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Blue Bear Capital Partners

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Jackson · Seed–Growth · 21 people tracked

Also known as BLUE BEAR INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

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Investment thesis

Blue Bear backs entrepreneurs building digital technology companies in critical industries, including sustainable energy production, electric grid infrastructure, transportation and logistics, energy-intensive manufacturing, and climate-related sectors such as storm and wildfire protection, pollution reduction, and water and land management. The firm applies machine intelligence alongside deep energy and industrial investment experience to support a sustainable, globally competitive economy. Beyond capital, it offers portfolio companies customer connections, talent sourcing, and new market access, leveraging its industry-specialist networks. The firm is backed by private equity investors, entrepreneurs, and technical operators with careers spanning the energy and technology industries.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Jackson, Wyoming, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2016
Last 12 months
2 investments
AUM
$350M
VC funds
5
Tracked investments
48
Acquisitions
2

Team · 21 people

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Alex T. Krueger· Advisor
Jacquelynn Craw· Advisor
Jeff Fleming· Senior Operations Associatein
Joel Moxley· Advisor
Riaz Siddiqi· Advisor
Thomas Ferguson· Investorin
Tim Kopra· Advisor

What they invest in

from 33 of 48 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×21SaaS ×15Energy ×13Cleantech ×10Climate Tech ×10Enterprise Software ×9Advanced Manufacturing ×5Data & Infrastructure ×5

HQs:United States×25United Kingdom×1Netherlands×1Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 26 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
10 of 26 mapped founding teams
31%
repeat founders
of 29 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×102 founders×123 founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 29 founders with education data

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ×3Georgetown ×2RWTH Aachen University ×2Stanford University ×2The University of Texas at Austin ×2UCLA ×2Università Bocconi ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 27 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×13Computer Science ×6Economics ×6Business & Management ×5Finance & Accounting ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history

Arizona Public Service - APS ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3Techstars ×2

3 founders hold a PhD · 2 hold an MBA (of 30 with degree data)

Investments · 48 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 42024 · 22023 · 22022 · 42021 · 12020 · 12016 · 115 dated

Axiom Cloudaxiomcloud.aiinNov 2022

Axiom Cloud develops software solutions for cooling systems to improve their economic, environmental, and operational sustainability.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Jose, US

AMRIT ROBBINS(Executive Officer, Director)inNIKHIL SARALKAR(Director)in

Board seatErnst Sack· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBrighter CapitalFrontier Venture CapitalLeadout CapitalLorimer VenturesMomenta VenturesUlu Ventures+2 more

Copper Labscopperlabs.comSeed · May 2023 · $2M

Boulder, US

Board seatCarolin Funk· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFlyover CapitalService Provider Capital

Datchdatch.ioin𝕏Jul 2022

Datch offers a Diagnostic Agent, an AI tool for industrial maintenance that extracts and connects data from work orders, schematics, OEM manuals, and alarms to help frontline technicians complete first-time-right fixes.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ben Purcell(CTO)inMark Fosdike(CEO)inAric Thorn(CPO)in

Board seatErnst Sack· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArc AngelsBlackhorn VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesIcehouse VenturesThird Prime

First Resonancefirstresonance.ioin𝕏Nov 2024

First Resonance develops ION, a manufacturing execution system (MES) for hardware engineering teams that manages processes from prototype to production, including inventory, assembly, inspection, and analytics.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareSaaSLos Angeles, US

Karan Talati(Executive Officer, Director)inNeal Sarraf(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Kim(Director)inBlake Vaughn(Director)Eric Manlunas(Director)

Board seatVaughn Blake· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCraft VenturesE12 Venture Capital, LlcFikaFrontier Venture CapitalGaruda VenturesIndustrious Ventures+3 more

Nuclearnnuclearn.aiin𝕏Oct 2025

Nuclearn builds nuclear-grade AI software that automates engineering, maintenance, and compliance workflows for nuclear operators.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePhoenix, US

Jerrold Vincent(Co-Founder & CFO)inBradley Fox(Co-Founder & CEO)inPhil Zeringue(Chief Revenue Officer)inLorenzo Slay(VP of Product)inJeff Karau(VP of Engineering)in

Board seatErnst Sack· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAZ-VCCopper Sky CapitalNucleation CapitalSJF Ventures

Topangatopanga.ioinFeb 2025

Topanga offers ReusePass, a track-and-trace reusable container management system for dining operators such as universities and hospitality teams, using QR codes and RFID or phone-based scanning to handle container check-out, return, and reuse.

AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Adam Bailey(Executive Officer, Director)inPage Schult(Executive Officer, Director)Max Olshansky(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRamanan Raghavendran(Director)in

Board seatVaughn Blake· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsClocktower VenturesJetstreamStruck CapitalWonder VenturesAmasia

Transecttransect.cominApr 2022

Transect is a B2B SaaS platform for environmental, permitting and community-sentiment site assessment for energy projects.

San Antonio, US

Colton Brugger(Executive Officer, Director)inRobin Laine(Executive Officer, Director)inGary Horn(Director)Sam Laine(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatVaughn Blake· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesMGV CapitalNextGen Venture Partners

Abatableabatable.comin𝕏

Abatable provides a platform to help organizations navigate environmental markets for forest protection, clean energy, and community development projects.

Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Maria Eugenia Filmanovic(Founder)inValerio Magliulo(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorGlobal Founders CapitalAlumni VenturesKeiki CapitalNextGen Venture Partners

AI-designed, climate-resilient cropsavalo.aiin𝕏

Avalo uses machine learning to accelerate crop breeding, developing improved plant varieties such as fast-maturing broccoli, adaptive sugarcane, heat-resilient tomatoes, and low-input cotton.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDurham, US

Mariano Alvarez(Founder)in

Co-investorsAt One VenturesBetter Ventures Central LlcGermin8 VenturesGiant Ventures Global LlpGreycroft

Apoliticalapolitical.coin

Co-investorsPerivoli InnovationsSystemiq CapitalSYSTEMIQ

Battery Intelligenceaccure.netin

ACCURE provides battery analytics and monitoring software for storage operators to optimize performance, prevent failures, and extend asset lifetime across grid-scale and utility installations.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoT

Dr. Kai-Philipp KairiesinDr. Johannes PalmerinDr. Georg Angenendtin

Co-investors42CAPCapnamicEnergize CapitalIncharge Capital PartnersPear VCPowerhouse

ChargerHelpchargerhelp.comin

ChargerHelp provides a managed reliability service for EV charging stations, powered by its EMPWR technology platform that offers remote diagnostics, unified data analysis, and reporting on charger uptime.

EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS

Kameale C. Terry(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEvette Ellis(Co-Founder & Chief People Officer)in

Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalAutodesk FoundationAvesta FundEnergy Impact PartnersEverywhere VenturesHigh Street Equity Partners+9 more

Chargetripchargetrip.comin

Chargetrip develops software tools for routing electric vehicles to charging stations and managing EV charging networks, serving charging station operators, fleet operators, and vehicle manufacturers.

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS

BoardVaughn Blake(Board Member)inChristophe Defert(Chairman of the Board)inAshley Horvat(Independent Board Member)Christian Bryn(Board Member)David Klein(Board Observer)in

Co-investorsHeartfelt CapitalNextGen Venture Partners

Curo Chargingjoincuro.com

Curo operates a network of electrified parking and charging infrastructure for commercial vehicle fleets across the United States, providing both fleet operators with access to Level 2 and DC fast charging and property owners with revenue opportunities through parking monetization.

EnergyMobility & TransportationPropTech

Andrew Porter(Cofounder)inKieran White(Cofounder)

Delosgetdelos.comin

Delos is a managing general agent (MGA) that uses wildfire science and AI-based risk models to underwrite and offer homeowners insurance policies in areas of high wildfire risk, and provides homeowners with personalized home-hardening advice.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTechSpace Tech

Kevin Stein(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAvanta VenturesChaos VenturesConvective Capitalfutureland venturesSeraphim SpaceIA Capital Group

Demexthedemexgroup.comin

A technology-enabled risk management service provider offering reinsurance solutions for secondary weather perils, spun out of Munich Re in 2020.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

Bill Clark(Former President & CEO)

Co-investorsCongruent VenturesMetaPropMetaProp VenturesMoxxie Ventures

Everactiveeveractive.com

Everactive develops ultra-low power, self-powered systems-on-chip (SoCs) for Ambient IoT devices that sense, process, and wirelessly transmit data using harvested environmental energy instead of batteries.

HardwareIoTSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Benton Calhoun(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Wentzloff(Executive Officer, Director)Brendan R Richardson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGeorge Kastendike(Director)Greg Papadopoulos(Director)inJack Busch(Director)

Co-investorsNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OUP (Osage University Partners)ABB Technology VenturesGE VenturesOsage University Partners

FreeWire Technologiesfreewiretech.com

Android for EV charging - software solution that works with any 3rd party hardware

CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSan Leandro, US

Arcady Sosinov(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChad Bown(Director)Michael Mahan(Director)Richard Steele(Director)Gary Moskovitz(Director)

Co-investorsCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONFoothill VenturesMomenta VenturesStanley VenturesStrawberry Creek VenturesTRIREC+7 more

Hydrosathydrosat.comin

Hydrosat converts satellite and ground data into actionable information for sustainable agriculture and water management.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureSpace TechWashington, US

Pieter Fossel(CEO)inScott Alan Soenen(Executive Officer)Alan Royce Dalby(Executive Officer, Director)Yun Jin Kim(Executive Officer)

BoardAndrew Robert Dearing(Director)inAdam Niewinski(Director)in

Co-investorsExpon CapitalFREEFLOWHemisphere Ventures LLCIndustrious VenturesOTB VenturesTechstars+3 more

korial-webenergy-robotics.comin𝕏

Korial develops an enterprise AI platform for autonomous industrial operations and inspections, enabling operators to automate critical infrastructure and decouple human workers from hazardous environments.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTRobotics

Marc(CEO)Dorian(CTO)Stefan

Co-investorsClimate Investment10x Founders

Lastwalllastwall.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2022

Lastwall provides secure digital identity and access management for defense, government, and critical infrastructure teams, combining Zero Trust and Public Key Infrastructure with post-quantum cryptographic protection.

CybersecurityDefense TechGovTech

Karl H.(Founder)in

Co-investorsStreamlined VenturesPlayground Global

Longviewlongview.buildin

Longview partners with selected operators to build an AI-powered property restoration company, providing executive coaching, capital, and AI agents to help them scale to $10M+ businesses.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTech

MineralSoftmineralsoft.comin𝕏Acquired

Mineralsoft provides AI-powered software and analytics for mineral and oil & gas investors to analyze financial performance, track assets, manage mineral interests, and evaluate investments in wells and properties across North America.

Advanced ManufacturingData & InfrastructureEnergyFintechSaaSAustin, US

Jon Parker(Founder/CTO)inGabe Wilcox(Founder)inJeremy Arendt(Director)in

Co-investorsFundersClubY Combinator

Mission Securemissionsecure.comin

Charlottesville, US

David Drescher(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsR/GA Ventures

Ocientocient.comin𝕏

Ocient builds petabyte-scale agentic AI solutions through its OcientAIQ platform for enterprises managing massive datasets.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareChicago, US

S. Christopher Gladwin(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Gladwin(Founder)inJoe Jablonski(Founder)inKumar Abhijeet(Executive Officer)inWilliam McCarthy(Executive Officer)John Morrisin

Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcGreycroftIllinois VenturesIn-Q-TelEvergreen Climate InnovationsGreycroft Partners+3 more

Omnidianomnidian.comin𝕏

Omnidian provides post-installation care and performance protection for solar and clean energy investments, focusing on the service experience after systems are installed.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergySaaSSeattle, US

Mark Liffmann(Founder & CEO)inMark Liffman(Executive Officer, Director)Caroline Bec Cox(Executive Officer)in

BoardRick Viton(Director)inTom Groos(Director)inAbe Yokell(Director)in

Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBridges Fund Management Ltd.City LightCongruent Ventures+11 more

Panipanienergy.comin

Pani offers Pani Zed, a data analytics and AI software platform that consolidates sensor data from water treatment plants for monitoring, custom alerts, predictive maintenance, and performance optimization.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechSaaS

Co-investorsForesight

Pioneerpioneerclimate.com

PioneerAI is an AI tool that researches a user and their market to identify high-fit opportunities and build enriched outbound sales pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech

Dimitar Simeonovin

Co-investorsCool Climate Collective

Raptor Mapsraptormaps.comin𝕏May 2016

Raptor Maps provides AI-powered analytics and automation software for solar plant operations, helping owners, operators, and engineers reduce costs and losses through visual data analysis and autonomous drone inspections.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechBoston, US

Nikhil Vadhavkar(Founder/President and CEO)inEddie Obropta(Founder/CTO)in

BoardDavid Sossen(Director)

Co-investorsArgonautic VenturesBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcClean Energy VentureCongruent VenturesData Point CapitalENGIE New Ventures+6 more

Shoreline Windshoreline.noin

Shoreline provides algorithm-driven simulation and planning solutions for wind farm construction and operations, enabling resource optimization and business case analysis.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Ole Erik Vestøl Endrerud(Founder and Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsAlliance VCAlliance VentureEcosystem Integrity Fund

Skoonskoon.worldinSeries A · Oct 2023 · $5M

Skoon operates a distributed energy platform that orchestrates flexibility from batteries, EVs, and other distributed assets to relieve grid congestion, reduce renewable curtailment, and shorten grid connection wait times.

CleantechEnergyIoTSaaSNetherlands, NL

Co-investorsGraduate Entrepreneur

Splightsplight.cominAug 2025 · $12M

Splight builds AI-driven, software-based advanced transmission technology that combines real-time data to unlock additional usable transmission capacity and improve grid reliability for transmission owners, renewable generators, and large loads.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySan Francisco, US

Thomas Vadora(Executive Officer)inFernando Llaver(Executive Officer, Director)Carlos Sebastian Caldart(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKia Nejad(Director)

Co-investorsBarn InvestmentsDraper CygnusSpacecadet VenturesDraper B1

TruckLabs, Inctrucklabs.comin𝕏acquired by ConMet

TruckLabs (part of ConMet) makes TruckWings, a tractor-mounted aerodynamic device that closes the gap between a truck's tractor and trailer to reduce drag, improve fuel efficiency, and lower CO2 emissions.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsCalibrate VenturesDorm RoomFusionX VenturesRoot Ventures Manager, Llc

Urbinturbint.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2020 · $34M

Urbint builds AI and predictive analytics software that helps utilities, energy providers, and critical infrastructure companies predict and prevent incidents such as field safety hazards, storm impacts, and excavation damages.

AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS

Corey Capasso(Founder of Urbint, SVP of Itron Resiliency Solutions)inMatt Crye(President of Urbint)inSid Jain(VP of Finance)inSonam Kala(VP of Strategy)inJim Duffy(VP of Sales)inJon Kremer(VP of Product Management)in

Co-investorsEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersPiva CapitalNational Grid PartnersSalesforce VenturesClimate Investment+6 more

Voyager Portalvoyagerportal.comin𝕏

Voyager provides software to help charterers optimize and predict bulk shipping costs by replacing traditional email and spreadsheet-based processes with integrated technology solutions for maritime commodities transportation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSHouston, US

Matthew CostelloBret Smartin

Co-investorsATX Venture PartnersPhaze VenturesScOp Venture CapitalTechstarsFlexportMotion Ventures+1 more

Warpwearewarp.comin𝕏

Warp offers a managed full-truckload (FTL) freight program that books dedicated capacity across a network of vetted carriers with ELD/GPS visibility on every load, avoiding load-board spot buying and double-brokering.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSLos Angeles, US

Daniel Sokolovsky(CEO)inTroy Lester(CRO)Diep Nguyen(CTO)

Co-investorsAmplify.LABonfire VenturesFrontier Venture CapitalMaC Venture CapitalUP PartnersBattery Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Parametrix Group Holdings, Inc.AccureACCURE Battery IntelligenceAvaloCuroElement AnalyticsEnMass EnergyGoExpediKorialMiraTruck labsVoyager

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 2

2 acquisitions · showing 1

TruckLabs, Incacq. by ConMet

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Blue Bear Capital Partners made?
Blue Bear Capital Partners has 48 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Blue Bear Capital Partners invest at?
Blue Bear Capital Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Blue Bear Capital Partners focus on?
Blue Bear Capital Partners focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, IoT, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation.
Where is Blue Bear Capital Partners located?
Blue Bear Capital Partners is headquartered in Jackson, US.
Does Blue Bear Capital Partners lead rounds?
Blue Bear Capital Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Blue Bear Capital Partners co-invest with?
Blue Bear Capital Partners most often shares deals with Congruent Ventures, Frontier Venture Capital, Industrious Ventures, among 118 tracked co-investors.

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