Keiki Capital

Climate change creates new risks for electric utilities. From more frequent and intense storms to droughts that create wildfire-friendly conditions, it’s now more critical than ever for these companies to enact mitigation measures that account for these risks. One mitigation is the proactive inspection and inventory of grid assets at-scale, usually by piloting aerial drone missions to collect imagery and video on each asset. While these methods have proven to increase both grid safety and resiliency, most are employed on the transmission grid but not on the distribution grid. This is because, compared to transmission grid assets, distribution grid assets are too numerous, too geographically dispersed, are often located in densely populated areas, and the aerial view is often obscured by vegetation for much of the year. This makes piloting drone inspection missions over distribution grid assets extremely difficult. Yet, 90% of power outages occur on the distribution grid and there are cases of faulty distribution grid equipment sparking wildfires, such as the recent Silverado Fire in Southern California. Noteworthy AI solves this problem by ensuring that distribution grid assets are adequately inspected and monitored. Our solution combines hardware at the Edge and software in the Cloud to help electric utilities inspect and inventory distribution grid assets at scale. Our Edge hardware mounts directly on electric utility fleet vehicles (e.g. repair trucks) and uses proprietary computer vision to inspect and inventory distribution poles and their components with no impact on crew duties. Results are sent to our Cloud software in real-time. This converts non-productive fleet vehicle travel time into active inspection and monitoring at a low cost, enabling electric utilities to reap grid resiliency and safety benefits on the distribution grid as well.

Enduring Planet is a not-for-profit venture capital firm based in Portland, Oregon, established in 2021 to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. The firm provides growth capital to climate entrepreneurs through revenue-based financing, offering non-dilutive capital in exchange for a fixed percentage of a company's top-line revenue. Investment amounts range from $100,000 to $500,000, typically representing a 2% to 10% revenue share over a 2 to 3-year term. Enduring Planet's funding scales with revenue growth, enabling rapid follow-on investments. The firm focuses on companies within the New Climate Economy, supporting initiatives across mitigation, removal, adaptation, and resilience. Additionally, Enduring Planet prioritizes investments in underrepresented founders, diverse teams, and startups that serve marginalized communities, ensuring broad inclusivity in its investment strategy.

Abatable is a provider of a carbon procurement and market intelligence platform designed to facilitate climate action for hard-to-abate emissions. The company assists organizations in offsetting their emissions by offering diversified portfolios of trusted carbon offsets. By leveraging its platform, Abatable navigates the complexities of the voluntary carbon markets, enabling corporate buyers, carbon project developers, and intermediaries to access reliable climate solutions. This approach not only supports credible paths to net zero but also aims to deliver significant and lasting positive environmental and social impacts.

Developer of a personalized recipe app designed to help people build healthy and sustainable eating habits. The company's application curates recipes based on region, dietary preferences, lifestyle choices, and values in an environment-friendly way, it adapts suggestions to a household's dietary & shopping preferences, lifestyle choices, and values in an environment-friendly way, helping users reduce their carbon footprint and follow a sustainable diet.