Powerhouse

Powerhouse, formerly known as SfunCube, is an innovation firm based in Oakland, California, focused on supporting seed-stage startups in the clean energy, mobility, and climate sectors. Established in May 2013, the firm specializes in intelligent energy technologies, including solar, fintech, energy storage, demand response, and grid integration. Powerhouse partners with leading global corporations to identify and collaborate with innovative startups, facilitating investments and acquisitions. The firm offers a structured six-month program that includes seed investments ranging from $50,000 to $250,000, in exchange for equity stakes. Through its initiatives, Powerhouse aims to drive innovation and accelerate the transition to sustainable energy solutions.

Alexandra Harbour

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Emily Kirsch

Founder and CEO

58 past transactions

Adaptis

Seed Round in 2025
Adaptis is a decision-support platform focused on carbon reduction planning for existing and newly constructed buildings. The company aims to enhance return on investment and lower costs for building owners and consultants involved in decarbonization and sustainability efforts. Adaptis engages in the early planning phases of projects to assist with decision-making on carbon reduction and supports design and consulting teams in meeting decarbonization targets throughout the design process. Its innovative platform analyzes building conditions, generates automated assessments of material salvage value, and facilitates deconstruction planning, all while optimizing for both environmental and economic performance. Adaptis's methodologies lead to higher-quality design options, offering a significant increase in speed and cost savings when compared to traditional consulting approaches. By validating decarbonization goals during construction and optimizing maintenance and capital planning throughout the project life cycle, Adaptis significantly contributes to reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.

Tyba

Series A in 2025
Tyba is a developer of an informatics platform that assists enterprises in the development and operation of renewable energy projects. The platform offers comprehensive modeling for both standalone and hybrid storage projects, facilitating early-stage development through to operational phases. It enables users to build production and revenue models, compare design variations, and analyze results using interactive dashboards and visualizations. By leveraging analytics related to renewable energy and power markets, Tyba empowers businesses to effectively model solar energy storage, allowing them to make informed decisions regarding expected production, revenue, dispatch, and asset operations.

Presto

Seed Round in 2025
Presto is a software platform to power magical charging experiences for fleets, mobility providers, and businesses.We believe that access to reliable and affordable charging is the key to unlocking mass electrification and fighting climate change.

CapeZero

Seed Round in 2025
CapeZero is a software-as-a-service company providing financial technology solutions to counterparties evaluating investment, financing, and sale options for clean energy projects. Almost every renewable energy project benefits from receiving a “structured tax credit investment” (i.e. tax equity, transferability, and direct pay). CapeZero’s modeling and deal analysis software provides developers, investors, and advisors with a platform to efficiently navigate structured tax credit investments. CapeZero enables stakeholders to make real-time, profit-optimizing decisions and build a clean energy future together.

AmpUp

Series A in 2024
ampUp is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. It has developed a software platform that facilitates a reservable charging network, connecting drivers, hosts, and fleets to make EV charging more accessible and efficient. The platform allows businesses and property owners to manage multiple charging stations seamlessly, promoting a peer-to-peer network that enables users to monetize their chargers. By listing their charging stations on ampUp's network, customers can earn revenue while contributing to broader electrification efforts in their communities. Overall, ampUp aims to simplify the charging experience and support the growing demand for electric vehicle infrastructure.

Sybill AI

Series A in 2024
Sybill, founded in August 2020 by a team with backgrounds from Stanford, MIT, and various IITs, develops AI-based software aimed at enhancing engagement in video conferencing. The software leverages computer vision and artificial intelligence to analyze facial and body language, offering real-time insights into participants' sentiments and the overall mood of the meeting. Targeted primarily at sales teams transitioning to virtual selling, Sybill provides valuable information that helps sellers gauge agreement and engagement levels during conversations, effectively allowing them to "read the room" in a virtual context. This capability enables organizations to conduct more effective sales engagements remotely while reducing travel and associated expenses.

ThinkLabs AI

Seed Round in 2024
ThinkLabs AI is a specialist AI development and deployment firm. Its mission is to empower critical industries and infrastructure with trustworthy AI towards global energy sustainability.

SHAED

Seed Round in 2024
SHAED offers a mobility platform. It focuses on Shared, Hydrogen, Autonomous, Electric, and Distribution technologies. It speeds up the shift from traditional engines to electric and sustainable vehicles in the commercial sector.

Rock Rabbit

Seed Round in 2024
Rock Rabbit is an AI-driven platform that facilitates access to energy rebates for homeowners seeking to enhance their homes' efficiency and sustainability. The platform simplifies the process of obtaining home incentives by providing real-time information about available rebates and connecting users with qualified contractors for project execution. By integrating various stakeholders, including homeowners, contractors, and incentive providers, Rock Rabbit enhances transparency and streamlines the procedures for claiming rebates and payments. This innovative approach not only makes it easier for individuals to future-proof their homes but also supports broader efforts in building decarbonization.

Salient

Venture Round in 2023
Salient creates a weather intelligence platform that combines novel ocean and land-surface data with machine learning and climate expertise to provide accurate subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) weather forecasts 2 to 52 weeks ahead. Salient's tools sift through large datasets to identify complex climate system relationships in order to provide accurate forecasts used in agriculture, energy, finance, supply chain, and other industries. Salient utilizes scientific knowledge to assist individuals and organizations in better understanding and preparing for the increasing volatility of climate change.

Tyba

Seed Round in 2023
Tyba is a developer of an informatics platform that assists enterprises in the development and operation of renewable energy projects. The platform offers comprehensive modeling for both standalone and hybrid storage projects, facilitating early-stage development through to operational phases. It enables users to build production and revenue models, compare design variations, and analyze results using interactive dashboards and visualizations. By leveraging analytics related to renewable energy and power markets, Tyba empowers businesses to effectively model solar energy storage, allowing them to make informed decisions regarding expected production, revenue, dispatch, and asset operations.

Axiom Cloud

Series A in 2023
Axiom Cloud Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the commercial refrigeration sector, primarily targeting supermarkets in North America. Founded in 2020 and based in Oakland, California, the company offers a power management and maintenance platform designed to address significant energy and maintenance challenges in the cooling and refrigeration industry. Its innovative applications include Virtual Technician, which autonomously anticipates system failures and enhances performance, and Virtual Battery, which mimics the benefits of traditional lithium-ion batteries by intelligently managing cooling loads. Customers, primarily in the retail grocery segment, pay an initial setup fee for the installation and configuration of the IoT platform, along with ongoing subscription fees for the cloud-based software applications. Axiom Cloud's technology also focuses on improving sustainability by reducing refrigerant leaks and integrating renewable energy sources into cooling systems.

Audette

Seed Round in 2022
Audette is a developer of an analytics platform focused on enhancing carbon reduction investment in commercial buildings. The platform collects and analyzes utility and equipment data to evaluate building operations, generating actionable recommendations and decarbonization roadmaps. By providing insights into energy management, Audette enables commercial property owners to identify cost-effective projects, improve performance, and access necessary capital. This approach helps address the challenges energy managers face in meeting regulatory commitments while uncovering significant potential reductions in operating costs and carbon emissions. With the growing demand for energy efficiency upgrades in commercial properties, Audette positions itself as a valuable resource for maximizing the benefits of clean investment in large building portfolios.

Adaptis

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Adaptis is a decision-support platform focused on carbon reduction planning for existing and newly constructed buildings. The company aims to enhance return on investment and lower costs for building owners and consultants involved in decarbonization and sustainability efforts. Adaptis engages in the early planning phases of projects to assist with decision-making on carbon reduction and supports design and consulting teams in meeting decarbonization targets throughout the design process. Its innovative platform analyzes building conditions, generates automated assessments of material salvage value, and facilitates deconstruction planning, all while optimizing for both environmental and economic performance. Adaptis's methodologies lead to higher-quality design options, offering a significant increase in speed and cost savings when compared to traditional consulting approaches. By validating decarbonization goals during construction and optimizing maintenance and capital planning throughout the project life cycle, Adaptis significantly contributes to reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.

Zeti

Seed Round in 2022
Zeti is a digital financing platform established in 2020 and based in London, England. The company focuses on promoting clean mobility by connecting operators of essential vehicle fleets with institutional funders interested in financing electric vehicles and their necessary infrastructure. Zeti's platform facilitates the transition to zero-emission transport by offering innovative financing solutions tailored to the needs of both fleet operators and funders. Additionally, it provides critical real-time data that enhances decision-making for stakeholders, enabling them to secure flexible, risk-adjusted financing while supporting broader sustainability goals.

Carbon Collective

Seed Round in 2022
Carbon Collective is an online investment advisor dedicated to addressing the climate crisis by providing sustainable and green investment services. The company focuses on creating low-fee, diversified investment portfolios that aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. By offering a platform that allows users to invest in companies actively working to combat climate change, Carbon Collective seeks to bridge the significant annual climate investment gap. Its mission is to empower individuals to make impactful investment choices that contribute to a more sustainable future.

Recurrent

Venture Round in 2022
Recurrent Motors, Inc. specializes in analyzing electric vehicle (EV) batteries and providing detailed reports that assist car dealers and private buyers in purchasing used electric cars. Founded in 2020 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools that assess battery health, life expectancy, and current maximum range of EVs, addressing the complexities involved in understanding these factors as vehicles age. By delivering non-invasive tests and leveraging a national database of vehicle data and history, Recurrent enables informed decision-making for both dealers and consumers. Additionally, the company provides personalized monthly battery analyses for EV owners, enhancing their understanding of their vehicles' performance over time.

RenewaFi

Seed Round in 2022
RenewaFi operates a renewable energy marketplace that aims to enhance transparency and liquidity in the procurement of renewable energy. The platform focuses on providing power purchase agreement (PPA) price transparency through a neutral price tracker combined with an anonymous marketplace. It facilitates automated actions, proposal comparisons, and deal executions for renewable energy services. By collecting proposals from pre-vetted market participants, RenewaFi enables businesses to streamline their procurement processes, improve speed to market, and expedite negotiations, ultimately supporting the transition to renewable energy sources.

Finite

Seed Round in 2022
Finite is an investment platform focused on providing access to private credit assets and sustainable investments. The company specializes in residential and commercial solar credit investments, catering to investors seeking opportunities in these sectors. By offering a vertically integrated financial platform, Finite simplifies the investment process, allowing clients to easily deploy capital into traditionally inaccessible assets. This approach also enables investors to monitor the ongoing performance of their investments, fostering transparency and ease of management. Overall, Finite aims to connect investors with sustainable asset opportunities while enhancing the investment experience.

Helio Home

Seed Round in 2021
Helio is a company focused on facilitating the transition from fossil fuels to complete electrification of homes. It operates an innovative online platform that provides customers with a straightforward and cost-effective approach to achieve whole-home electrification. The platform integrates various systems including solar energy, heating and cooling, electrical systems, insulation, and ventilation, ensuring a holistic design for energy efficiency. By promoting the use of electric solutions, Helio aims to help customers reduce their carbon footprints and minimize reliance on fossil fuels, contributing to a more sustainable future.

Overstory

Seed Round in 2021
Overstory is a company that utilizes artificial intelligence and advanced satellite imagery to provide vegetation intelligence for electric utilities. By analyzing satellite data, Overstory helps these utilities identify and prioritize potential vegetation risks near power corridors, enabling better decision-making and resource allocation. This proactive approach aims to prevent power outages, reduce wildfire risks, and enhance the safety and resilience of the electrical grid. Additionally, Overstory's platform offers global-scale automated analysis, segmenting tree species, estimating wood volume, and assessing tree health. This functionality supports corporations, NGOs, and governments in their efforts to combat deforestation and promote sustainable forest management practices.

Sust Global

Seed Round in 2021
Sust Global is focused on translating complex climate science into actionable financial insights through its AI-powered geospatial platform. This platform leverages advanced data analytics and remote sensing to provide asset-level data from various geospatial sources, including satellite imagery and information from academic, commercial, and government institutions. By offering insights into physical climate risks and greenhouse gas emissions profiling, Sust Global empowers global investors, corporations, consultancies, and data platforms to quantify climate-related risks and develop climate-resilient products. Their approach goes beyond traditional climate disclosure and reporting, enabling users to understand, mitigate future losses, and capture sustainable value in the evolving climate economy.

Zenduty

Seed Round in 2021
Zenduty is a provider of a management and response orchestration platform designed to enhance operational health management. Its platform features an incident response dashboard that monitors the health of production operations, alongside end-to-end incident alerting and on-call management. This enables clients to effectively track their operational health and improve system uptime, ensuring a more efficient response to incidents.

Audette

Seed Round in 2021
Audette is a developer of an analytics platform focused on enhancing carbon reduction investment in commercial buildings. The platform collects and analyzes utility and equipment data to evaluate building operations, generating actionable recommendations and decarbonization roadmaps. By providing insights into energy management, Audette enables commercial property owners to identify cost-effective projects, improve performance, and access necessary capital. This approach helps address the challenges energy managers face in meeting regulatory commitments while uncovering significant potential reductions in operating costs and carbon emissions. With the growing demand for energy efficiency upgrades in commercial properties, Audette positions itself as a valuable resource for maximizing the benefits of clean investment in large building portfolios.

AmpUp

Venture Round in 2021
ampUp is a Silicon Valley-based company that specializes in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions. It has developed a software platform that facilitates a reservable charging network, connecting drivers, hosts, and fleets to make EV charging more accessible and efficient. The platform allows businesses and property owners to manage multiple charging stations seamlessly, promoting a peer-to-peer network that enables users to monetize their chargers. By listing their charging stations on ampUp's network, customers can earn revenue while contributing to broader electrification efforts in their communities. Overall, ampUp aims to simplify the charging experience and support the growing demand for electric vehicle infrastructure.

Dollaride

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Dollaride is a mobility company focused on enhancing transportation access in urban areas, particularly for underserved communities. Drawing inspiration from New York City's informal "dollar vans," which have provided local transport services since the 1980s, Dollaride has developed a digital platform that connects fleet owners, drivers, and passengers. The platform offers a comprehensive operator business dashboard, enabling fleet management, automated fee collection, and features that support territory expansion. By providing technical resources and web assistance, Dollaride empowers operators to manage their fleets transparently and in compliance with regulations. This innovative approach not only enhances the earnings potential for drivers but also allows passengers to conveniently hail rides, thereby improving overall mobility in urban settings. Through its commitment to clean transportation, Dollaride aims to foster the adoption of sustainable practices among small transportation fleet owners and contribute to the green economy.

Nithio

Series A in 2021
Nithio Holdings is an energy finance company established in 2018 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It specializes in providing data-driven financing solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the off-grid energy sector across sub-Saharan Africa. Nithio leverages a proprietary artificial intelligence risk analytics engine to support distributed energy service companies, capital providers, governments, and other stakeholders involved in the solar energy market. The company focuses on enhancing access to solar home systems, productive use appliances, agribusiness, and microfinance, thereby facilitating sustainable energy solutions in underserved regions.

Axiom Cloud

Seed Round in 2021
Axiom Cloud Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the commercial refrigeration sector, primarily targeting supermarkets in North America. Founded in 2020 and based in Oakland, California, the company offers a power management and maintenance platform designed to address significant energy and maintenance challenges in the cooling and refrigeration industry. Its innovative applications include Virtual Technician, which autonomously anticipates system failures and enhances performance, and Virtual Battery, which mimics the benefits of traditional lithium-ion batteries by intelligently managing cooling loads. Customers, primarily in the retail grocery segment, pay an initial setup fee for the installation and configuration of the IoT platform, along with ongoing subscription fees for the cloud-based software applications. Axiom Cloud's technology also focuses on improving sustainability by reducing refrigerant leaks and integrating renewable energy sources into cooling systems.

Axiom Cloud

Seed Round in 2021
Axiom Cloud Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence solutions for the commercial refrigeration sector, primarily targeting supermarkets in North America. Founded in 2020 and based in Oakland, California, the company offers a power management and maintenance platform designed to address significant energy and maintenance challenges in the cooling and refrigeration industry. Its innovative applications include Virtual Technician, which autonomously anticipates system failures and enhances performance, and Virtual Battery, which mimics the benefits of traditional lithium-ion batteries by intelligently managing cooling loads. Customers, primarily in the retail grocery segment, pay an initial setup fee for the installation and configuration of the IoT platform, along with ongoing subscription fees for the cloud-based software applications. Axiom Cloud's technology also focuses on improving sustainability by reducing refrigerant leaks and integrating renewable energy sources into cooling systems.

Solstice

Venture Round in 2021
Solstice is a company dedicated to making renewable energy accessible to all Americans through community-shared solar power. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Solstice provides comprehensive customer solutions for shared solar, including subscriber aggregation and management services aimed at solar developers, utilities, and other providers. By employing community organizing techniques along with its innovative online marketplace, Solstice aggregates consumer demand to facilitate the deployment of community solar projects. This approach enables renters and homeowners with non-optimal roofs to participate in solar energy, allowing them to save on utility bills without upfront costs. Solstice is driven by a commitment to energy equity, striving to ensure that affordable renewable energy is available to every household, regardless of income or credit status. The company has been recognized with multiple awards for its contributions to clean energy and entrepreneurship.

Pearl Street Technologies

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Pearl Street Technologies specializes in the development of the SUGAR platform, a comprehensive tool for power grid planning that enhances the reliability and sustainability of electrical networks. Inspired by advanced computer chip design methodologies, SUGAR offers modeling, optimization, and design capabilities tailored for grid operators, utilities, and project developers. The platform automates the creation of base case planning models and effectively addresses complex contingencies and extreme grid conditions. By streamlining project workflows and reducing network upgrade costs, SUGAR facilitates the seamless integration of renewable energy sources, thereby supporting stakeholders in their efforts to build a more resilient power infrastructure.

Recurrent

Seed Round in 2020
Recurrent Motors, Inc. specializes in analyzing electric vehicle (EV) batteries and providing detailed reports that assist car dealers and private buyers in purchasing used electric cars. Founded in 2020 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools that assess battery health, life expectancy, and current maximum range of EVs, addressing the complexities involved in understanding these factors as vehicles age. By delivering non-invasive tests and leveraging a national database of vehicle data and history, Recurrent enables informed decision-making for both dealers and consumers. Additionally, the company provides personalized monthly battery analyses for EV owners, enhancing their understanding of their vehicles' performance over time.

WattBuy

Series A in 2020
WattBuy is a company that aims to make cleaner and more affordable electricity accessible to households across the United States. Based in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, WattBuy has assembled a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. The company has developed an electricity management platform that empowers users to take control of their electricity usage. By utilizing a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents identify and set up electricity plans tailored to their preferences and consumption patterns. This approach not only enables clients to save money but also facilitates switching to more cost-effective electricity suppliers in their area, thereby promoting both financial savings and environmental sustainability.

Terabase

Series A in 2020
Terabase Energy, Inc. is a technology company focused on enhancing the efficiency and scalability of utility-scale solar projects through automation and digital solutions. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Melbourne, Australia, Terabase offers a cloud-based artificial intelligence platform that facilitates collaboration on digital project models. Its proprietary software is utilized by over 400 firms, including engineering, procurement, and construction companies, developers, and independent power producers across 28 countries. By providing innovative tools and services, Terabase aims to reduce costs and accelerate the deployment of large-scale solar energy projects, thereby supporting the growth of renewable energy infrastructure worldwide.

Raptor Maps

Series A in 2020
Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform to enhance solar asset performance through data analysis. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company utilizes unmanned aerial vehicles to capture multi-spectral images, which are processed through cloud computing for detailed system analytics. Raptor Maps automates visual inspections and provides tools for effective management of solar plants, allowing technicians to access vital information and streamline their work, even in remote locations. The company offers a range of services, including aerial thermal inspection analytics, aerial shading inspections, and advanced construction monitoring solutions. Its clientele includes portfolio owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers, engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, and independent engineers worldwide.

Overstory

Seed Round in 2020
Overstory is a company that utilizes artificial intelligence and advanced satellite imagery to provide vegetation intelligence for electric utilities. By analyzing satellite data, Overstory helps these utilities identify and prioritize potential vegetation risks near power corridors, enabling better decision-making and resource allocation. This proactive approach aims to prevent power outages, reduce wildfire risks, and enhance the safety and resilience of the electrical grid. Additionally, Overstory's platform offers global-scale automated analysis, segmenting tree species, estimating wood volume, and assessing tree health. This functionality supports corporations, NGOs, and governments in their efforts to combat deforestation and promote sustainable forest management practices.

Station A

Seed Round in 2020
Station A, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing automated solutions for clean energy development. Founded in 2018, it operates a software platform designed to assist clean energy developers and energy users in achieving zero carbon emissions for buildings. The platform utilizes geospatial, environmental, and financial data to model and predict optimal clean energy solutions for various homes and businesses. It allows users to analyze markets, identify new customers, and directly connect with energy users, thereby facilitating the evaluation and deployment of clean energy products such as solar panels, batteries, thermal storage, and energy efficiency measures. Additionally, Station A’s platform offers access to a network of clean energy developers, financiers, and installers, enhancing collaboration and innovation within the sector.

Amperon

Seed Round in 2020
Amperon is a provider of forecasting and analytics solutions that harness real-time energy data to deliver precise electricity demand forecasts. With over 70 million smart meters installed across the country, the company capitalizes on previously untapped data by utilizing artificial intelligence to analyze 15-minute resolution electricity consumption for residential, commercial, and industrial ratepayers. This innovative approach enables energy suppliers and utilities to manage energy costs more efficiently, contributing to the advancement of a smarter energy grid.

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.

WattBuy

Seed Round in 2019
WattBuy is a company that aims to make cleaner and more affordable electricity accessible to households across the United States. Based in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, WattBuy has assembled a team of product leaders and engineers with backgrounds from major tech firms. The company has developed an electricity management platform that empowers users to take control of their electricity usage. By utilizing a personalized recommendation engine, the platform helps residents identify and set up electricity plans tailored to their preferences and consumption patterns. This approach not only enables clients to save money but also facilitates switching to more cost-effective electricity suppliers in their area, thereby promoting both financial savings and environmental sustainability.

Ensemble Energy

Seed Round in 2019
Ensemble offers a SaaS-based prescriptive analytics platform for clean energy power plant operators. The platform provides energy plant operators with actionable insights into the condition of their assets. Features include failure detection and prediction, anomaly detection, and energy production forecasting.

Raptor Maps

Seed Round in 2019
Raptor Maps, Inc. is a software company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence platform to enhance solar asset performance through data analysis. Founded in 2015 and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, the company utilizes unmanned aerial vehicles to capture multi-spectral images, which are processed through cloud computing for detailed system analytics. Raptor Maps automates visual inspections and provides tools for effective management of solar plants, allowing technicians to access vital information and streamline their work, even in remote locations. The company offers a range of services, including aerial thermal inspection analytics, aerial shading inspections, and advanced construction monitoring solutions. Its clientele includes portfolio owners, asset managers, operations and maintenance providers, engineering, procurement, and construction contractors, and independent engineers worldwide.

Energetic Capital

Seed Round in 2019
Energetic Capital was created to catalyze deployment of renewable energy with a focus on sub-investment grade and unrated credit risks. Our process is faster and more scalable than any existing financing options, allowing more organizations to access and procure clean energy and efficiency solutions. We provide a comprehensive financing package that unlocks the benefits of efficient and affordable financing for renewable energy.

PVComplete

Seed Round in 2018
PVComplete Inc. is a company based in Oakland, California, specializing in solar design software aimed at improving the efficiency of commercial rooftop project designs. Founded in 2015, the company provides a platform that automates and optimizes the design process for solar installers, project developers, engineering firms, and financiers. Its cloud-based software utilizes a comprehensive PV module database and advanced shadow modeling to facilitate module layouts by assessing roof zones and obstructions. This technology allows design professionals to streamline their workflow from concept to construction, enabling them to efficiently design, model, and quote their solar projects.

Station A

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Station A, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that specializes in providing automated solutions for clean energy development. Founded in 2018, it operates a software platform designed to assist clean energy developers and energy users in achieving zero carbon emissions for buildings. The platform utilizes geospatial, environmental, and financial data to model and predict optimal clean energy solutions for various homes and businesses. It allows users to analyze markets, identify new customers, and directly connect with energy users, thereby facilitating the evaluation and deployment of clean energy products such as solar panels, batteries, thermal storage, and energy efficiency measures. Additionally, Station A’s platform offers access to a network of clean energy developers, financiers, and installers, enhancing collaboration and innovation within the sector.

Leap

Seed Round in 2018
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.

Shyft Power Solutions

Seed Round in 2018
SHYFT Power Solutions, Inc. specializes in developing an integrated hardware and software platform that allows users to monitor and manage distributed energy resources (DERs). The company's primary product, Shyft, is a hybrid smart meter and transfer switch that facilitates energy management through Internet of Things (IoT) technology, streamlining the transition between the grid and backup power sources. SHYFT's software application enhances this capability by enabling real-time monitoring and control from mobile devices. The company targets markets facing challenges with energy resiliency, such as Nigeria, by promoting decentralized power systems that bypass traditional infrastructure. Founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, California, SHYFT Power Solutions aims to improve energy efficiency and reduce costs for various stakeholders, including real estate developers and solar providers.

SparkMeter

Seed Round in 2018
SparkMeter, Inc. designs electricity metering systems and grid management software aimed at enhancing electricity access in underserved markets, particularly rural areas. Founded in 2012 and based in Washington, D.C., with an office in Nairobi, Kenya, the company offers a range of metering products tailored to different customer needs, including residential and commercial users. Its solutions include the SM16R, SM60R, SM60RP, and SM200E models, which cater to various consumption levels. In addition to hardware, SparkMeter provides software solutions that facilitate prepaid billing, customer communication, and remote monitoring, thus improving grid efficiency and asset performance. By enabling utilities to automate operations, manage loads, and integrate renewable energy sources, SparkMeter helps communities access sustainable and reliable electricity.

Solstice Energy Solutions

Seed Round in 2018
Solstice Energy Solutions uses IoT and software to enable, connect, and intelligently manage the shared-economy of distributed energy resources in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Sun Exchange

Seed Round in 2017
The Sun Exchange is a peer-to-peer solar panel leasing platform that connects individuals globally to solar energy projects in emerging markets. Through its online marketplace, the company enables users to purchase solar cells located remotely and lease them to businesses, schools, and clinics, facilitating access to affordable and clean energy. This innovative approach allows solar cell owners to earn income from the generated electricity while supporting organizations in reducing their energy costs and carbon emissions. By leveraging blockchain technology, the Sun Exchange promotes sustainable energy development, making the environmental, social, and economic advantages of solar power accessible to a wider audience.

Solstice Energy Solutions

Venture Round in 2017
Solstice Energy Solutions uses IoT and software to enable, connect, and intelligently manage the shared-economy of distributed energy resources in emerging markets. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

PVBid

Seed Round in 2016
PVBid helps solar companies improve bottom lines by providing real-time insight into operations and costs, streamlining workflow.

Ferronova

Seed Round in 2016
Ferronova is a medical device company specializing in magnetic probe-based technologies for cancer treatment. The company develops innovative magnetic nanoparticle technology that aids in the detection and diagnosis of various cancers, particularly in the oral cavity and head and neck regions. Utilizing gamma probes with magnetic tracers, Ferronova's devices enable hospitals to accurately identify and treat cancer at earlier stages, improving patient outcomes through enhanced diagnostic capabilities.

RPM Solar

Seed Round in 2015
RPM Solar is a solar installation company that serves both residential and commercial customers. It develops solar asset management software created to manage financial operations.

Gigstart

Seed Round in 2014
Gigstart is an online e-commerce platform based in New Delhi, India, that facilitates connections among consumers, entertainers, and event planners. Founded in 2013, the platform serves as a marketplace for party planning, enabling users to book services, make payments, and access event planning resources. Additionally, Gigstart provides reviews and ratings to help users make informed decisions, enhancing the overall experience for both customers and service providers.

BrightCurrent

Seed Round in 2014
BrightCurrent, Inc. is a company dedicated to facilitating the transition to solar energy through educational initiatives and innovative marketing strategies. Founded in 2011 and based in Brooklyn, New York, BrightCurrent employs various channels such as in-store kiosks, canvassing, event management, and home solar parties to engage potential customers. The company provides clients with free, no-obligation solar quotes and allows them to select solar providers, ensuring the installation of solar systems on their roofs at no upfront cost. Clients subsequently pay a monthly fee for the energy they consume. Additionally, BrightCurrent operates a retail sales platform aimed at promoting clean energy technologies, collaborating with major retailers to drive demand for solar and other energy-efficient products. The company also emphasizes workforce development, offering competitive wages and training to support career advancement in the clean energy sector. As of September 2017, BrightCurrent operates as a subsidiary of Horizon Solar Power, Inc.

UtilityAPI

Pre Seed Round in 2014
UtilityAPI, Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Oakland, California, specializes in software that automates the collection of utility bill and usage data from utility web portals. The company aims to facilitate standardized data transactions within the evolving energy economy, making it easier for businesses to access critical information. UtilityAPI's services are utilized by numerous companies for various purposes, including quote generation, feasibility analyses, and asset management. Additionally, its tools assist in evaluating and validating energy usage and savings, allowing innovators and property managers to securely share electric utility data.

Heron Power

Heron Power is an energy technology startup focused on developing power electronics for the modern electrical grid. They aim to facilitate the expansion of electricity generation by innovating foundational technologies.
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