Capricorn Investment Group
Impact investorNew York
Investment thesis
Capricorn pursues sustainable investing designed to generate enhanced risk-adjusted returns while solving pressing environmental and social challenges. Through customized Outsourced Chief Investment Officer services, it builds long-term, impact-aligned portfolios tailored to each client's mission and thematic interests. Its focus areas include protecting natural resources and the environment's capacity to support human life, supporting healthy living through disease prevention, improved healthcare delivery, and health technology innovation, and improving the financial well-being of economically disadvantaged communities. The firm emphasizes purposeful integration of environmental and social priorities into both its investment approach and business operations.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 1, 2026.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Capricorn Investment Group went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 12 of 14 portfolio companiesCleantech Γ6Hardware Γ5New Materials Γ5Advanced Manufacturing Γ4Energy Γ4AI & Machine Learning Γ3Climate Tech Γ3Deep Tech Γ3
HQs:United StatesΓ11
Investments Β· 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 Β· 22025 Β· 22023 Β· 22022 Β· 12015 Β· 29 dated
Porch provides homeowners insurance through its reciprocal exchange and offers bundled home services including warranty coverage, moving assistance, and handyman services.
InsurTechPropTechSeattle, US
Ronnie Castro(Executive Officer)inMatt Ehrlichman(Founder)inJake Cooney(Founder)inAsha Sharma(Executive Officer)Gregg Eskenazi(Executive Officer)Jeffrey Dossett(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsGraph VenturesRunway Growth CapitalValor Equity PartnersFounders Fund
Seurat Technologies is a metal contract manufacturer that produces high-volume, industrial-scale metal parts using its proprietary Area Printing additive manufacturing technology, which decouples print speed from resolution.
Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechDeep TechHardwareBoston, US
Erik Toomre(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRohit Sharma(Director)in
Co-investorsTrue VenturesCubit CapitalNVIDIAHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyManiv MobilitySIP Global Partners+2 more
Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCampbell, US
Barun Kar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajiv Khemani(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inSriram Viswanathan(Director)Fred Thiel(Director)inSaid Ouissal(Director)
Co-investorsCleo CapitalAIspace VenturesCelesta CapitalCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Maverick Capital+10 more
Electra develops a chemistry-based iron production process powered by clean energy to produce iron at scale without environmental damage.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesEarth Venture CapitalLOWERCARBONLowercarbon Capital+6 more
Helion develops fusion energy systems designed to generate clean electricity for commercial use.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareSeattle, US
David Kirtley(Co-founder & CEO)inChris Pihl(Co-founder & CTO)inJohn Slough(Co-founder)inGeorge Votroubek(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inAnthony Pancotti(Co-founder)in
BoardSam Altman(Director)
Co-investorsAntiCongruent VenturesSoftBank GroupSoftBank Vision FundY CombinatorLightspeed Venture Partners+3 more
Heron Power develops power electronics and energy storage systems, leveraging expertise in software and manufacturing.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareCalifornia, US
Drew Baglino(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBreakthrough Energy VenturesCongruent VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersGigascale Capital
Innovium (now part of Marvell) designs custom silicon, network switch products, and interconnect platforms for AI data-center infrastructure, enterprise networking, and 5G carrier applications.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Rajiv Khemani(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Puneet Agarwal(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inSumeet Gagneja(Chief Financial Officer)Bruce Fishbein(Chief Development Officer)inPhil Mazzara(General Counsel)Stuart Krometis(Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development)in
Co-investorsBlackRockCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalDag VenturesGreylock PartnersPremji Invest+3 more
Hayward, US
Justin Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C. Walker(Executive Officer)Michael Liao(Director)David Cheng(Director)Douglas Collins(Director)
BoardDipender Saluja(Director)
Co-investorsAugment VenturesDCMTechnology Impact
Magrathea develops a new electrolytic process to produce magnesium metal from seawater and brines, aiming to establish American and Western supply of this defense-critical material currently dominated by China.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechDefense TechNew MaterialsArkansas, US
Alexander Grant(CEO)
Co-investorsAvilaCompoundHyperguapJuniperNecessary VenturesVoLo Earth Ventures+3 more
Matchday builds mobile, officially licensed casual football games with collectible digital player cards and live competitions.
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesClaritas CapitalCourtside VenturesFermionGraph VenturesHorizons Ventures+4 more
Redwood Materials deploys large-scale energy storage systems for data centers and grid power while recycling batteries to recover critical minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper as a domestic source of these materials.
Circular EconomyEnergyNew MaterialsCarson City, US
JB Straubel(Founder & CEO)inKevin Kassekert(Executive Officer)Jason Thompson(Executive Officer)in
BoardDavid Danielson(Director)in
Co-investorsBreakthrough Energy VenturesCoatue ManagementCollaborative FundCongruent VenturesEclipse VenturesFoothill Ventures+17 more
Sense Education is an AI-driven assessment platform that analyzes student submissions and provides educators with personalized feedback at scale.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Ronen Tal Botzer(Founder)inSeth Haberman(CEO)inEmily Becher(Co-CEO)
Co-investorsY CombinatorImagine K12Mindset VentureBlue Earth Capital AGEnergy Impact PartnersIDO Investments+5 more
Summit Nanotech develops an integrated Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) platform called denaLi, combining a proprietary multi-column system, its eLivate sorbent, and predictive multi-physics modeling to extract lithium from brine with low water use and high recovery.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsCalgary
Amanda Hall(Director, Executive Officer)inCheri Corbett(Director)Joseph Lowry(Director)
BoardNaynika Chaubey(Director)inDipender Saluja(Director)Philippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesXoraEvok InnovationsHelios Climate VenturesTechnology ImpactXora Innovation Pte Ltd
Twelve operates AirPlant One, a commercial-scale eManufacturing facility in Moses Lake, Washington, that converts CO2, water, and renewable electricity into products including E-Jet fuel and E-Naphtha, a chemical building block.
CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsMoses Lake, US
Nicholas Flanders(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsDesigner FundGVA CapitalRanch VenturesIndex VenturesKorea Investment PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+2 more
Exits Β· 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioPorchNASDAQ: PRCH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Auradine Β· techcompanynews.com Β· Aug 20, 2026
Summit Nanotech Β· investingnews.com Β· Aug 18, 2026
Helion Energy Β· en.wikipedia.org Β· Aug 8, 2026
Porch Β· frontporch.net Β· Jul 15, 2026
Electra Β· stocktitan.net Β· Jul 6, 2026
Twelve Β· pymnts.com Β· Jul 1, 2026
Magrathea Metals Β· nasdaqprivatemarket.com Β· Mar 22, 2026
Heron Power Β· techcrunch.com Β· Feb 18, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Capricorn Investment Group focus on?
- Capricorn Investment Group focuses on Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- Where is Capricorn Investment Group located?
- Capricorn Investment Group is headquartered in New York, US.
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