Congruent Ventures

Congruent Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Oakland, California, founded in 2017. The firm specializes in early-stage investments across various sectors, including mobility and urbanization, energy transition, food and agriculture, and industrial and supply chain. Congruent Ventures focuses on technology companies that aim to make a positive impact on energy and resource consumption. The firm seeks opportunities to partner with teams that are aligned with its mission and are committed to scaling innovations in hardware, software, or services. Congruent Ventures II, a 2020 vintage fund managed by the firm, emphasizes investments in areas such as climate tech, financial services, and B2B commercial services, with a preference for impact-driven initiatives.

Nicholas Adeyi

Analyst

Logan Ashcraft

Associate

Christina O'Conor

Partner

Marianne Wu Ph.D

Venture Partner

Abe Yokell

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

67 past transactions

Alloy Enterprises

Series A in 2023
Alloy Enterprises Inc., founded in 2020 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, specializes in the development of 3D printing technologies aimed at addressing inefficiencies in traditional manufacturing processes. The company positions itself as an industry disruptor, utilizing innovative solutions to enhance manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness.

AMP Robotics

Series C in 2023
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

Planet FWD

Series A in 2022
Planet FWD is a San Francisco-based company focused on producing snacks made from regenerative ingredients aimed at reducing carbon emissions in the food system. By sourcing from farmers who employ carbon-capturing practices, the company not only supports sustainable agriculture but also promotes the use of climate-friendly products. Additionally, Planet FWD operates a regenerative food platform that connects brands and consumers interested in creating and consuming environmentally responsible products. Its commitment to sustainability extends to using compostable packaging, further enabling consumers to minimize their carbon footprint.

Raptor Maps

Series B in 2022
Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the solar industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company develops software that transforms drone and asset data into detailed analytics and reports for solar companies. By leveraging multi-spectral imaging and cloud computing, Raptor Maps provides comprehensive data coverage and insights that help identify and address anomalies affecting energy production. The company offers a range of services including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, catering to portfolio owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers, engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, and independent engineers. By facilitating the adoption of drone technology, Raptor Maps enables solar companies to enhance performance, reduce costs, and standardize evaluations across their photovoltaic assets.

Parallel Systems

Series A in 2022
Parallel Systems is a company that specializes in designing autonomous, zero-emissions freight transportation systems. Founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to revolutionize freight transport by creating solutions that are fast, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. By focusing on reducing highway congestion, Parallel Systems seeks to contribute to a more efficient and sustainable transportation infrastructure.

Petra

Series A in 2021
Petra is a Robotics company that focuses solely on underground utilities. Petra enables undergrounding critical utilities by boring utility tunnels through previously impenetrable geologies.

Hippo Harvest

Seed Round in 2021
Hippo Harvest develops an agriculture technology to help scale sustainable agriculture. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Half Moon Bay, California.

Leap

Funding Round in 2021
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.

Machina Labs

Series A in 2021
Machina Labs is a mechanical & industrial engineering & manufacturing firm that unlocks manufacturing through AI & machine learning.

MilkRun

Series A in 2021
MilkRun provides an online retail channel for small and mid-sized producers to engage directly with their customers, orchestrating the direct sale, distribution and fulfillment of locally grown and made goods. With an end-to-end solution, MilkRun can deliver a 6x improvement to producers by using technology to deploy the pre-industrial distribution model for local food systems.

Leap

Series B in 2021
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.

Rendered.ai

Seed Round in 2021
Rendered.ai develops data engineering tools built to help medical, automotive, robotics, security, and other industries. It provides a Common Application Framework to produce physics-based synthetic datasets for AI training and validation. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Bellevue, Washington.

Energetic Insurance

Series A in 2021
Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing solar insurance solutions aimed at mitigating credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. Its flagship product, EneRate, offers coverage for third-party solar developers and asset owners, protecting them against payment default risks and revenue losses when off-takers fail to meet their Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) obligations. Additionally, Energetic Insurance has developed a systematic approach to address off-taker payment defaults, thereby facilitating solar financing for organizations that are unrated or classified as below investment grade. This innovative, data-driven methodology aims to enhance risk management within the renewable energy sector, promoting increased project deployment and capital investment in solar initiatives.

Omnidian

Series B in 2021
Omnidian, Inc., an insurance company, provides residential, commercial, and industrial solar system protection plans. It offers solar power performance guarantee product services, including monitoring, field service repair, and performance guarantee for the life of system. The company also monitors and reports the performance of system; optimizes power generation for the life of the system; and diagnoses and repairs residential scale installations. It serves residential fleet owners and lenders, and residential homeowners. Omnidian, Inc. was formerly known as PeGu, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Dispatch Goods

Seed Round in 2021
Dispatch Goods Inc. manufactures reusable steel containers and boxes for food delivery ecosystem. The company offers containers for the elimination of the disposable food ware. It serves restaurants and food trucks. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Lightship

Seed Round in 2021
Lightship is an early-stage hardware startup launched in 2020 by Tesla alumni that is bringing the $26B RV industry into the electric age. Based in San Francisco, Lightship is designing and producing an aerodynamic, battery-powered trailer that liberates travelers from the noise, emissions, and range anxiety of gas RVing.

Camus Energy

Series A in 2021
Camus Energy is building an open source Grid Management Software as a Service (GMaaS) platform to enable the future DSO. Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, Camus’s platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. Camus’ founders and partners are leveraging experiences from other industries – including the founders’ pioneering work building Google’s global traffic management platform – to address new opportunities on distribution grids.

Camus Energy

Series A in 2021
Camus Energy is building an open source Grid Management Software as a Service (GMaaS) platform to enable the future DSO. Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, Camus’s platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. Camus’ founders and partners are leveraging experiences from other industries – including the founders’ pioneering work building Google’s global traffic management platform – to address new opportunities on distribution grids.

MilkRun

Series A in 2021
MilkRun provides an online retail channel for small and mid-sized producers to engage directly with their customers, orchestrating the direct sale, distribution and fulfillment of locally grown and made goods. With an end-to-end solution, MilkRun can deliver a 6x improvement to producers by using technology to deploy the pre-industrial distribution model for local food systems.

Thrilling

Series A in 2021
Thrilling Inc. is an e-commerce platform specializing in vintage and secondhand merchandise, offering a curated selection of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories from boutiques across the United States. Founded in 2018 and based in Burbank, California, the platform currently features items from 100 stores located in 15 cities. Thrilling aims to provide consumers with a unique shopping experience by connecting them with high-quality, pre-loved fashion.

Fervo Energy

Series B in 2021
Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal developer generating clean power in new places. Fervo Energy commercializes proprietary technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future.

Alloy Enterprises

Seed Round in 2021
Alloy Enterprises Inc., founded in 2020 and headquartered in Somerville, Massachusetts, specializes in the development of 3D printing technologies aimed at addressing inefficiencies in traditional manufacturing processes. The company positions itself as an industry disruptor, utilizing innovative solutions to enhance manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness.

VEIR

Series A in 2021
VEIR is a company developing a new approach to using high-temperature superconductors for electricity transmission. Its passive evaporative cryogenic cooling delivers 20 times the cooling power per kilogram of nitrogen flow compared to mechanical subcooling.

Span

Series A in 2021
Span.IO, Inc. specializes in renewable energy products for residential use, focusing on smart electrical panels that serve as the central hub for managing home energy. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also offers an application called The Span, which allows homeowners to monitor and control their energy consumption remotely, schedule usage, and receive alerts. Span.IO aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy through innovative technology that enhances user experience while promoting sustainability. The company collaborates with installers, technology providers, and energy companies to reach homeowners and is driven by a team of engineers committed to creating impactful solutions in the energy sector.

AMP Robotics

Series B in 2021
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

Sense Photonics

Series A in 2020
Sense Photonics, Inc. develops advanced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for various applications, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the company specializes in producing LiDAR sensors that utilize lasers to generate 3D maps of environments in diverse conditions, such as day or night and across different weather scenarios. With a focus on reliable, modular, and configurable 3D sensing, Sense Photonics has established a strong technological foundation, backed by over 200 patents. Their solid-state sensors, which contain no moving parts, are designed to meet the stringent performance, reliability, and cost requirements essential for automotive and industrial sectors.

Pico MES

Seed Round in 2020
Pico MES Inc. develops manufacturing processes data collection and analytics software for factories in the United States. Its solutions allow manufacturers and engineers to collect data to establish the current state of the factory; remove variation via digital work instructions integrated with station tools and process error proofing; target process and equipment changes to improve productivity; and re-target resources to the next process. Pico MES Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Raptor Maps

Series A in 2020
Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the solar industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company develops software that transforms drone and asset data into detailed analytics and reports for solar companies. By leveraging multi-spectral imaging and cloud computing, Raptor Maps provides comprehensive data coverage and insights that help identify and address anomalies affecting energy production. The company offers a range of services including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, catering to portfolio owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers, engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, and independent engineers. By facilitating the adoption of drone technology, Raptor Maps enables solar companies to enhance performance, reduce costs, and standardize evaluations across their photovoltaic assets.

Fox Robotics

Series A in 2020
Fox Robotics is a platform the engineers and manufactures autonomous forklifts that specialize in trailer unloading.

Meati

Series A in 2020
Meati, also known as Emergy Foods, is a consumer goods company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2016. The company specializes in producing whole muscle, nutritious plant-based meats designed to promote healthier lifestyles and environmental sustainability. By utilizing proprietary, clean technologies, Meati offers nutrient-dense meat alternatives that aim to appeal to a wide audience, ensuring that consumers can enjoy meals that are both good for their health and the planet.

MilkRun

Pre Seed Round in 2020
MilkRun provides an online retail channel for small and mid-sized producers to engage directly with their customers, orchestrating the direct sale, distribution and fulfillment of locally grown and made goods. With an end-to-end solution, MilkRun can deliver a 6x improvement to producers by using technology to deploy the pre-industrial distribution model for local food systems.

Parallel Systems

Seed Round in 2020
Parallel Systems is a company that specializes in designing autonomous, zero-emissions freight transportation systems. Founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, California, the company aims to revolutionize freight transport by creating solutions that are fast, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly. By focusing on reducing highway congestion, Parallel Systems seeks to contribute to a more efficient and sustainable transportation infrastructure.

Hippo Harvest

Seed Round in 2020
Hippo Harvest develops an agriculture technology to help scale sustainable agriculture. It was founded in 2019 and is based in Half Moon Bay, California.

Span

Series A in 2020
Span.IO, Inc. specializes in renewable energy products for residential use, focusing on smart electrical panels that serve as the central hub for managing home energy. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also offers an application called The Span, which allows homeowners to monitor and control their energy consumption remotely, schedule usage, and receive alerts. Span.IO aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy through innovative technology that enhances user experience while promoting sustainability. The company collaborates with installers, technology providers, and energy companies to reach homeowners and is driven by a team of engineers committed to creating impactful solutions in the energy sector.

bp pulse.

Series A in 2020
bp pulse is a provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, specializing in charging-as-a-service for commercial fleets. Founded in 2018 and based in Mountain View, California, the company offers a fully managed charging solution that allows municipal and commercial fleets to transition to electric vehicles efficiently. bp pulse handles all aspects of automated charging systems, delivering services based on a per-electric-mile-driven model. The company also features AMPLIFY, a centralized charge management software that integrates electric vehicle chargers, fleet management, grid systems, and vehicle telematics. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to effectively forecast and manage long-term costs while advancing their zero-emission goals.

Leap

Series A in 2020
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.

Camus Energy

Seed Round in 2019
Camus Energy is building an open source Grid Management Software as a Service (GMaaS) platform to enable the future DSO. Providing grid operators and load serving entities with advanced situational awareness, insight, and control, Camus’s platform empowers industry leaders to safely and strategically manage a rapidly changing grid environment. Camus’ founders and partners are leveraging experiences from other industries – including the founders’ pioneering work building Google’s global traffic management platform – to address new opportunities on distribution grids.

AMP Robotics

Series A in 2019
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

bp pulse.

Seed Round in 2019
bp pulse is a provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, specializing in charging-as-a-service for commercial fleets. Founded in 2018 and based in Mountain View, California, the company offers a fully managed charging solution that allows municipal and commercial fleets to transition to electric vehicles efficiently. bp pulse handles all aspects of automated charging systems, delivering services based on a per-electric-mile-driven model. The company also features AMPLIFY, a centralized charge management software that integrates electric vehicle chargers, fleet management, grid systems, and vehicle telematics. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to effectively forecast and manage long-term costs while advancing their zero-emission goals.

Bellwether Coffee

Series B in 2019
Bellwether Coffee Co. manufactures software based vent less electric roasters. Its products allows its customers to get access to an online bean marketplace, which can be used to order beans. The company’s roasters use a catalytic process to eliminate the harmful gases and need for extra ventilation, which needs to be installed in traditional coffee roasting. Bellwether Coffee Co. was founded in 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Thrilling

Seed Round in 2019
Thrilling Inc. is an e-commerce platform specializing in vintage and secondhand merchandise, offering a curated selection of clothing, shoes, bags, and accessories from boutiques across the United States. Founded in 2018 and based in Burbank, California, the platform currently features items from 100 stores located in 15 cities. Thrilling aims to provide consumers with a unique shopping experience by connecting them with high-quality, pre-loved fashion.

Meati

Venture Round in 2019
Meati, also known as Emergy Foods, is a consumer goods company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2016. The company specializes in producing whole muscle, nutritious plant-based meats designed to promote healthier lifestyles and environmental sustainability. By utilizing proprietary, clean technologies, Meati offers nutrient-dense meat alternatives that aim to appeal to a wide audience, ensuring that consumers can enjoy meals that are both good for their health and the planet.

Fervo Energy

Series A in 2019
Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal developer generating clean power in new places. Fervo Energy commercializes proprietary technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future.

Kinfield

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Kinfield, Inc. develops and manufactures and distributes unisex personal care products. Its products include Waterbalm, a solid moisturizer for face and body; Sunday Spray, a cooling after-sun mist made with aloe, cucumber, eucalyptus, prickly pear and white camphor; and Golden Hour, a mosquito repellent. It sells and distributes its products on its web platform. Kinfield, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.

Omnidian

Series A in 2019
Omnidian, Inc., an insurance company, provides residential, commercial, and industrial solar system protection plans. It offers solar power performance guarantee product services, including monitoring, field service repair, and performance guarantee for the life of system. The company also monitors and reports the performance of system; optimizes power generation for the life of the system; and diagnoses and repairs residential scale installations. It serves residential fleet owners and lenders, and residential homeowners. Omnidian, Inc. was formerly known as PeGu, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Sense Photonics

Series A in 2019
Sense Photonics, Inc. develops advanced light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for various applications, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, the company specializes in producing LiDAR sensors that utilize lasers to generate 3D maps of environments in diverse conditions, such as day or night and across different weather scenarios. With a focus on reliable, modular, and configurable 3D sensing, Sense Photonics has established a strong technological foundation, backed by over 200 patents. Their solid-state sensors, which contain no moving parts, are designed to meet the stringent performance, reliability, and cost requirements essential for automotive and industrial sectors.

Raptor Maps

Seed Round in 2019
Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company that specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the solar industry. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company develops software that transforms drone and asset data into detailed analytics and reports for solar companies. By leveraging multi-spectral imaging and cloud computing, Raptor Maps provides comprehensive data coverage and insights that help identify and address anomalies affecting energy production. The company offers a range of services including aerial thermal inspections, shading analysis, and construction monitoring, catering to portfolio owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers, engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, and independent engineers. By facilitating the adoption of drone technology, Raptor Maps enables solar companies to enhance performance, reduce costs, and standardize evaluations across their photovoltaic assets.

Energetic Insurance

Seed Round in 2019
Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing solar insurance solutions aimed at mitigating credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. Its flagship product, EneRate, offers coverage for third-party solar developers and asset owners, protecting them against payment default risks and revenue losses when off-takers fail to meet their Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) obligations. Additionally, Energetic Insurance has developed a systematic approach to address off-taker payment defaults, thereby facilitating solar financing for organizations that are unrated or classified as below investment grade. This innovative, data-driven methodology aims to enhance risk management within the renewable energy sector, promoting increased project deployment and capital investment in solar initiatives.

Vector

Series A in 2019
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polySpectra

Seed Round in 2019
PolySpectra, Inc. is a company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 2016. It specializes in developing computer-guided 3D printing resins, transforming 3D printing from a prototyping tool into a viable production manufacturing method. The company focuses on creating functional materials for advanced additive manufacturing, utilizing light-activated catalysts to produce durable plastic parts suitable for consumer use. PolySpectra's modular platform allows for the delivery of materials with a wide range of tailored properties from a single chemical system, supporting inventors, designers, and engineers in bringing their ideas to fruition.

AMP Robotics

Seed Round in 2019
AMP Robotics Corporation specializes in designing and manufacturing robotic systems for material recovery facilities and recycling operations, focusing on automating the identification, sorting, and processing of complex waste streams. The company's flagship product, AMP Cortex, utilizes advanced robotics and computer vision technology to efficiently pick and sort recyclable materials, significantly lowering sorting costs. Additionally, AMP Neuron, a software solution, captures and analyzes material data to identify features in a manner similar to human perception. By leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning, AMP Robotics enhances recycling processes for various waste types, including municipal solid waste and e-waste. The modular design of its systems allows for easy integration into existing infrastructure, minimizing disruption and capital investment. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Louisville, Colorado, AMP Robotics has formed strategic partnerships to further its mission of improving recycling rates and economic recovery of recyclables.

Span

Seed Round in 2018
Span.IO, Inc. specializes in renewable energy products for residential use, focusing on smart electrical panels that serve as the central hub for managing home energy. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also offers an application called The Span, which allows homeowners to monitor and control their energy consumption remotely, schedule usage, and receive alerts. Span.IO aims to facilitate the transition to clean energy through innovative technology that enhances user experience while promoting sustainability. The company collaborates with installers, technology providers, and energy companies to reach homeowners and is driven by a team of engineers committed to creating impactful solutions in the energy sector.

Fox Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Fox Robotics Limited manufactures special-purpose robotic machinery. It caters to light manufacturing, aerospace, health, agriculture, and retail industry. Fox Robotics Limited was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Camberley, United Kingdom.

Leap

Seed Round in 2018
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.

For Days

Seed Round in 2018
For Days, Inc manufactures and recycles t-shirts for men and women. The company offers tees made of recycle fabric on subscription and membership basis and the users can send their products back after use when the t-shirt becomes stained or stretched out. It helps to create a closed-loop system of recycling to reduce wastage in the fashion industry. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Brooklyn, New York.

Telesense

Series A in 2018
Telesense, Inc. is an Agtech company that specializes in real-time environmental monitoring solutions for the food and grain industries. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Telesense develops a range of advanced sensors and analytics tools designed to provide grain managers with actionable insights into stored grain conditions. Its products include CellularSpear for remote monitoring of temperature, moisture, and location data; SensorBall for storage monitoring; and BuffaloBox, which retrofits existing temperature cables to wireless systems. The TeleSense App allows users to receive alerts, generate reports, and access data conveniently from any device. By leveraging cloud-based technology and machine learning algorithms, Telesense aims to enhance the monitoring of perishable commodities, reduce human error, and improve operational efficiency across various sectors, including agriculture, restaurants, and commercial food storage. The company is committed to digitizing the post-harvest grain supply chain, ultimately helping clients minimize grain spoilage and improve profitability.

Bellwether Coffee

Series A in 2018
Bellwether Coffee Co. manufactures software based vent less electric roasters. Its products allows its customers to get access to an online bean marketplace, which can be used to order beans. The company’s roasters use a catalytic process to eliminate the harmful gases and need for extra ventilation, which needs to be installed in traditional coffee roasting. Bellwether Coffee Co. was founded in 2013 and is based in Berkeley, California.

bp pulse.

Seed Round in 2018
bp pulse is a provider of electric vehicle charging solutions, specializing in charging-as-a-service for commercial fleets. Founded in 2018 and based in Mountain View, California, the company offers a fully managed charging solution that allows municipal and commercial fleets to transition to electric vehicles efficiently. bp pulse handles all aspects of automated charging systems, delivering services based on a per-electric-mile-driven model. The company also features AMPLIFY, a centralized charge management software that integrates electric vehicle chargers, fleet management, grid systems, and vehicle telematics. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to effectively forecast and manage long-term costs while advancing their zero-emission goals.

Blueprint Power

Series A in 2018
Blueprint Power Technologies, Inc. is a New York-based technology company that specializes in developing machine-learning tools for the management and market transactions of energy assets. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on transforming buildings into power plants by automating energy solutions for real estate applications. By enabling regional groups of real estate companies to optimize their portfolios, Blueprint Power helps generate excess energy supply, which can be sold to meet the increasing demand for high-quality electricity. The company is supported by a team of experienced innovators from leading firms and backed by prominent leaders and investors from the real estate, energy, and technology sectors.

Xtelligent

Venture Round in 2018
Xtelligent Inc, an algorithm and artificial intelligence company, develops a control system for traffic signals that integrates a range of sensor data to adaptively control signal timing to optimize traffic flow using machine learning. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Fox Robotics

Seed Round in 2018
Fox Robotics is a platform the engineers and manufactures autonomous forklifts that specialize in trailer unloading.

Energetic Insurance

Convertible Note in 2017
Energetic Insurance, Inc. is an InsurTech company based in Boston, Massachusetts, founded in 2016. The company specializes in providing solar insurance solutions aimed at mitigating credit and counterparty risks associated with commercial and industrial solar photovoltaic projects. Its flagship product, EneRate, offers coverage for third-party solar developers and asset owners, protecting them against payment default risks and revenue losses when off-takers fail to meet their Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) obligations. Additionally, Energetic Insurance has developed a systematic approach to address off-taker payment defaults, thereby facilitating solar financing for organizations that are unrated or classified as below investment grade. This innovative, data-driven methodology aims to enhance risk management within the renewable energy sector, promoting increased project deployment and capital investment in solar initiatives.

Phase Genomics

Seed Round in 2017
Phase Genomics, Inc. is a biotechnology company founded in 2015 and located in Seattle, Washington. The company specializes in advanced genomic technologies, particularly ProxiMeta Hi-C genome assembly and metagenome deconvolution. Its mission is to assist scientists in making significant discoveries by delivering highly complete and accurate genomes and metagenomes. Through its innovative approaches, Phase Genomics aims to enhance the understanding of complex biological systems, facilitating research in various fields of life sciences.

Omnidian

Seed Round in 2017
Omnidian, Inc., an insurance company, provides residential, commercial, and industrial solar system protection plans. It offers solar power performance guarantee product services, including monitoring, field service repair, and performance guarantee for the life of system. The company also monitors and reports the performance of system; optimizes power generation for the life of the system; and diagnoses and repairs residential scale installations. It serves residential fleet owners and lenders, and residential homeowners. Omnidian, Inc. was formerly known as PeGu, Inc. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

OptimoRoute

Venture Round in 2016
OptimoRoute Inc. offers an online platform designed to plan and optimize routes and schedules for delivery and field service operations. The software generates efficient routes and stop sequences by considering various constraints, including travel times, driver work hours, delivery schedules, vehicle capacity, and driver skills. This solution is utilized by a diverse range of industries, including cleaning services, delivery, farming, floristry, food and beverage, waste collection, home care, HVAC, inspections, installations, landscaping, maintenance, pest control, plumbing, real estate, and trucking. Founded in 2012 and based in Palo Alto, California, OptimoRoute aims to provide advanced planning and routing capabilities to enhance operational efficiency for its clients.