TS Conductor
Venture Round in 2024
TS Conductor is a company focused on providing high-performance conductors for modern power grids. It specializes in the development of advanced transmission technology that features a carbon-fiber-composite core, replacing the traditional steel core. This innovative design results in conductors that are both lighter and stronger, enabling them to carry higher electrical currents with reduced energy loss and enhanced efficiency. The company manufactures conductors with aluminum encapsulation, which protects the composite core from damage and corrosion. Through its products, TS Conductor aims to enhance capacity and reliability in the energy industry while promoting sustainable practices in electricity transmission and distribution.
AiDASH is making critical infrastructure industries climate resilient and sustainable. Using our satellite-first platform for grid inspection and monitoring, our AI applications enable electric and gas utilities and landowners to transform how they manage and maintain their assets. Our customers deliver ROI in their first year of deployment with reduced costs, improved reliability, and advancements in sustainability goals. AiDASH exists to safeguard critical infrastructure and secure the future of humanAIty™. Learn more at www.aidash.com.
Element Energy
Series B in 2023
Element Energy is a startup focused on enhancing the performance, longevity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of large battery packs utilized across various applications, including stationary and renewable energy storage, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles. The company has developed a battery management system that improves the safety, energy throughput, and lifecycle of lithium-ion battery packs. This system enables the cost-effective repurposing of retired electric vehicle batteries into efficient grid-scale energy storage solutions. By facilitating this process, Element Energy supports the integration of renewable energy sources and maximizes the total energy capacity of battery packs, contributing to advancements in energy storage technology.
Infravision
Series A in 2023
Infravision specializes in custom engineering solutions focused on power line stringing for maintenance, repair, and construction projects in the energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors. The company utilizes drone technology, specifically a heavy-lift unmanned aircraft, to install line hardware on overhead earth wires and conductors, significantly reducing environmental impacts. Their innovative stringing system, known as TX, aims to enhance efficiency while preserving vegetation, local fauna, and agricultural land. Infravision is committed to assisting electric utilities in modernizing power grids through drone-enabled upgrades, providing certified solutions that facilitate sustainability and operational improvement across various projects worldwide.
Forum Mobility
Series A in 2023
Forum Mobility specializes in providing zero-emission trucks and charging solutions aimed at facilitating the transition to electric-powered heavy-duty vehicles for logistics operators. The company offers a streamlined approach, allowing clients to access electric vehicles through purchase or lease options, all while charging a single monthly fee. In addition to vehicle offerings, Forum Mobility operates charging stations strategically located near ports and key drayage routes, which are available both during the day and night. This infrastructure not only supports the operational needs of clients but also helps alleviate space constraints at their facilities. By simplifying the shift to an all-electric fleet, Forum Mobility assists goods-transporting corporations in achieving their carbon-free objectives and contributes to efforts against climate change.
Element Energy
Series B in 2022
Element Energy is a startup focused on enhancing the performance, longevity, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of large battery packs utilized across various applications, including stationary and renewable energy storage, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles. The company has developed a battery management system that improves the safety, energy throughput, and lifecycle of lithium-ion battery packs. This system enables the cost-effective repurposing of retired electric vehicle batteries into efficient grid-scale energy storage solutions. By facilitating this process, Element Energy supports the integration of renewable energy sources and maximizes the total energy capacity of battery packs, contributing to advancements in energy storage technology.
Forum Mobility
Seed Round in 2021
Forum Mobility specializes in providing zero-emission trucks and charging solutions aimed at facilitating the transition to electric-powered heavy-duty vehicles for logistics operators. The company offers a streamlined approach, allowing clients to access electric vehicles through purchase or lease options, all while charging a single monthly fee. In addition to vehicle offerings, Forum Mobility operates charging stations strategically located near ports and key drayage routes, which are available both during the day and night. This infrastructure not only supports the operational needs of clients but also helps alleviate space constraints at their facilities. By simplifying the shift to an all-electric fleet, Forum Mobility assists goods-transporting corporations in achieving their carbon-free objectives and contributes to efforts against climate change.
AiDASH is making critical infrastructure industries climate resilient and sustainable. Using our satellite-first platform for grid inspection and monitoring, our AI applications enable electric and gas utilities and landowners to transform how they manage and maintain their assets. Our customers deliver ROI in their first year of deployment with reduced costs, improved reliability, and advancements in sustainability goals. AiDASH exists to safeguard critical infrastructure and secure the future of humanAIty™. Learn more at www.aidash.com.
Heliogen
Corporate Round in 2021
Heliogen, Inc. is a clean energy company based in Pasadena, California, that specializes in renewable energy technology aimed at replacing fossil fuels in heavy industries. Founded in 2013, Heliogen has developed an AI-enabled, modular concentrated solar system that efficiently harnesses sunlight to produce hydrogen and syngas fuels. Its offerings include HelioMax, a closed-loop control system for electricity generation and process heat; HelioHeat, which provides carbon-free high-temperature heat for sectors such as cement, refining, and mining; and HelioFuel, renewable fuels suitable for transportation, heavy equipment, and residential heating. Heliogen's innovative approach aspires to deliver cost-effective, near 24/7 carbon-free energy at scale, marking a significant advancement in sustainable energy solutions.
Optimus Ride
Series B in 2019
Optimus Ride is a self-driving vehicle company located in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on developing technologies that promote efficient, sustainable, and equitable mobility systems. As a spinoff from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the company leverages over 30 years of interdisciplinary research in self-driving technologies, electric vehicles, and Mobility-on-Demand Systems. Optimus Ride specializes in creating self-driving technology systems tailored for geofenced environments, utilizing innovations in complex sensor fusion, mapping, computer vision, and machine learning. The company's expertise is further enhanced by a team with extensive industrial and entrepreneurial experience in manufacturing robots, urban design, and shared vehicle fleet management, allowing it to offer versatile transportation solutions that range from commercial vessel operations to transit options.
Generac Grid Services
Venture Round in 2015
Generac Grid Services specializes in advanced energy grid software that supports the energy industry by optimizing energy distribution and managing electric vehicle (EV) loads. The company utilizes a real-time energy-balancing platform designed to enhance the operational stability of power grids by effectively harnessing distributed energy resources, including flexible loads, energy storage, and renewable energy sources. Generac Grid Services provides essential tools for energy retailers and utilities, enabling them to dynamically optimize and dispatch resources to meet the real-time demands of the power system. By leveraging this technology, the company addresses the complexities associated with increasingly variable energy assets and evolving market opportunities, thereby enhancing overall grid reliability and efficiency.
SoCore Energy
Acquisition in 2013
SoCore Energy, now operating as ENGIE US Solar, specializes in the design, development, and installation of solar energy solutions, with a strong focus on commercial rooftop installations and direct-connect solar systems. Founded in 2008 and based in Chicago, Illinois, the company primarily serves multisite retailers, real estate investment trusts (REITs), and industrial clients. By combining engineering expertise with financial innovation, SoCore Energy aims to lower the costs associated with solar energy implementation, helping clients reduce operational expenses and protect against rising utility rates. As a subsidiary of ENGIE North America Inc., SoCore Energy has established itself as a leader in solar portfolio development, emphasizing its commitment to meeting the solar energy needs of a diverse clientele.