Evergy Ventures

Evergy Ventures is the venture capital arm of Evergy specializing in investments in growth capital and early stage companies. It seeks to invest in the energy sector focusing on opportunities in the customer energy solutions, energy infrastructure industries, energy marketing, environmental remediation, infrastructure security, and renewables services, but is open to attractive investments outside of these sectors within the energy value chain. Evergy Ventures prefers to make investments using equity and debt instruments. It prefers to invest in North America with a special focus on Midwest based companies. Evergy Ventures began operation in 2015. It has its headquarters in Kansas City in Missouri.

Dennis Odell

Vice President and Head of Evergy Ventures

Brock Smith

Managing Director

24 past transactions

Xendee

Series A in 2022
Developer of a microgrid analysis platform designed to analyze and identify optimal sites for distributed energy resources (DER). The company's platform facilitates rapid site discovery, portfolio-level analysis, and seamless transition to detailed site design, enabling users to maximize their return on investment and streamline energy management processes.

SkySpecs

Series D in 2022
SkySpecs automates the inspection, diagnostics, and maintenance of utility scale wind turbines with custom autonomous drones. The company develops an affordable form of energy, through the use of an automated drone inspection service and analytics platform that allows for repeatability, high-quality data, and safer inspections. SkySpecs was founded on 2012 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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.

Librestream

Venture Round in 2021
Librestream Technologies Inc. develops the operations-driven video collaboration solution for enterprises. With its patented Onsight video collaboration solution, Librestream extends traditional video-conferencing and collaborative services to places previously unreachable by video such as an off-shore oil rig or a manufacturing plant floor. Collaborators across multiple locations can use a combination of Onsight software and camera devices to interact through live video, voice, image sharing and onscreen telestration. Industries as diverse as manufacturing, energy, healthcare, insurance, and government sectors are using Librestream’s Onsight solution to connect their ecosystem of employees, suppliers, and customers. These enterprises achieve cost-efficiencies resulting from accelerated problem resolution, reductions in downtimes and travel, improvements in customer service and increased productivity. To learn more about the company, its products and services, visit the website at www.librestream.com, email information@librestream.com or call 1.800.849.5507 (NA) / +1.204.487.0612 (Intl).

WattBuy

Series A in 2020
WattBuy is an online marketplace that assists residents in saving on electricity costs by facilitating the selection of cheaper electricity providers. Founded in 2017, the platform empowers users to make informed decisions about their home electricity expenses by enabling them to browse and choose from a variety of plans available in their area. As several state governments have deregulated the electricity market, homeowners in 14 states can now access over 50 electricity providers and plans tailored to their needs. WattBuy utilizes a personalized recommendation engine to help clients set up electricity plans that align with their preferences and usage, ultimately allowing them to switch to more cost-effective options. The company is supported by the Department of Energy and Techstars Accelerator.

Redaptive

Private Equity Round in 2020
Redaptive, Inc. provides research and consultancy services for industrial power savings. The company also offers-commercial Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform. Redaptive, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional locations in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Palmetto, Inc.

Series B in 2020
Palmetto, Inc. operates as a clean technology software and fulfillment platform company scaling the deployment of technology products such as energy storage, solar power, demand management systems, and energy efficiency. The company builds and deploys software systems that help consumers understand their energy spend. It offers logistics and infrastructural support, information on clean energy’s benefits, and software tools that enable solar customers to manage and monitor how their solar installations are operating. It offers services, such as ongoing support, financing, design, survey, engineering, permitting, and installation services for solar products, storage products, and thermostats. Palmetto, Inc. was formerly known as Palmetto Global Holdings, LLC. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina. It has additional offices in San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington.

SkySpecs

Series C in 2019
SkySpecs automates the inspection, diagnostics, and maintenance of utility scale wind turbines with custom autonomous drones. The company develops an affordable form of energy, through the use of an automated drone inspection service and analytics platform that allows for repeatability, high-quality data, and safer inspections. SkySpecs was founded on 2012 and is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Blue Pillar

Series A in 2019
Blue Pillar, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions aimed at enhancing critical infrastructure resilience against power outages. The company provides a range of applications, including Aurora, a flexible platform for establishing a digital energy Internet of Things (IoT) network that connects and manages mechanical and electrical equipment. Additionally, Avise Insite offers real-time management of facility utilities such as water, gas, electric, and steam, while Avise Foresite serves as an enterprise solution for centralized facility and energy management across multiple locations. Blue Pillar's clientele spans various sectors, including healthcare, education, local and federal government, municipal utilities, and research institutions. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Blue Pillar is dedicated to making Industrial IoT technologies more accessible and effective for its customers.

ESS

Series C in 2019
Since their founding in 2011, ESS has been focused on laying the groundwork for a future powered by clean and reliable energy. With a team that boasts decades of experience in distributed power generation and energy storage technologies, ESS has developed an extremely cost-effective energy management system that combines a safe, abundant and non-toxic iron electrolyte with their patented flow cell design. This combination of high performance with low cost means that ESS’s technology is ideally suited for applications that range in size from retail energy management to utility-scale renewables integration.

Sunverge

Series D in 2019
Sunverge Energy Inc. is a company that develops and operates a cloud-based platform for the aggregation and management of distributed energy resources. It provides integrated solar solutions, including the Sunverge Solar Integration System (SIS) Release 1.2, which facilitates the distribution of renewable energy generation and storage, and the Sunverge SISport load management software, designed to help manage peak residential load. The company caters to a diverse clientele, including homeowners, small to medium-sized businesses, utilities, and electricity regulators. Founded in 2010, Sunverge is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Fortitude Valley, Australia. The company has formed strategic alliances with LG Electronics and Eaton to enhance its offerings.

Innowatts

Series B in 2019
Innowatts, Inc. develops software solutions for efficient energy management. Its product PowerEASE is used for load forecasting, energy risk optimization, and infrastructure planning. Its customers include, retail energy providers, regulated utility companies, regulatory and public policy boards, and residential communities. Innowatts, Inc. was founded in 2013 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Tomorrow.io

Series B in 2018
ClimaCell is an all-in-one weather intelligence platform that predicts and automates weather challenges. It combines Weather-of-Things data - from cell tower transmissions to connected cars - with traditional data sources and analyzes it using proprietary, cutting edge models.

LiveSafe

Series B in 2018
LiveSafe, Inc. designs and develops a mobile safety communications platform. The company’s safety communications platform combines a mobile application and a cloud-based command dashboard that allows people to send actionable crowd-sourced intelligence to connect people to the help they need. It serves media and technology, property management, retail, entertainment and sports, and financial services enterprises, as well as malls, hospitals, and government contractors. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Arlington, Virginia with an additional office in Clearwater, Florida. As of October 6, 2020, LiveSafe, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Vector Solutions, Inc.

Axiom Exergy

Series A in 2018
Axiom Exergy Inc., an energy storage company, develops refrigeration batteries for supermarkets, cold-storage facilities, and food processors to store and deploy refrigeration. Its product features an optional integrated backup cooling feature that helps to protect food from spoiling during power outages; and offers supermarket energy management, thermal energy systems engineering, and hardware development and energy services. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Richmond, California.

Redaptive

Venture Round in 2018
Redaptive, Inc. provides research and consultancy services for industrial power savings. The company also offers-commercial Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform. Redaptive, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional locations in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts.

ecobee

Series C in 2018
ecobee, Inc. manufactures and sells Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostats and light automation equipment with remote sensors and voice control for residential and commercial applications. Its products include SmartThermostat with voice control, ecobee3 lite, SmartSensor, and ecobee Switch+. The company also offers a mobile application in support to its products through iOS, Android, and BlackBerry platforms. It retails its products online. ecobee, Inc. was formerly known as Avaning Inc. and changed its name to ecobee, Inc. in October 2008. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Redaptive

Funding Round in 2018
Redaptive, Inc. provides research and consultancy services for industrial power savings. The company also offers-commercial Efficiency-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform. Redaptive, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional locations in Dallas, Texas, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Grid Assurance

Funding Round in 2018
Grid Assurance is your Grid Resiliency Solution. We are a cost-effective solution to electric grid restoration. As a subscriber to Grid Assurance, you will have access to critical, long lead-time equipment housed in secure warehouses and readily deployable when needed. Our services are intended to complement existing sparing programs at individual energy companies and established industry solutions.

Convergent Energy and Power

Funding Round in 2018
Convergent Energy + Power is a technology-neutral energy storage asset developer with experience across a wide range of projects, from commercial and industrial applications to grid-connected systems. The company manages all aspects of the energy storage asset development cycle, including project-specific opportunity identification and economic evaluation, contract and financial structuring, engineering-procurement-construction, as well as operations and maintenance.

Pepper

Funding Round in 2018
Pepper offers an IoT operating system and service delivery platform that empowers enterprises to deploy sophisticated IoT solutions. The introduction of billions of new connected devices (and other "things") requires a new user-experience paradigm—one that enables both consumers and enterprises the ability to effectively manage, control, and engage with their increasingly connected worlds. Pepper solves the problems associated with this increased complexity through the combination of its user operating system and service delivery platform.

Blue Pillar

Venture Round in 2017
Blue Pillar, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions aimed at enhancing critical infrastructure resilience against power outages. The company provides a range of applications, including Aurora, a flexible platform for establishing a digital energy Internet of Things (IoT) network that connects and manages mechanical and electrical equipment. Additionally, Avise Insite offers real-time management of facility utilities such as water, gas, electric, and steam, while Avise Foresite serves as an enterprise solution for centralized facility and energy management across multiple locations. Blue Pillar's clientele spans various sectors, including healthcare, education, local and federal government, municipal utilities, and research institutions. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, Blue Pillar is dedicated to making Industrial IoT technologies more accessible and effective for its customers.

EnergySavvy

Series D in 2016
EnergySavvy is a cloud software company that helps utilities transform their customer experience and operations. EnergySavvy provides personalized customer insights, breakthrough customer engagement, and automated program delivery with the industry's only platform purpose-built to enhance the customer experience and increase operational efficiency. Nearly 40 utilities and state programs rely on EnergySavvy to enable customer experience transformation in the modern, digital customer era. The company is led by alumni from Microsoft, Amazon, PG&E, and EnerNOC. EnergySavvy brings together expertise in software, user experience, and analytics to deliver cloud solutions that clients love.

Go Electric

Series A in 2016
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.