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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.

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Nicholas Adeyi

Analyst

Logan Ashcraft

Associate

Christina O'Conor

Partner

Marianne Wu Ph.D

Venture Partner

Abe Yokell

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Past deals in Electric Grid

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.