Energy Startups

Amped Innovation designs and manufactures off-grid solar systems and appliances aimed at solar-rich markets, selling through distribution partners to households and small businesses. The company operates in over 30 countries, with a focus on markets across Africa and Asia.

4 investors

Amperesand manufactures medium voltage solid-state transformers for critical power infrastructure, enabling faster deployment of power systems for AI data centers and industrial applications. The company's factory-built platform consolidates multiple electrical components to reduce installation time and space requirements.

4 investors

Amprius develops and manufactures silicon-anode lithium-ion battery cells that deliver high energy density. The company operates in the advanced battery and energy storage industry.

4 investors

AquaLith manufactures next-generation batteries and battery materials, developing new material chemistries that increase energy density and reduce charging time for consumer electronics and electric vehicles. The technology aims to be safer, less expensive, and effective at very low temperatures.

4 investors

Arolytics appears to work on emissions detection and monitoring, with a focus case study on methane emissions at oil and gas facilities.

4 investors

Addis Energy produces ammonia and other chemicals through a subsurface process that injects engineered fluids into iron-rich rock formations, leveraging geothermal and subsurface engineering techniques to reduce energy requirements by 85% compared to conventional Haber-Bosch processes. The company serves the chemical and fertilizer industries with a technology that decouples ammonia production from natural gas price volatility.

4 investors

Atmen is a regulatory technology company that provides a data platform automating certification and compliance workflows for renewable fuel producers, covering green hydrogen, e-methane, ammonia, biomethane, HVO and SAF. Its software turns operational supply chain data into auditable sustainability proofs and audit-ready reports for producers navigating schemes like RFNBO and low-carbon fuel standards across energy-intensive industries.

4 investors

Avnos develops Hybrid Direct Air Capture (HDAC) technology that converts data center and industrial waste heat into cooling, clean water, and atmospheric CO₂ removal through a single platform. It sells standardized, factory-built modules for data centers, carbon storage hubs, and synthetic fuel facilities serving infrastructure and industrial customers.

4 investors

Axle Energy develops software connecting electric vehicles, heat pumps, solar panels, and batteries to electricity markets to balance grid supply and demand without fossil fuels. The company serves grid operators and enables decarbonization of the electricity grid.

4 investors

Bees & Bears is a startup offering an installment-financing ("Ratenkauf") solution for energy-infrastructure and decarbonization projects, tracking the CO₂ footprint and savings of each financed installation. It positions its financing product around the energy transition and sustainability.

4 investors

Beyond Reach Labs builds deployable solar arrays designed to deliver more power per launch for space infrastructure, addressing the energy challenges of orbital and lunar operations. Its technology targets orbital data centers, space stations, manufacturing platforms, and permanent lunar operations that require reliable, high-capacity power.

4 investors

Beyond The Dome builds a modular, automated system for wastewater treatment facilities that destroys biosolids and treats sludge, eliminating organics including PFAS, microplastics, and pharmaceuticals while recovering water, minerals, and energy. The self-contained system integrates into existing infrastructure and reduces hauling volume, labor, and nutrient loading.

4 investors

Bia develops a platform for operators of electric vehicle fleets to optimize operations and provide grid services. The company serves pioneers in e-fleet operations with technology addressing operational challenges in e-mobility and energy grid management.

4 investors

BlueDot Photonics develops light-emitting and light-shifting materials, including a quantum-cutting technology that boosts the energy output of silicon solar panels and phosphors for x-ray imaging and document security. The company has been acquired by UbiQD, Inc.

4 investors

Bright is a residential solar provider in Mexico that offers financing and software enabling ambassadors and retail promoters to sell solar electricity to homes with no upfront cost, while coordinating a network of local installers and distributors. It targets homeowners in developing markets, starting in Mexico.

4 investors

BrightSource Energy develops software for renewable energy management, offering a cloud-based optimizer that integrates with energy assets to enable forecasting, trading, ancillary services, and portfolio aggregation across markets. Founded in 2006 as a Concentrated Solar Power pioneer, it now focuses on renewable and battery storage management and AI-driven energy optimization, with projects in Israel, California, Dubai, and South Africa.

4 investors

BTRY develops solid-state battery technology designed to charge in one minute, extending electrification to applications previously limited by energy storage constraints. The company is a Swiss spin-off from Empa and ETH Zürich focused on manufacturing energy-dense batteries using a solvent-free process.

4 investors

BuyPower is a bill payment platform that lets African individuals pay energy bills and lets businesses pay international vendors, and it offers an Energy Data Service that lenders use to inform lending decisions. It serves consumers and SMBs across Africa.

4 investors

Cactos develops energy storage solutions for industrial and sustainable energy infrastructure applications. The company manufactures products with in-house production capabilities including testing and precision welding.

4 investors

Cadenza Innovation develops a patented lithium-ion cell packaging architecture and battery energy storage systems focused on safety, energy density, and low cost. Its products serve utility-scale, commercial and industrial, residential, telecom, and IT backup-power markets.

4 investors

Caelux develops perovskite-based solar technology and manufactures Active Glass solutions to improve solar energy efficiency, power output, and cost-effectiveness using advanced manufacturing and machine learning.

4 investors

Calectra develops electrified, high-temperature industrial heat systems designed to reduce costs and emissions for industrial applications. The company serves energy-intensive manufacturing and industrial sectors requiring decarbonized thermal solutions.

4 investors

Cambridge GaN Devices is a fabless semiconductor company that develops energy-efficient GaN-based power devices for sustainable electronics. The company addresses global energy consumption and CO2 emissions through advanced power semiconductor solutions.

4 investors

Candid provides AI software that embeds into active FEL/FEED engineering projects to compress pre-construction phases and help owner-operators and EPCs reach final investment decisions (FID) faster. It automates spec parsing and document work, flags cost, schedule, and scope risks, and validates designs for firms building data centers and energy infrastructure.

4 investors