Elemental Impact

Elemental Impact, established in 2009 and located in Honolulu, Hawaii, is an impact investment firm dedicated to fostering positive change through strategic investments. The firm focuses on supporting companies in the energy, mobility, agriculture, circular economy, and water sectors. Elemental Impact aims to improve systems that significantly affect people's lives and has actively invested in numerous startups to facilitate this mission. By providing financial backing and resources, Elemental Impact contributes to the growth of innovative solutions that address critical global challenges.

Lauren Tonokawa

MD of Communications

Past deals in Electricity

OhmConnect

Series D in 2022
OhmConnect, Inc. is a software company based in Oakland, California, that incentivizes users to reduce their household energy consumption during peak demand hours. By participating in energy reduction events, users can receive monetary compensation instead of relying on fossil fuel power plants. OhmConnect connects with users' smart devices, such as Wi-Fi thermostats and electric vehicles, to automate energy savings and provide real-time monitoring of energy usage. Users are informed when to reduce their electricity consumption and can earn points for their participation, which can be redeemed for cash. Additionally, OhmConnect offers wireless smart plugs that allow users to remotely control appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners. Since its incorporation in 2013, OhmConnect has positioned itself as a sustainable alternative to traditional energy generation, promoting a cleaner energy future.

BlocPower

Series A in 2021
BlocPower is an energy technology startup based in Los Angeles, California, focused on providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions. The company aims to reduce energy bills for a diverse clientele, including churches, schools, small businesses, non-profits, and homeowners. By upgrading buildings to be smarter and more environmentally friendly, BlocPower addresses climate challenges while improving the overall health and efficiency of these spaces. The company's platform connects various stakeholders, such as governments, utilities, building owners, lenders, contractors, and providers of smart equipment, to facilitate the development of greener, healthier buildings.

OhmConnect

Series C in 2020
OhmConnect, Inc. is a software company based in Oakland, California, that incentivizes users to reduce their household energy consumption during peak demand hours. By participating in energy reduction events, users can receive monetary compensation instead of relying on fossil fuel power plants. OhmConnect connects with users' smart devices, such as Wi-Fi thermostats and electric vehicles, to automate energy savings and provide real-time monitoring of energy usage. Users are informed when to reduce their electricity consumption and can earn points for their participation, which can be redeemed for cash. Additionally, OhmConnect offers wireless smart plugs that allow users to remotely control appliances like refrigerators and air conditioners. Since its incorporation in 2013, OhmConnect has positioned itself as a sustainable alternative to traditional energy generation, promoting a cleaner energy future.

BlocPower

Venture Round in 2020
BlocPower is an energy technology startup based in Los Angeles, California, focused on providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions. The company aims to reduce energy bills for a diverse clientele, including churches, schools, small businesses, non-profits, and homeowners. By upgrading buildings to be smarter and more environmentally friendly, BlocPower addresses climate challenges while improving the overall health and efficiency of these spaces. The company's platform connects various stakeholders, such as governments, utilities, building owners, lenders, contractors, and providers of smart equipment, to facilitate the development of greener, healthier buildings.

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.

eMotorWerks

Grant in 2017
eMotorWerks is the creator of JuiceNet - a market-leading IoT platform that organizes distributed networks of electric vehicle charging stations into multi-megawatt Virtual Power Plants providing critical demand flexibility services to utilities and grid operators. The company’s mission is to attain control of 100% of EV charging load using its innovative driver engagement tools and a disruptive business model based on recurring revenues and third-party project financing. With 8,000+ of its own charging stations in operation, access to 50,000+ stations from its partners, and access to the entire installed base of 500,000 EVs through its innovative IoT charge adapters and relationships with leading OEMs, eMotorWerks is the largest aggregator of EV charging load today and has contracts with all three largest California utilities to provide energy services from that capacity.

Allume Energy

Pre Seed Round in 2017
Allume Energy Pty. Ltd. is a renewable energy technology company based in Melbourne, Australia, specializing in providing solar-powered electricity to apartment residents. Founded in 2015, the company focuses on solar energy systems designed for multi-unit dwellings, facilitating grid sharing and offering solar as a service to Australian communities. In addition to selling and installing solar energy systems, Allume Energy provides a real-time application that allows users to track their electricity usage.

Go Electric

Grant in 2017
Go Electric is a green-tech early stage company, developing customer side of the meter energy solutions and services that serve facilities and utilities. Its energy products and services accelerate a renewable energy future by integrating renewable energy, advanced batteries, and generators to reduce energy costs, assure energy security, and enhance grid stability. Go Electric is based in Anderson, I.N.

Bidgely

Series B in 2015
Bidgely, Inc. is a technology company specializing in energy analytics and utility solutions. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Bidgely offers innovative products such as HomeBeat, a cloud-based software that disaggregates energy consumption data at the appliance level. The company's UtilityAI Platform generates customer insights based on actual energy usage patterns, enabling utilities to enhance energy efficiency and consumer engagement. By providing these advanced analytics, Bidgely aims to deliver its technology to residential customers worldwide, contributing to significant energy savings and improved understanding of energy consumption behaviors.