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Breakthrough Energy Ventures — 2021 Investments

15 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

75F75f.ioin𝕏Feb 2021 · $45M✓ verified

75F provides IoT-based building management systems combining hardware and software to optimize energy efficiency and indoor air quality in commercial buildings.

CleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTMankato, US

Deepinder Singh(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardBill Gatesin

Co-investorsBuilding VenturesRevolutionClimate InvestmentEvergreen Climate InnovationsWIND VenturesNext47+1 more

Turntide Technologiesturntide.comin𝕏Mar 2021 · $80M✓ verified

Turntide designs and manufactures electric motors, power electronics, and energy storage systems as modular components for electrification across mobility and other industries.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareMobility & TransportationSunnyvale, US

Piyush Desai(Founder)inSteve Hornyak(President & CEO)in

Co-investorsClimate InvestmentFifth WallBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBMW i VenturesFirst Generation CapitalFootPrint Coalition+7 more

Sustaerasustaera.cominNov 2021

Sustaera develops low-cost direct air capture (DAC) technology to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechDurham, US

Raghubir Gupta(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inCory Sanderson(Co-Founder and CEO)inBen Gardner(Co-Founder and Sr. Advisor, Projects)Shantanu Agarwal(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDr. David Myers(Executive Chairman)Darren Legge(Chief Marketing Officer)

Board seatPhil Larochelle· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsThird Derivative

Carbon Engineeringcarbonengineering.comin𝕏May 2021Acquired

Carbon Engineering is a Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology company, founded in 2009, that develops systems to capture large volumes of CO2 directly from the atmosphere.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechSquamish, CA

David Keith(Founder)inDan Friedmann(CEO)in

Co-investorsDesigner FundETCapitalKhosla VenturesLowercarbon CapitalRusheen Capital PartnersWUTIF Capital+7 more

Commonwealthjoincommonwealth.xyzin𝕏Dec 2021 · $1.8B

Commonwealth (WLTH) is a platform that lets individuals invest in private companies starting at $20, with holdings backed 1:1 by verified equity and the ability to buy and sell without long lock-up periods.

FintechMarketplaces

Co-investorsBlack DragonParaFi CapitalParafi General FundCoatue ManagementEquinor VenturesFootPrint Coalition+11 more

Commonwealth Fusion Systemscfs.energyin𝕏Nov 2021 · $1.8B

Commonwealth Fusion Systems develops commercial fusion power plants using high-temperature superconducting magnet technology to provide grid-scale energy.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyCambridge, US

Brandon Sorbom(Founder)inRobert Mumgaard(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Brunner(Executive Officer)inBob Mumgaard(Founder)inDan Brunner(Founder)Dennis Whyte(Founder)

PartnerCarmichael Roberts· quoted

Co-investorsAdvection Growth CapitalArmada Investment AGBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBeni Venture CapitalBrainstorm VenturesCoatue Management+46 more

Dandelion Energydandelionenergy.comin𝕏Series B · Feb 2021 · $30M

Dandelion Energy designs and installs geothermal heating and cooling systems for homes, positioning geothermal as a primary heating and cooling solution for both new and existing residential buildings.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePalo Alto, US

Kathy Hannun(Founder)inRajeev James Quazi(Executive Officer, Director)Dan Yates(CEO)inJames Quazi(Founder)

BoardCraig Shapiro(Director)in

Co-investorsBoxGroupCollaborative FundComcast VenturesCool Climate CollectiveEnergy Transition VenturesGround Up Ventures+4 more

DMC Biotechnologiesdmcbio.comin𝕏Dec 2021

DMC Biotechnologies is a U.S.-based biomanufacturer that uses precision fermentation and its Dynamic Metabolic Control platform to produce bio-based specialty chemicals and ingredients, such as L-alanine and fermented inositols.

BiotechClimate TechNew MaterialsBoulder, US

Matthew Lipscomb(Director)Josh Yelen(Executive Officer)Jim Flatt(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJosko Bobanovic(Director)Rob van der Meij(Director)inAlastair Cooper(Director)

Co-investorsCIBUS ENTERPRISE FUND II LPSofinnova PartnersBoulder VenturesCapricorn Venture PartnersMichelin Ventures

Inevitable Techinevitabletech.comin𝕏Series C · Sep 2021 · $53MDefunct

Iron Ox is redesigning agriculture using precision farming methods to reduce the environmental impact of food production and increase crop yields.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechFoodTechHardwareRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Brandon Alexander(CEO)inJonathan Binney(Robot Software Architect)inJamie Young(Senior Product Manager)Sarah Osentoski(Senior Vice President of Engineering)Will Sun(Senior Recruiter)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAt One VenturesATEL VenturesEniac VenturesInnovating CapitalPathbreaker Ventures+11 more

Iron Oxironox.comSep 2021 · $53M

San Carlos, US

Jonathan Binney(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Binney(Founder)

BoardBrandon Alexander(Founder)inDhiraj Singh(Director)Eric Chin(Director)in

Co-investorsComet LabsCrosslink CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCInnovating CapitalTuesday CapitalAt One Ventures+4 more

Lilacgetlilac.comin𝕏Sep 2021

Lilac provides GPU compute infrastructure for startups, offering dedicated GPU VMs, bare-metal nodes, and private clusters with flexible capacity management options.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ryan Ewing(Founder)inLucas Ewing(CEO)in

Co-investorsAventurine PartnersDG Daiwa VenturesLowercarbon CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalAgrolimen Ventures+10 more

Luxwallluxwall.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2021 · $6M

LuxWall manufactures transparent insulation products for buildings that enhance daylighting, regulate indoor temperatures, and reduce noise.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechEnergyPropTechYpsilanti, US

Scott V. Thomsen(Executive Officer, Director)inDominic Casinelli(Executive Officer)inJay Rothenberg(Executive Officer)Jose Nunez-Regueiro(Executive Officer)in

BoardSteven Poulter(Director)Cindi Bough(Director)in

Co-investorsATEL VenturesBaruch Future VenturesCarbonClimate InvestmentCongruent VenturesPrelude Ventures+1 more

TS Conductortsconductor.comin𝕏Nov 2021

TS Conductor makes AECC (Aluminum Encapsulated Carbon Core), an advanced overhead transmission conductor that increases line capacity while reducing structural upgrades and capital expenditure for electric utilities.

CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsHuntington Beach, US

Jason Huang(Director, Executive Officer)inChris Martin(Executive Officer)inRulong Chen(Director, Executive Officer)Lian de Castro(Executive Officer)

BoardBrian Mayers(Director)inMichael DeLucia(Director)in

Co-investorsEnergy & Environment InvestmentNational Grid PartnersThird DerivativeWellington Management

Watershedwatershed.cominFeb 2021

Watershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Taylor Francis(Founder)inAvi Itskovich(Founder)inChristian Anderson(Founder)in

BoardJohn Doerr(Director)inPatrick Grady(Director)

Co-investorsKleiner PerkinsSequoia CapitalGreenoaksAglae VenturesDesigner FundEnergize Capital+15 more

Other

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

Motif FoodWorks

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.