Near Space Labs
Series B in 2025
Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company based in the United States that specializes in providing high-quality geospatial information for various sectors. The company offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API, facilitating easy monitoring of assets across broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs supports businesses, government organizations, and partners by delivering actionable insights that enhance remote sensing capabilities. Its services are utilized in diverse fields, including insurance, utilities, infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, and disaster response. By monitoring construction progress and addressing issues such as pipeline leaks, vegetation encroachment, and weather-related damage, Near Space Labs enables clients to improve mobility, leisure, and urban planning.
Ravel
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Ravel is a waste management company specializing in textile recycling. It offers purification services for blended textiles and manufactures recycling machines that convert end-of-life clothing into market-grade fiber, promoting a circular economy.
Avalo is a plant biology company that employs interpretable machine learning, genomic discovery, and evolutionary theory to expedite the development of new crops tailored for future agricultural needs. Utilizing AI-assisted plant breeding methods, Avalo creates non-GMO products that foster natural biodiversity. Its core technology, a discovery engine, can swiftly identify genetic bases of complex traits even in understudied crops, reducing time and cost significantly compared to traditional methods. This enables Avalo to forecast and enhance crop traits like drought tolerance and nutrient density, adapting agriculture to changing climates.
Orpheus Ocean
Pre Seed Round in 2025
Orpheus Ocean specializes in developing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) for deep-sea exploration. The company aims to make ocean depths accessible for research, conservation, and resource management. Their AUVs, equipped with various sensors and AI-powered automation, simplify data collection and reduce infrastructure costs, catering to businesses with benthic data needs.
Moment Energy
Series A in 2025
Moment Energy specializes in battery energy storage systems that utilize repurposed electric vehicle batteries. Its solutions aim to provide clean, reliable, and cost-effective energy storage for both on-grid and off-grid applications.
Zitara Technologies
Series A in 2024
Founded in 2019, Zitara Technologies specializes in predictive battery management software for electric vehicle fleets. Its platform offers real-time operations and analytics, enhancing safety and extending battery lifespan.
Rosy Soil
Seed Round in 2024
Rosy Soil is a gardening solution focused on sustainable practices that support the health of soil, plants, and the environment.
Differential Bio
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Differential Bio specializes in optimizing bioprocesses for microbial growth and production. It integrates lab-scale experiments with AI-based modeling to enhance clients' R&D efficiency and improve bioproduction outcomes, such as increased yield, reduced costs, and superior product quality. The company's virtual scale-up platform simulates and optimizes bioprocesses, enabling businesses to efficiently determine the best growth conditions for their microbial systems.
Circe produces food and chemical inputs through a proprietary fermentation process that uses CO2 as its primary feedstock. This method enables the company to create sustainable, climate-friendly products while maintaining economic viability.
Climatize
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Climatize is a crowdfunding platform based in Santa Cruz, California, founded in 2019. The company operates a mobile app that allows clients to invest in renewable energy projects by utilizing their spare change. By connecting individual investors with various renewable energy initiatives, Climatize aims to promote sustainable investment opportunities and facilitate the transition to greener energy sources.
Matereal
Seed Round in 2024
Matereal is a manufacturer specializing in biobased polyurethane, aiming to replace traditional, toxic polyurethane products. The company focuses on producing environmentally safe plastics, particularly for the fashion and outdoor gear industries, providing sustainable coatings and adhesives. By offering these alternatives, Matereal helps its clients transition to a cleaner, more sustainable chemical supply chain.
Pila Energy
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Pila Energy manufactures renewable energy equipment to power homes and businesses with sustainable solutions.
Breaking
Seed Round in 2024
Breaking is a company that specializes in plastic degradation and synthetic biology. It operates by utilizing microorganisms that naturally consume plastic chemicals and compounds, offering a solution to reduce plastic waste buildup in the environment.
Cosmic
Pre Seed Round in 2024
Cosmic is a provider of an end-to-end platform for designing homes and managing construction-related data.
Gradient’s mission is to cool the world by transforming every home to be more comfortable and healthy for the people who inhabit it — without compromising the environment. Today, heating and cooling equipment emits more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire transportation sector, and expansion in the use of cooling is projected to double these emissions in the next 30 years. However, comfortable buildings are critical for health and productivity, especially among communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Gradient’s vision is a future where everyone has access to comfortable buildings that are fully decarbonized. Our launch product is a direct-to-consumer high-efficiency and low-carbon heat pump.
Hohm Energy
Seed Round in 2024
Founded in 2021, Hohm Energy is a South Africa-based company that operates an online marketplace connecting customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. Through scalable technology, it manages the entire solar transition journey, from initial scoping to installation, operations, and maintenance.
Cala Systems
Seed Round in 2024
Altus Thermal, founded in 2019 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, focuses on transforming thermal energy solutions for residential settings. The company aims to enhance efficiency, comfort, and user experience while providing benefits to the electrical grid. Altus Thermal develops energy technology designed to electrify residential heating, cooling, and hot water systems. By maximizing performance and facilitating better integration with renewable energy sources and other distributed energy resources, the company enables homeowners to electrify their living spaces in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Nava Ventures
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Founded in San Francisco in 2021, Nava Ventures is a venture capital firm that supports innovative startups aiming to create new markets and transform industries.
Beltways
Seed Round in 2023
Beltways designs and manufactures modular accelerating walkways for urban pedestrians, aiming to enhance mobility while minimizing carbon footprint. Their systems integrate a SaaS platform offering insights into passenger movement, energy usage, incident detection, and maintenance.
Byterat
Seed Round in 2023
Byterat develops an artificial intelligence-driven data platform for secure and scalable battery data management. Its cloud-based machine learning solution forecasts battery performance in real-time using electrochemical data, benefiting users with early insights into energy asset performance.
Inlyte Energy
Seed Round in 2023
Inlyte Energy specializes in developing and manufacturing grid-scale batteries for energy storage. Their core product is an innovative iron-sodium battery, which utilizes abundant and low-cost materials like iron and sodium chloride (table salt) to create a safe, efficient, and scalable energy storage solution. This technology supports the global shift towards renewable energy by providing a reliable and cost-effective alternative to traditional battery systems.
CarbonFarm Technology
Seed Round in 2023
CarbonFarm Technology facilitates regenerative agriculture for farmers, making it profitable while assisting corporations in meeting their net-zero emission targets. It uses satellite data and AI to provide transparent carbon credit monitoring.
Bedrock Energy
Seed Round in 2023
Bedrock Energy develops autonomous drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to enable geothermal heating and cooling, with the aim of making geothermal installations for buildings more widespread, affordable, and accessible, while helping construction projects reduce costs and support sustainability.
Pow.bio is a fermentation technology company that offers intelligent, AI-enabled fermentation solutions for industrial and synthetic biology. Its approach combines continuous fermentation with real-time process control to quickly optimize bioprocesses and achieve high yields at lower costs. The company supports scales from small laboratory setups to about 100 liters, handling bacteria, yeast, and filamentous fungi, and supplies bioreactor-agnostic hardware to fit diverse production lines. By replacing traditional fed-batch methods with AI-driven control, Pow.bio enables biotech, food, and industrial producers to reduce production costs, shorten development timelines, and scale sustainable bio-based products.
Terra AI
Seed Round in 2023
Terra's AI platform models and optimizes complex natural resource projects, enabling faster designs, reduced capital costs, and improved energy/resource output for large-scale developments.
Channing Street Copper Company
Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2022, Channing Street Copper Company specializes in manufacturing Energy Storage Equipped (ESE) appliances. Their primary product is an induction cooker that uses electricity to heat pans directly and functions during power outages.
Voltpost
Seed Round in 2023
Voltpost is a company that transforms lampposts into smart electric vehicle charging stations, enhancing accessibility for users. By converting these lampposts into a modular and upgradable Level 2 EV charging platform, Voltpost provides a solution that is both convenient and affordable. This innovative platform is controlled via a mobile app, making it user-friendly. The company's approach not only accelerates electric vehicle adoption but also supports cities and businesses in developing scalable parking lots and curbside charging options. Voltpost's technology aims to reduce the costs, time, and physical footprint associated with traditional charging solutions, thereby democratizing access to electric vehicle charging and contributing to decarbonizing mobility.
Unspun, Inc. is a digital apparel company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. It specializes in creating custom jeans tailored to individual consumers using advanced body scanning technology, fit algorithms, and additive manufacturing. The company aims to address environmental challenges by minimizing pattern-cutting waste and unsold inventory, thus contributing to a reduction in global carbon emissions. Unspun's innovative approach enables on-demand production of jeans in under ten minutes, utilizing localized manufacturing processes designed to be zero-waste. Its technology has gained recognition, including being named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2019, and supports a B2B platform that facilitates digital customization for major apparel brands.
Future facilitates everyday green choices by connecting users with sustainable brands through its payments network. It offers cashback rewards on eco-friendly purchases like public transport and electric charging.
Odyssey Energy Solutions, founded in 2017 and based in Boulder, Colorado, offers a web-based data platform designed to streamline the development and deployment of mini-grids in emerging markets. The platform enables project developers to effectively manage and analyze mini-grid data through various software tools and data analytics. By facilitating communication and connection among developers, financiers, vendors, and governmental and donor organizations, Odyssey enhances collaboration within the mini-grid sector, ultimately supporting sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.
Quilt is a company focused on smart home climate solutions, specializing in advanced home temperature control technology designed to enhance energy efficiency. Its AI-driven systems seamlessly integrate into various home environments, providing users with room-by-room control and occupancy awareness features. This technology not only optimizes energy use but also incorporates predictive capabilities to ensure comfort. Additionally, Quilt's ductless heat pump system operates with zero carbon emissions, utilizing clean energy sources to promote sustainability and help users transition away from traditional combustion methods. Overall, Quilt aims to deliver a sleek and intelligent solution for modern heating and cooling needs, contributing to a more sustainable future.
Terraform Industries
Seed Round in 2023
Terraform Industries produces carbon-negative 'natural gas' through a process that extracts CO2 from the atmosphere using sunlight and air. This technology aims to displace conventionally drilled natural gas, reducing net carbon transport to the atmosphere and oceans.
Avalanche Energy
Series A in 2023
Avalanche Energy develops compact fusion reactors for distributed energy applications. Its modular reactor design enables clean energy production with high energy density, facilitating decarbonization efforts.
Noya is a company focused on combating climate change through innovative carbon capture technology. By retrofitting existing industrial cooling towers, Noya integrates a non-toxic chemical blend that efficiently captures carbon dioxide without requiring physical alterations to the equipment. This approach allows industries to reduce their carbon footprints while simultaneously generating a valuable resource, as the captured CO2 is sold to companies that utilize it as a raw material. Noya's mission is to accelerate the global transition towards a carbon-negative future, positioning itself as a key player in the development of sustainable solutions for environmental challenges.
Spring Free EV
Series A in 2023
Spring Free EV is a financial technology company focused on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles through innovative financing solutions. Its flagship Mileage Purchase Agreement lowers upfront costs for EVs by applying a fee per mile of use, making electric fleets more affordable and accessible. The company aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and support a shift to sustainable, cost-effective fleets by enabling businesses to build business credit with each lease payment and by simplifying fleet financing.
GaeaStar
Seed Round in 2023
GaeaStar manufactures eco-friendly single-use cups using patented technology that prints thin clay cups from locally sourced materials. This innovative approach aims to reduce waste and promote sustainability in the face of increasing pressure to move away from traditional, non-recyclable cups.
Tempo makes ebike ownership easy. Tempo members use the Tempo app to access essential services for their electric bikes, like theft protection, roadside pickup, repair assistance, and insurance.
Evergreen Renewables
Seed Round in 2023
Evergreen is creating a marketplace for clean energy projects that is accessible to all, ensures additionality, and quantifies the impact of every Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) over the life of every project.
Renovate Robotics
Pre Seed Round in 2023
Renovate Robotics is a company focused on developing automation technology for the construction sector, particularly in roofing. By designing advanced robots, the company aims to enhance the safety and efficiency of roofing contractors. Their automated roofing solutions are intended to save time and reduce costs while improving productivity and quality within the construction industry. With expertise in machine design, control engineering, and software development, Renovate Robotics is positioned to transform traditional roofing methods through innovative robotic technology.
Future Fields
Series A in 2023
Future Fields is a Canadian company based in Edmonton, founded in 2018, that specializes in producing sustainable components for scientific applications through insect biotechnology. Utilizing its innovative EntoEngine™ platform, the company harnesses the genetic capabilities of fruit flies to generate environmentally friendly and economically viable biomolecules. Future Fields focuses on developing insect-based recombinant proteins, which serve as essential growth components for cell culture. By doing so, the company aims to reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional protein production while enhancing social benefits. Its work supports the agriculture industry in producing cost-effective cell-based foods, contributing to a more sustainable future.
New School Foods
Seed Round in 2023
New School Foods develops plant-based seafood products that mimic the texture, flavor, nutrition, and cooking experience of traditional seafood. Their initial product is a plant-based salmon filet, aiming to provide sustainable and healthier alternatives.
Senken
Venture Round in 2023
Senken helps companies procure high-quality, audit-ready carbon credits. The platform unifies strategy, due diligence, procurement, retirement, and reporting in one workflow, enabling teams to act faster, reduce risk, and make defensible climate claims. A go-to partner for enterprise buyers in Germany, Senken works with customers such as Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom.
Reflect Orbital
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Reflect sells sunlight from space.
Kodama Systems
Seed Round in 2022
Kodama Systems is a technology company focused on forest management, aiming to enhance forest resilience and carbon sequestration. Its innovative solutions streamline in-field operations through a comprehensive approach that improves productivity in forest thinning. The company's technology leverages simulation, teleoperation, and equipment integration to provide valuable feedback and insights. By addressing the challenges posed by wildfires and carbon emissions, Kodama Systems supports the construction and mining industries in their efforts to mitigate climate impacts while promoting sustainable forestry practices.
Harvest Thermal
Seed Round in 2022
Harvest Thermal develops a control system for home use that integrates heating, hot water, and cooling with thermal storage. Its Harvest Thermal Pod is a cloud-connected IoT device that is machine learning enabled. It aims to provide affordable and low-carbon heating, hot water, and cooling systems that reduce the impact on the planet while providing comfort and safer homes.
React Network
Seed Round in 2022
React Network aims to modernize the national power grid by creating a community owned network connecting energy storage assets.
Overstory
Seed Round in 2022
Overstory is a vegetation management software company that serves electric utilities. The platform integrates artificial intelligence with remote sensing from satellite and aerial imagery to monitor vegetation near power corridors, assess wildfire risks, and optimize resource use. By prioritizing vegetation risks before they materialize, Overstory helps utilities prevent outages, reduce wildfire risk, and improve reliability and safety across service areas, contributing to a safer, more resilient grid.
Return
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Return Protocol is a company focused on enabling consumers, businesses, and communities to engage in transparent and value-aligned climate action. It has developed a blockchain-based infrastructure tailored for the mass adoption of regenerative finance within the Web3 space. The company’s innovative environmental offsetting protocol integrates with on-chain wallets, allowing users to fund current or future climate projects through on-chain environmental assets. This system provides a comprehensive and automated offsetting solution for transactions conducted via these wallets, facilitating effective contributions to combat climate change.
Beltways
Seed Round in 2022
Beltways designs and manufactures modular accelerating walkways for urban pedestrians, aiming to enhance mobility while minimizing carbon footprint. Their systems integrate a SaaS platform offering insights into passenger movement, energy usage, incident detection, and maintenance.
Climate Club
Seed Round in 2022
Clarasight operates a sustainability analytics platform designed to help organizations analyze, forecast, and implement effective carbon emissions reduction strategies. The platform integrates with various existing software systems and utilizes artificial intelligence to generate actionable insights and recommendations for sustainability initiatives. By providing dynamic carbon planning and real-time analysis, Clarasight enables companies to set and track sustainability goals at both team and individual levels. This approach empowers organizations to embed sustainability into their operations and support their journey toward achieving Net Zero emissions.
Future facilitates everyday green choices by connecting users with sustainable brands through its payments network. It offers cashback rewards on eco-friendly purchases like public transport and electric charging.
Jasmine Energy
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Jasmine Energy develops an AI-powered platform designed to automate back-office operations for solar developers and operators. The platform uses artificial intelligence to read facts about solar generators from unstructured data such as PDFs and populate information on government or regulator websites, while also enabling users to track prices, verify renewable energy generators, and buy and sell Energy Attribute Certificates. By facilitating data extraction and regulatory entry, the solution supports investors in diversifying their portfolios with sustainable assets that align with investment strategies.
EExion develops high-energy density, low-cost lithium and sodium metal rechargeable batteries using organic molecule-based electrode technology. These sustainable batteries offer thousands of cycles without requiring solid-state electrolyte, surpassing the limitations of traditional lithium-ion batteries. The company focuses on energy storage and light mobility markets, aiming to reduce Levelized Cost Of Energy by 50% for short-term projects with a bill of material cost of $25 per KWh.
Concert Bio
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Concert Bio is a technology company that assists businesses in enhancing their microbial communities' productivity through its proprietary full-stack platform. This platform integrates monitoring, analytics, and intervention strategies to manipulate microbiomes, empowering clients to optimize these communities for improved performance.
Tandem Repeat
Seed Round in 2022
Tandem Repeat is a deep-tech company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded in 2018. The company specializes in the development of tunable, adaptable, and programmable protein-based bioderived materials, focusing on sustainable manufacturing solutions. Tandem Repeat operates primarily within the textile, medical, and cosmetic industries, offering innovative biopolymer-based textiles that leverage fermentation and biosynthesis technologies. This approach enables the creation of customizable and programmable textiles, positioning the company at the forefront of sustainable materials innovation.
Hgen develops modular electrolyzers to produce green hydrogen, aiming to decarbonize industries such as steel and ammonia production. By utilizing renewable energy sources, Hgen enables affordable green hydrogen solutions for deep decarbonization.
Mootral is an AgriTech company founded in 2017, headquartered in Rolle, Switzerland, with a British presence. It develops natural feed supplements that reduce methane emissions from ruminants and aims to eliminate antibiotic use in livestock. The company supplies its solutions to farmers, agribusinesses, and governments, supporting sustainable and safe food production while addressing climate change and antimicrobial resistance.
Noteworthy AI
Seed Round in 2022
Noteworthy AI equips fleet vehicles with smart cameras and AI technology to enhance the reliability and safety of electric distribution grids. Its autonomous system collects data during routine operations, enabling utilities to optimize asset management, reduce operational costs, and improve efficiency across various use cases.
Pina Earth
Seed Round in 2022
Pina Earth facilitates European forest owners' participation in carbon markets. It offers a platform that combines remote sensing technologies and AI to accurately measure and monitor forests' carbon storage. Pina Earth assists landowners in implementing climate-resilient practices, generating additional carbon credits over time.
Atomo Coffee
Series A in 2022
Atomo Coffee Inc, founded in 2019 and based in Seattle, Washington, specializes in the development of molecular coffee. The company has innovatively reverse-engineered the coffee bean to produce a smooth cup of coffee using naturally derived ingredients. This approach aims to offer a more sustainable alternative to traditional coffee production methods, addressing environmental concerns associated with coffee cultivation. By focusing on sustainability and quality, Atomo Coffee is positioned to disrupt the conventional coffee market with its unique product offerings.
Paces
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Paces is developing a data platform aimed at enhancing the development and operation of green infrastructure projects. By providing actionable data signals across 3,500 U.S. counties, the platform encompasses a variety of critical information, including environmental, permitting, zoning, interconnection data, and competition risks. Additionally, Paces offers modeled signals that assess climate risks, profitability forecasts, and parcel rankings. This granular data is tailored to specific land parcels and green infrastructure assets, enabling developers, operators, and investors to make informed decisions about profitable construction and investment in sustainable projects.
Modern Synthesis
Seed Round in 2022
Modern Synthesis is a biotechnology company that develops biofabricated materials by converting bacterial nanocellulose, a by‑product of fermentation, into sustainable textiles and coatings. Its materials offer performance and aesthetics without plastics, petrochemicals, or animal inputs, enabling durable options for the fashion industry and beyond. The process leverages abundant raw materials and integrates with existing manufacturing infrastructure to scale production without starting from scratch, helping brands replace animal leather and plastic‑based textiles while reducing environmental impact and expanding design possibilities.
Ecolink AI
Seed Round in 2022
Ecolink AI is a climate verification and reward platform enabling businesses to verify their sustainable goods and assets, create interactive "nutrition labels" and issue digital token rewards. Ecolink AI is part of the broader Ecosapiens community of 1M+ followers and subscribers.
Amperon is a technology company that provides real-time energy data forecasting and analytics using artificial intelligence and smart meter data. The platform delivers real-time electricity demand forecasts and grid intelligence for utilities, energy retailers, grid operators, and institutional traders to optimize operations, manage risks, and support decarbonization. By leveraging vast smart meter datasets, Amperon translates granular energy usage into actionable insights to improve grid reliability and reduce energy costs. The company is based in New York and serves clients across the energy sector.
Enduring Planet
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Enduring Planet supports climate entrepreneurs by offering fast, flexible, and non-dilutive financing. It invests in companies focused on mitigating, removing, adapting to, and building resilience against climate change, prioritizing underrepresented founders and diverse teams.
Solid World
Seed Round in 2022
Solid World builds a blockchain‑based platform that turns the forward market for carbon credits into a liquid, transparent marketplace. By allowing project developers to pre‑sell credits, the platform gives them reliable financing and gives buyers and liquidity providers a clear price signal. The company has secured $4 million in forward contracts for its liquidity pools and partners with leading firms in the carbon and blockchain space. Its team combines expertise in commodities, carbon finance and blockchain technology, and the platform is positioned to support derivatives, collateralised loans and on‑chain insurance that use carbon credits as collateral. Solid World’s approach reduces the risk and illiquidity that have limited capital deployment in the carbon market, accelerating the development of new projects.
Carbon Collective
Seed Round in 2022
Carbon Collective is an innovative online investment advisor dedicated exclusively to climate-focused investing. The company aims to address the significant annual climate investment gap of $5 trillion by providing a platform that offers sustainable and green investment services. Through its user-friendly interface, Carbon Collective provides low-fee, diversified investment portfolios designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. This approach empowers investors to support and reinvest in companies that are actively working to combat climate change, aligning financial growth with environmental responsibility.
BasiGo is an e-mobility company focused on electrifying public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda. It provides electric buses to bus operators through a flexible financing and service model that includes maintenance and battery charging, helping operators transition from diesel with predictable operating costs. Its buses are designed to be an economical, convenient, and reliable alternative to diesel, capable of all-day operation on a single charge with proven battery technology. By offering affordable financing options and end-to-end support, BasiGo enables bus owners to adopt electric fleets while reducing fuel costs and emissions.
MicroByre
Venture Round in 2022
MicroByre, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. It specializes in the genetic engineering of non-model micro-species, particularly bacteria that are challenging to manipulate for industrial applications. MicroByre has developed an innovative platform for bacterial domestication, employing an automated characterization pipeline that identifies underutilized bacteria capable of efficiently converting unrefined biomasses into commodity chemicals. This platform leverages a unique dataset to inform minimally precise genetic modifications, enhancing the bacteria's flexibility, yield, and contamination resistance while reducing the need for nutritional additives. By bridging the gap between promising biological research and practical industrial applications, MicroByre positions itself as a valuable partner for various companies seeking to improve their fermentation processes and compete with traditional petrochemical synthesis.
Olympian Motors
Pre Seed Round in 2022
Olympian Motors is a New York-based startup manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) using a proprietary modular system that reduces tooling and labor costs by 80% and speeds up production lead time by 60%. The company aims to revolutionize traditional car manufacturing in the U.S., bringing agility, speed, and cost-efficiency to the industry. Olympian Motors produces EVs in Brooklyn and Detroit facilities, with an initial capacity of 320 vehicles annually, planning to expand to 20,000 vehicles by 2025. Their EVs prioritize aesthetics, nature, and minimalism, using steel, wood, and recycled materials instead of plastic.
Mootral
Seed Round in 2022
Mootral is an AgriTech company founded in 2017, headquartered in Rolle, Switzerland, with a British presence. It develops natural feed supplements that reduce methane emissions from ruminants and aims to eliminate antibiotic use in livestock. The company supplies its solutions to farmers, agribusinesses, and governments, supporting sustainable and safe food production while addressing climate change and antimicrobial resistance.
DiviGas
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in Singapore in 2019, DiviGas specializes in the development of advanced membranes for hydrogen purification and gas separation. Its innovative membranes demonstrate exceptional resistance to heat, pressure, acidity, and plasticity, enabling efficient and cost-effective hydrogen purification using eco-friendly methods.
BasiGo
Pre Seed Round in 2021
BasiGo is an e-mobility company focused on electrifying public transportation in Kenya and Rwanda. It provides electric buses to bus operators through a flexible financing and service model that includes maintenance and battery charging, helping operators transition from diesel with predictable operating costs. Its buses are designed to be an economical, convenient, and reliable alternative to diesel, capable of all-day operation on a single charge with proven battery technology. By offering affordable financing options and end-to-end support, BasiGo enables bus owners to adopt electric fleets while reducing fuel costs and emissions.
microTERRA
Seed Round in 2021
microTERRA harnesses Lemna, an aquatic plant with water-cleaning capabilities, to produce sustainable functional ingredients for the food industry. Its flagship product, Flora, enhances sweetness perception while reducing sugar and masking unwanted notes from high-intensity sweeteners.
Leap is a marketplace for Distributed Energy Resources to participate in the energy market. It allows every connected device to help balance the grid, and get paid for it and access wholesale markets through a single API and help build the flexible, renewable grid of the future.
Leap aims to make global energy markets accessible to anyone, starting with demand response and expanding into generation and ancillary services.
Leap was founded by Thomas Folker and Remco Van Den Elzen.
CarbonBuilt
Series A in 2021
CarbonBuilt is a clean technology company focused on carbon capture and utilization within the concrete industry. The company has developed innovative technologies aimed at significantly reducing carbon emissions associated with concrete production. Its flagship product, Reversa® Binder, serves as a low-carbon alternative to traditional cement, allowing for the creation of concrete with a markedly lower carbon footprint. By directly injecting carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources into proprietary low-carbon concrete formulations, CarbonBuilt enables base industries to effectively reduce greenhouse gas emissions while producing materials that conform to industry standards.
Ferveret
Seed Round in 2021
Ferveret develops liquid cooling technology for data centers inspired by nuclear power plant cooling. The company offers subcooled boiling-based thermal systems that improve heat dissipation, reduce physical footprint, and boost processing efficiency, enabling data centers, AI infrastructure, and crypto mining operations to lower energy consumption, cooling costs, and environmental impact. By targeting the large share of electricity wasted on cooling, the company aims to deliver substantial reductions in operating costs and carbon footprint while enabling higher chip performance and density.
Flora is a Bay Area-based company focused on acquiring and developing sustainable brands to enhance access to affordable, eco-friendly products. By serving over 300,000 customers, Flora not only promotes sustainable living but also contributes to significant environmental impact, saving approximately 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions each year. This reduction is comparable to the environmental benefits provided by 400,000 trees. Flora's mission is to empower individuals to make sustainable choices in their daily lives, demonstrating that even small decisions can lead to substantial positive effects.
Cemvita employs synthetic biology to develop cost-effective solutions inspired by nature. Its CO2 Utilization platform mimics photosynthesis to produce nutrients, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, facilitating sustainable energy transition.
SINAI Technologies, established in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, specializes in enterprise decarbonization software. Its platform monitors, analyzes, and provides actionable recommendations to reduce carbon emissions across various departments and processes within a company. Key modules include carbon footprint tracking, low carbon scenario analysis, carbon pricing design, and target setting. The software enables organizations to automate carbon analysis and reporting, fostering a more sustainable and efficient business environment.
Lightship
Seed Round in 2021
Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup founded in 2020 by former Tesla employees, based in San Francisco. The company is focused on revolutionizing the recreational vehicle (RV) industry, which is valued at $26 billion, by developing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer. This innovative vehicle aims to provide an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional gas-powered RVs, alleviating issues such as noise, emissions, and range anxiety. By prioritizing sustainability, Lightship seeks to enhance outdoor travel experiences while promoting the preservation of nature. The company’s approach allows travelers to reduce fuel costs and minimize their environmental impact, making it easier to explore the outdoors responsibly.
ION Energy
Seed Round in 2021
ION Energy, Inc. is a manufacturer of energy storage systems based in Bayside, New York. The company produces batteries designed for scooters and homes, along with battery management systems that enhance the performance and reliability of these energy solutions. ION Energy also offers a battery analytics and diagnostic platform known as RIFT, which utilizes advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to support electric vehicle and energy storage providers. This technology enables organizations to make informed decisions quickly, providing them with the flexibility to either deploy ready-to-use battery management systems or develop custom solutions tailored to their specific needs. ION Energy has positioned itself as a key partner for original equipment manufacturers and battery pack manufacturers seeking innovative battery technology.
Zevvy is a fintech platform founded in 2021 and headquartered in Hayward, California, that focuses on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The company operates an electric vehicle lease platform designed to simplify the transition to electric driving. It provides a marketplace where users can explore and select from various EV options. The application process is fully online, making it convenient for customers. Zevvy also facilitates vehicle pick-up, assists with charging arrangements, and integrates customers into its billing system, ultimately making the experience of driving an electric vehicle more accessible and affordable.
Colossal Biosciences
Seed Round in 2021
Colossal Biosciences is a bioscience and genetic engineering company focused on restoring extinct species and protecting endangered ones. Leveraging gene editing technologies, including CRISPR, it pursues de-extinction initiatives such as reviving the woolly mammoth and aims to aid ecosystem restoration and biodiversity. The company develops technologies to revive species and repopulate ecosystems critical to environmental health and future human needs.
Aerial is a sustainability platform focused on managing carbon emissions for individuals, enterprises, and blockchains. The company has developed software that automatically calculates users' carbon footprints based on their lifestyle habits, simplifying the process of offsetting emissions by facilitating contributions to verified reforestation projects. Additionally, Aerial provides actionable climate insights created by credible science writers, allowing companies to effectively manage their carbon footprints and adopt sustainable practices. Aerial collaborates with a diverse range of partners, including renowned artists, celebrities, and prominent brands, to promote sustainability efforts and raise awareness about climate issues.
Carbo Culture
Seed Round in 2021
Founded in 2016, Carbo Culture produces biochar from waste biomass using a patented process that permanently stores carbon. Its high-quality biochar is used for soil remediation and enhancement, while also generating renewable energy and creating tangible carbon credits.
New Age Meats
Seed Round in 2021
New Age Meats is a biotechnology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in producing cultivated meat through an innovative automated, data-driven platform that utilizes stem cell technology. By growing meat from animal cells instead of relying on traditional animal slaughter, New Age Meats aims to create healthier and more sustainable food options.
Swift Solar
Venture Round in 2020
Swift Solar Inc. is a California-based company founded in 2017 that specializes in the design and manufacture of lightweight solar panels and systems. The company focuses on developing advanced solar technology, particularly through its innovation in perovskite solar cells, which are engineered to be more efficient and affordable than traditional solar panels. These ultra-thin films are capable of absorbing various parts of the solar spectrum, resulting in high-efficiency tandem solar cells that offer significant weight advantages. Swift Solar emphasizes domestic manufacturing and the use of abundant raw materials, ensuring the scalability of its products for applications in aerospace, automotive, and building sectors.
Sway
Non Equity Assistance in 2020
Sway is a company based in San Francisco that specializes in regenerative design solutions aimed at addressing plastic pollution. Co-founded by Julia Marsh, Matt Mayes, and Leland Maschmeyer, Sway focuses on developing bioplastics made from seaweed, which serve as compostable alternatives to single-use plastics, specifically starting with flexible packaging. The company's products are engineered to match the essential performance qualities of conventional plastics while being compatible with existing infrastructure, allowing clients to scale their operations effectively and achieve sustainability goals.
Amperon
Seed Round in 2020
Amperon is a technology company that provides real-time energy data forecasting and analytics using artificial intelligence and smart meter data. The platform delivers real-time electricity demand forecasts and grid intelligence for utilities, energy retailers, grid operators, and institutional traders to optimize operations, manage risks, and support decarbonization. By leveraging vast smart meter datasets, Amperon translates granular energy usage into actionable insights to improve grid reliability and reduce energy costs. The company is based in New York and serves clients across the energy sector.
Shiru, Inc. is a food technology company based in Oakland, California, established in 2019. It specializes in the development and production of proteins aimed at replacing dairy products and eggs within the food industry. Utilizing artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and precision biology, Shiru focuses on the discovery and creation of novel, sustainable protein ingredients. By leveraging computational design, the company aims to provide enhanced protein solutions that support environmentally friendly practices while meeting consumer demands. Shiru's innovative approach positions it at the forefront of efforts to create sustainable and healthier food options.
Upshift
Pre Seed Round in 2018
Upshift is a mobility company offering car subscriptions and autonomous vehicle-as-a-service for urban users, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area. It provides an identical vehicle on demand, delivered and operated by a remote driver, enabling predictable access without traditional ownership. The service targets low-mileage urban drivers for personal and business use, with all-inclusive, usage-based plans starting around $299 per month for four days of use. The company aims to simplify travel by combining delivery, remote operation, maintenance, insurance, and data-sharing features from a single platform, and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
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