Evergy Ventures

Evergy Ventures is the venture capital arm of Evergy, established in 2015 and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm specializes in investing in growth capital and early-stage companies within the energy sector, focusing on areas such as customer energy solutions, energy infrastructure, renewable services, and environmental remediation. In addition to these sectors, Evergy Ventures is open to attractive investment opportunities throughout the energy value chain. The firm primarily utilizes equity and debt instruments for its investments and has a strong preference for companies located in North America, particularly in the Midwest.

Dennis Odell

Vice President and Head of Evergy Ventures

Brock Smith

Managing Director

Past deals in Missouri

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.

Grid Assurance

Funding Round in 2018
Grid Assurance is a company based in Kansas City, Missouri, that specializes in providing solutions for electric grid restoration and resilience. Founded in 2016, the company offers a cost-effective service designed to enhance the transmission system's reliability. Subscribers to Grid Assurance gain access to critical, long-lead-time equipment stored in secure warehouses, which can be quickly deployed during outages. This service is intended to complement existing spare equipment programs at energy companies, ensuring that they are better prepared to manage the impacts of prolonged transmission outages.
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