Energy Startups

OctaiPipe offers a collaborative AI platform that optimises data centre cooling to cut cooling energy use by up to 30% and reduce total building energy costs. Its AI agents run on-premise, learn across multiple sites, and provide sustainability reporting and metrics such as PUE, CUE and WUE for data centre operators.

7 investors

A company working on energy storage solutions.

7 investors

Paces develops software and services to accelerate the development of renewable energy and power infrastructure projects from siting to shovel-ready. The platform serves energy developers and project teams working on renewable energy and power generation.

7 investors

Piclo operates a marketplace platform connecting flexibility sellers (EV operators, battery providers, and distributed energy resource aggregators) with buyers (utilities, system operators, energy retailers) across the USA, Europe, and Australia. The platform enables electricity grid decarbonization by facilitating the procurement, operation, and settlement of flexibility services.

7 investors

PlasmaLeap builds plasma-based, zero-emissions chemical reactors for the synthesis of green fuels and chemicals and for treating hazardous industrial waste. It serves industrial and academic research customers within the Power-to-X and green chemical production space.

7 investors

Project Omega recycles spent nuclear fuel to rebuild the domestic nuclear fuel cycle, using chemistry processing to remove key isotopes and develop new products for the nuclear economy. It also builds transportable, long-duration nuclear power systems, such as its Zero Day Hybrid Power System, for national security, space, and maritime missions in the United States.

7 investors

Prometheus uses solar and wind power to capture CO2 and water from the air and convert them into zero net carbon electrofuels—gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel that work in existing engines without modification. The company targets transportation fuel markets, including aviation, with price-competitive drop-in fuels.

7 investors

Quaise Energy develops ultra-deep geothermal drilling using gyrotron-powered millimeter-wave technology to reach depths up to 20 km and temperatures up to 500°C, aiming to build superhot geothermal power plants. The company repurposes existing oil and gas workforce, infrastructure, and supply chains to produce clean geothermal energy at scale.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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QuantumScape develops solid-state lithium-metal batteries with ceramic electrolyte separators for electric vehicles, enabling faster charging, longer range, and improved safety compared to conventional lithium-ion batteries. The company aims to accelerate the electrification of transportation and decarbonization through next-generation battery technology.

7 investors

Rebound Tech develops adaptive cooling infrastructure for industrial facilities dealing with high cooling demand, peak energy charges, and humidity control. Its systems target sectors such as food processing, aquatics, and turbine inlet cooling.

7 investors

Recurve provides a unified software platform for utilities and their partners to manage demand-side energy programs by integrating data from multiple systems and using AI analytics to improve program performance and decision-making. The platform enables coordination across energy efficiency, demand response, electrification, and virtual power plant initiatives.

7 investors

Renaissance Fusion develops fusion energy technology in Grenoble, France, focusing on high-temperature superconductors and liquid metal technologies to create clean, abundant energy. The company works to address climate change and sustainable development goals through innovations in fusion reactor design.

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Renewable Metals develops an alkali-based recycling process that recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, and other critical minerals from end-of-life lithium batteries for reuse in new battery manufacturing. The company serves battery recyclers and participants in the global lithium battery supply chain.

7 investors

Rewbi rebuilds the electrical grid by financing, optimizing, and maintaining clean energy sources, particularly battery systems for grid stabilization. The company serves the power industry to reduce emissions and increase grid reliability.

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Sense provides energy management software and hardware that connects consumers and utilities through intelligent monitoring and insights. The company serves residential consumers and electricity providers to improve grid management and reduce energy consumption through home energy monitoring and smart meter integration.

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SimpliRoute provides route optimization and last-mile delivery software that helps companies plan and manage deliveries. Founded as a University of Chile research project, it serves logistics operations across Latin America and other markets.

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Sora Fuel produces sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and diesel using a proprietary closed-loop direct air capture and conversion process that draws carbon from air rather than biomass or industrial feedstocks. It targets the aviation and transportation fuel market as an alternative to feedstock-dependent fuel production.

7 investors

tado° makes smart thermostats and AI-powered energy management products for home heating systems including radiators, underfloor heating, boilers, and heat pumps, plus dynamic electricity supply based on real-time prices. It serves residential consumers, helping them control room temperatures and reduce heating costs and CO2 emissions.

7 investors

Terabase Energy provides technology and services for utility-scale solar projects, including development, construction, and plant controls, with a portfolio spanning hundreds of large-scale solar plants worldwide. It works with solar project developers and operators across every phase of a utility-scale solar project.

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Transaera develops heat pump systems and Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems (DOAS) that use novel materials to dehumidify, cool, and heat air for commercial buildings. Its rooftop units remove humidity before cooling to cut energy use and emissions, targeting building operators seeking lower operating costs and comfort in humid climates.

7 investors

WattCarbon provides measurement, verification, and certification infrastructure for demand-side energy programs, including meter-level M&V, an hourly energy attribute certificate (EAC) registry, and an API. It serves utilities, virtual power plant operators, performance contractors, and marketplace operators running demand response, efficiency, electrification, and certificate-trading programs.

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Xcimer Energy develops laser-driven inertial fusion technology, aiming to turn decades of fusion research into commercial fusion power plants that provide large-scale electricity while supporting air defense and national security applications. It is a deeptech energy company building laser and pulsed-power systems for fusion power generation.

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X Fuel develops alternative transport fuels using patented technologies that compete with fossil fuels on environmental and economic metrics. The company focuses on decarbonizing the transportation industry through sustainable, low-carbon fuel production.

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Zap Energy develops advanced nuclear systems built on a shared platform that combines fission and fusion technologies to deliver firm, carbon-free electricity and process heat in modular, deployable formats. Its reactors target applications including AI and data center infrastructure, remote and mining sites, industrial power and heat, logistics electrification, and national security facilities.

7 investors