Breakthrough Energy Ventures — 2018 Investments
5 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Quidnet Energy develops geomechanical energy storage technology that repurposes existing oil, gas, and hydroelectric infrastructure to provide grid-scale, long-duration energy storage.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareHouston, US
Aaron Mandell(Executive Officer)inDagong Zhou(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Zhou(CEO)inHoward Schmidt(Director)
BoardMatthew Nordan(Director)in
Board seatChristina Karapataki· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsClean Energy VentureCongruent VenturesHelium-3 VenturesNXT VenturesSorenson Impact FoundationClean Energy Ventures+1 more
Mainspring Energy develops power generation systems.
Deep TechEnergyHardware
Shannon Miller(Founder)inAdam Simpson(Founder)Matt Svrcek(Founder)
BoardTom Linebarger(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsKhosla VenturesAlumni VenturesClearSkyDCVC (Data Collective)Fine Structures VenturesGeneral Catalyst+5 more
Pivot Bio develops agricultural innovations focused on transforming farming practices through microbiology and genetics.
AgTechBiotechEmeryville, US
Alvin Tamsir(Founder)inKarsten Temme(Founder)inAlvin Tamsir, Ph.D.(Chief Science Officer & Co-Founder)Karsten Temme, Ph.D.(Chief Innovation Officer and Co-Founder)Chris Abbott(Chief Executive Officer)in
BoardRoger Wyse(Director)in
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)G2 Venture PartnersHercules Capital, Inc.K3 VenturesK3V Ventures+12 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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.












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