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Crux

New York, US · Founded 2023 · 138 employees on LinkedIn · 18 known investors

Crux is a capital platform that modernizes financing for clean energy and critical infrastructure projects through advisory, investment, technology, and intelligence services. The platform serves project developers, financial institutions, and investors seeking to deploy capital in the clean economy.

Also known as Crux Climate · Crux Climate, LLC

CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyFintech

Founders & leadership

Crux was founded in 2023 by Allen Kramer and Alfred Johnson.

AKAllen Kramer
Allen Kramerin𝕏Co-Founder, COOPreviously co-founded Mobilize, where he served as president, and worked as an associate consultant at Bain & Company. Earlier roles include innovation work at Assured Labor and business development at The Grameen Creative Lab; he also invests as an angel.
AJAlfred Johnson
Alfred Johnsonin𝕏Co-Founder & CEOPreviously served as Deputy Chief of Staff at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where he had earlier worked as Senior Advisor for Financial Markets and on the Financial Crisis Response Team. He co-founded and led Mobilize, and has held roles at BlackRock, Clara Lending, and the Government of Sierra Leone as an advisor on energy and water resources.

Investors · 18

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Ardent VentureWashington · $250K – $3M
BroadscaleNew York
Commonweal VenturesNew York · $500K – $2.5M
Giant Ventures Global LlpLondon · $2M – $20M
Lorimer VenturesBrooklyn · $50K – $300K
Lowercarbon CapitalNew York · $100K – $5M
MassMutual VenturesSpringfield · $500K – $5M
New System VenturesNew York
OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M
CIVreported · 2 sourcesVenice Beach
Liberty Mutual Strategic VenturesreportedBoston · $750K – $5M
Overture ClimatereportedSanta Monica · $1M – $3M

Also in the syndicate · 4

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)Giant VenturesNuveen Energy Infrastructure CreditThe Three Cairns Group

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$50M disclosed across 1 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Crux, operating as Crux Climate, LLC, is a capital platform for clean energy and infrastructure finance. It offers financing solutions and advisory across the full capital stack, including transferable tax credits, debt capital markets, tax equity and preferred equity, and market intelligence products. The company positions its offering around three areas: diligence, client alignment and governance intended to reduce transaction risk; transaction execution supported by AI-powered technology; and market intelligence drawn from energy markets, project finance, tax, legal and advisory expertise.

The platform serves multiple sides of a transaction. Developers, sponsors and manufacturers use Crux for advisory, managed capital products and market data to accelerate financings. Tax credit buyers and corporate tax teams access pre-vetted tax investment opportunities with execution support and diligence. Lenders use the platform for transaction-ready deal flow, while intermediaries, tax advisors and legal teams use it for market intelligence, streamlined transaction processes and legal infrastructure for clean energy finance, including a Legal Select program.

Crux publishes research and resources including periodic market intelligence reports on the state of clean energy finance, a blog, a podcast, customer case studies and videos.

Business model

Crux intermediates and advises on clean energy capital transactions, providing advisory services, managed capital products, a transaction platform and data room, and market intelligence to developers, sponsors, manufacturers, tax credit buyers, lenders, advisors and legal teams.

Traction

The company reports more than 150 transactions executed across the capital stack, $30 billion in combined transaction experience, and a $55 billion transaction dataset, and publishes customer case studies including SunRay Power, its Legal Select program, and a global financial services firm using its buyer advisory services.

▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Crux describes itself as the capital platform for the clean economy and states it is backed by investors and industry participants; it reports 150+ transactions executed and $30 billion in combined transaction experience.

Crux combines advisory and capital products with a technology platform and a proprietary transaction dataset, and states its data room supports deal closes more than 30% faster.

Technology

Crux operates a purpose-built transaction platform with AI-powered execution tooling and a data room, alongside a market intelligence product built on a transaction dataset the company describes as covering $55 billion in transactions.

Go-to-market

Project developers, sponsors and manufacturers; tax credit buyers, corporate tax teams and investors; lenders; intermediaries and tax advisors; and legal teams working in clean energy finance.

Geography

Headquartered in New York, with a listed address at 228 Park Ave S PMB 72363, New York 10003-1502.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
Combined transaction experienceJan 2025$30B
Faster deal closes using Crux's data roomJan 202530%
HeadcountAug 2026138
Transaction datasetJan 2025$55B
Transactions executed across the capital stackJan 2025$150

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Competitors · 2

by search overlap
Utilitydive152 shared keywordsUtility Dive is an industry news publication covering the U.S. electric utility and power sector, reporting on topics such as grid operations, energy regulation, renewables, data center demand and utility finances. It serves professionals in the energy and utility industries.
Intuit®150 shared keywordsIntuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing. It serves approximately 100 million customers worldwide.

Companies competing with Crux for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Crux Secures $500 Million to Grow U.S. Clean Energy Financing Platform - ESG Todayesgtoday.com · May 2026Crux gets $500M debt facility for clean energy investments | Utility Diveutilitydive.com · May 2026Crux Raises $6.5M in Pre-Seed Fundingfinsmes.com · Nov 2025Fintech Startup Crux Raises $50 Million to Build Capital Market Platform for Clean Energy Developers - ESG Todayesgtoday.com · Apr 2025Crux Raises $50M in Series B Fundingfinsmes.com · Apr 2025

▸Research sources · 1

primary sources listed
  • Cruxcruxclimate.com · web

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Crux do?
Crux is a capital platform for the clean economy, combining advisory, transaction technology and market intelligence.
Who founded Crux?
Crux was founded by Allen Kramer, Alfred Johnson in 2023.
Who are Crux's investors?
Crux's investors include Acrew Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ardent Venture, Broadscale, Commonweal Ventures, Giant Ventures Global Llp, Lorimer Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital and 6 more.
How much funding has Crux raised?
Crux has disclosed $50M raised across 1 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Crux headquartered?
Crux is headquartered in New York, US.