerkem

Corporate Round in 2018
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

NexSteppe

Series C in 2014
NexSteppe, Inc. is a company focused on developing and commercializing specialized crops that serve as raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, NexSteppe offers innovative varieties such as Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum, primarily utilized for energy production in the United States and Brazil. The company employs advanced breeding techniques and analytical technologies to create tailored feedstocks, including sweet sorghum, high biomass sorghum, and switchgrass. Additionally, NexSteppe enhances crop management practices and supply chain operations to deliver comprehensive, integrated feedstock solutions, contributing to a more sustainable future for the economy and energy supply.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2013
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

Proterro

Series A in 2012
Proterro, Inc. is a company based in Princeton, New Jersey, founded in 2008, that specializes in the development and marketing of sugar feedstock. Unlike traditional methods that extract sucrose from crops or deconstruct cellulosic materials, Proterro produces a fortified sucrose known as PROTOSE sugar through the use of patented, highly productive microorganisms. This innovative approach creates a non-crop based, noncellulosic sugar feedstock that is ready for fermentation, allowing for the economical and scalable production of biofuels and biobased chemicals. By avoiding the price volatility associated with conventional feedstock markets, Proterro provides a stable and cost-effective solution for industrial applications in the fuels and chemicals sectors.

NexSteppe

Venture Round in 2012
NexSteppe, Inc. is a company focused on developing and commercializing specialized crops that serve as raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, NexSteppe offers innovative varieties such as Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum, primarily utilized for energy production in the United States and Brazil. The company employs advanced breeding techniques and analytical technologies to create tailored feedstocks, including sweet sorghum, high biomass sorghum, and switchgrass. Additionally, NexSteppe enhances crop management practices and supply chain operations to deliver comprehensive, integrated feedstock solutions, contributing to a more sustainable future for the economy and energy supply.

NexSteppe

Series B in 2011
NexSteppe, Inc. is a company focused on developing and commercializing specialized crops that serve as raw materials for biofuels, biopower, biogas, and biobased products. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, NexSteppe offers innovative varieties such as Malibu sweet sorghum and Palo Alto biomass sorghum, primarily utilized for energy production in the United States and Brazil. The company employs advanced breeding techniques and analytical technologies to create tailored feedstocks, including sweet sorghum, high biomass sorghum, and switchgrass. Additionally, NexSteppe enhances crop management practices and supply chain operations to deliver comprehensive, integrated feedstock solutions, contributing to a more sustainable future for the economy and energy supply.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2011
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series C in 2011
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc., based in Colorado, is a bioproducts company that employs its proprietary bioengineering platform, OPX EDGE, to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. This technology enables the optimization of microbes and bioprocesses, aiming to deliver equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower costs compared to petroleum-based alternatives.

Enerkem

Private Equity Round in 2010
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.

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.

OPX Biotechnologies

Series B in 2009
OPX Biotechnologies, Inc., based in Colorado, is a bioproducts company that employs its proprietary bioengineering platform, OPX EDGE, to convert renewable feedstocks into biofuels and green chemistry products. This technology enables the optimization of microbes and bioprocesses, aiming to deliver equivalent product performance with improved sustainability at lower costs compared to petroleum-based alternatives.

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.

Enerkem

Venture Round in 2007
Enerkem transforms non-recyclable waste into renewable biofuels and chemicals. Its proprietary thermochemical process converts municipal solid waste into biofuels like ethanol, addressing oil dependence and waste disposal challenges.
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