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Clean Energy Ventures

Venture capitaloperating company · company profile

Boston · Seed–Series A · 43 people tracked

Also known as CLEAN ENERGY VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Clean Energy Ventures backs founders pairing defensible science and technology innovations with disciplined commercial fundamentals to build climate companies capable of competing and lasting. Its team of trained engineers and operators applies rigorous diligence, targeting solutions where the science is proven, the commercialization path is clear, and impact can be measured in gigatons of decarbonization. The firm acts with speed and precision when fundamentals are strong, and supports portfolio companies through obstacles and opportunities. It has built an ecosystem of in-house expertise, strategic partners, and industry veterans who work alongside founders from pilot engineering through full commercialization and scale-up.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series A
Check
$100K – $5M
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2017
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$400M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
169
IPOs
6
Acquisitions
2

Team · 43 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Jeff Weiss· Venture Partner

Venture partner; former VP of engineering, CTO, and co-founder of several energy companies.

John Wisniewski· Venture Partner

Venture partner; former Exxon Mobil engineer and director at Arcapita.

Mallika Gummalla· Venture Partnerin

Venture partner; former Head of Innovation Hubs at UTC.

Nora Mead Bromwell· Venture Partner

Venture partner; former FERC Commissioner and former Board Chair of PG&E.

Eli Cooper· Summer 2026 Fellow (MIT Sloan MBA Candidate)in
Grace Memmo· Summer 2026 Fellow (UCLA Anderson MBA Candidate)in
Jake Brenner· Summer 2026 Fellow (MIT Sloan MBA Candidate)in
Luis Antillon· Summer 2026 Fellow (Harvard MBA Candidate)in
Mariana Perez-Gavilan· Summer 2026 Fellow (MIT Sloan MBA Candidate)in
Stasha Burpee· Manager of Impact Measurement and Management
Bridget Michalowski· Investor Relations Managerin
Danae Minich· Office Coordinatorin
David Meyer· Community Operations Managerin
Elizabeth Pacelle· Marketing & Platform Associatein
Ellen Williams· Strategic Advisory Board

Strategic advisory board member; former Director of ARPA-E.

Ernest Moniz· Strategic Advisory Board

Strategic advisory board member; former U.S. Secretary of Energy.

Gabe Place· Finance & Accounting Associatein
Maya Bhat· Investorin

Investor at the firm; holds a PhD.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Clean Energy Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 122 of 169 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×75Energy ×58Climate Tech ×56Deep Tech ×28New Materials ×22Impact & Social Good ×18Hardware ×16Advanced Manufacturing ×11

HQs:United States×63Canada×7United Kingdom×5Switzerland×2Israel×2Japan×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 49 portfolio companies
43%
solo founders
21 of 49 mapped founding teams
40%
repeat founders
of 50 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×212 founders×163 founders×94+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 49 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×3Cambridge Judge Business School ×2Columbia University ×2Ivey Business School at Western University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2MIT Sloan School of Management ×2University of California, Berkeley ×2University of Toronto ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 46 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×23Business & Management ×11Economics ×7Finance & Accounting ×6Chemistry ×5Physics ×4Life Sciences ×2Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 50 founders with career history

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Amdocs ×2Bain & Company ×2Capital One ×2GE Capital ×2GE Energy ×2Google ×2IBM ×2

13 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 46 with degree data)

Investments · 169 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12025 · 82024 · 42023 · 22022 · 12021 · 12020 · 52019 · 22018 · 12017 · 12014 · 127 dated

Avista Corp.myavista.comin𝕏NYSE: AVA

Avista is an energy company that employs engineers and technical staff across Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.

Climate TechEnergySpokane, US

Heather L. Rosentrater(President and CEO)inKevin J. Christie(SVP, CFO, Treasurer & Regulatory Affairs Officer)inBryan A. Cox(SVP, Safety & Chief People Officer)inGregory C. Helser(SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Chief Ethics/Compliance Officer)

Brookfield Asset Managementbrookfield.comin𝕏NYSE: BAM

Brookfield is a diversified alternative investment firm offering strategies and solutions across infrastructure, energy, private equity, real estate, and credit markets.

Fintech

Frederick Stark PearsonWilliam MackenzieConnor Teskey(Chief Executive Officer, BAM; Chief Executive Officer, Renewable Power and Transition)inHadley Peer Marshall(Chief Financial Officer, BAM)inDavid Levi(Chief Executive Officer, Global Client Group)in

Co-investorsBCI

Caterpillarcaterpillar.comNYSE: CAT

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, gas turbines, and locomotives for customers in infrastructure, power generation, marine, rail, and industrial sectors worldwide, supported by a global dealer network and financing arm.

Co-investorsEnerTech CapitalDorm Room

National Gridnationalgrid.comNYSE: NGG

John Pettigrew CBE FIET FEIin

Pentairpentair.comin𝕏NYSE: PNR

Pentair manufactures water management and treatment solutions across residential and commercial applications, including pool equipment, process engineering, fire suppression systems, and agricultural water solutions.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareSt. Paul, US

Co-investorsID8 Investments

United Airlinesunited.comNASDAQ: UAL

United Airlines operates a network of passenger flights and cargo services across domestic and international routes, serving approximately 181 million passengers to over 380 destinations on six continents as the largest airline globally by available seat miles.

Walter VarneyScott KirbyinTorbjorn (Toby) J. Enqvist(Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer)Brett J. Hart(President)J. Scott Kirby(Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Leskinen(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)

OXCCUoxccu.comin𝕏Sep 2025 · $28M✓ verified

OXCCU develops catalytic technology that converts waste CO2 into sustainable aviation fuel, chemicals, and biodegradable plastics, with an initial focus on decarbonising air transport.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyOxford, GB

Andrew Symes(Founder)inJane Jin(Founder)inPeter Edwards(Academic Co-founder)Tiancun Xiao(Founder)inBenzhen Yao(Founder)inJames Oliver Hutchings(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsKiko VenturesTechEnergy VenturesAramco VenturesBraavos CapitalEni NextIAGi Ventures+4 more

ABBglobal.abb

Global technology leader in electrification, automation, and robotics, headquartered in Switzerland; a Cevian professional sits on ABB's board.

Morten Wierodin

Co-investorsCevianElma Ventures

Accelr8accelr8.com

AccelR8 is an early-stage venture firm that invests in and helps build climate-focused companies transforming physical industries, backing founders commercializing breakthrough science and engineering to reduce emissions.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechBoston, US

Daniel Morgan(Founder)inLouis Kang(Co-founder & Partner)

Co-investorsAngel Operator Partners (aop)

ACVC Partnersacvc.partners

ACVC Partners is a venture capital firm that partners with leading corporations to invest in deep technology startups.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSilicon Valley, US

Advanced Ionicsadvanced-ionics.comin

Advanced Ionics develops electrolyzer technology for producing green hydrogen, using its Symbiotic water vapor electrolysis that operates at intermediate temperatures and taps into existing industrial steam to lower electricity and capital costs.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyMilwaukee, US

Chad W. Mason(President and CEO)inWilliam Murray(Vice President)in

BoardJohn Bobrowich(Director)in

Co-investorsAster CapitalClean Energy VentureGVP ClimateJERASWAN Impact NetworkArgosy Foundation+1 more

Aepnusaepnus.comin

Aepnus is developing a sulfate recycling process that regenerates chemicals on-site from sodium sulfate waste, with a planned demonstration-scale plant designed to process over 500 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials

Lukas Hackl(Founder)inBilen Akuzum(Founder)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundISVLowercarbon CapitalNextFab VenturesThird DerivativeVoyager Partners+2 more

Amplify Capitalamplifycapital.cain

Amplify Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders addressing complex, technical problems in climate, healthcare, and work/education sectors.

Climate TechDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsRBCx

Antares Venturesantares.venturesin

This is a profile page of an individual investor/venture builder at Antares Ventures, not a company website.

Deep Tech

Co-investorsAntares Ventures Pte. Ltd.

Antennagroupantennagroup.com

Antenna Group is a marketing and communications agency serving brands in climate, energy, mobility, health, real estate, and industrial innovation.

CleantechClimate TechMarketing Tech

Aqua Membranesaquamembranes.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2020 · $2M

Aqua Membranes makes precision-printed elements for industrial reverse osmosis (RO) systems, designed to increase production, lower energy costs, reduce cleaning cycles, and improve recovery without retrofits.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US

Rodney Herrington(Founder)inCraig Beckman(CEO)inChristopher Kurth(Chief Technology Officer)inRick Sanders(Director)Michael Reardon(Director)Stuart Schoenmann(Director)

Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESClean Energy VentureHelios Climate VenturesMicron VenturesNovaCapitalCycle Capital

Aramco Ventures Sustainability Fundaramcoventures.comin𝕏

Aramco Ventures is the venture capital and investment arm of Saudi Aramco, managing late-stage, strategic, and seed-stage investment programs.

Sector Agnostic

At One Venturesatoneventures.com

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.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Michael Alexander(CEO)Charlie Mitchell(COO)Tim Abate(CSO)in

BoardTom ChiinLaurie MenoudinHelen Linin

Co-investorsFarvatn VenturePlanet 9 CapitalWing 2 Wing Ventures

Autodesk Foundationautodesk.orgin𝕏

Autodesk Foundation provides grants and impact investments ranging from $100,000 to $1,000,000 to nonprofits and startups developing design and engineering solutions in energy, materials, health, resilience, and workforce development.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social Good

Ayrton Energyayrtonenergy.cominSeed · Sep 2024 · $6.8M

Ayrton Energy develops a hydrogen storage and transport solution based on a proprietary liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) and electrochemistry, storing hydrogen as a liquid at ambient conditions so it can be moved using existing fuel infrastructure.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyCalgary, CA

Co-investorsBDC Climate Tech Fund IICreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Foresight CanadaMaRSMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)The 51 Ventures+6 more

BDC Capitalbdc.cain𝕏

BDC is a Canadian financial institution that provides financing and business advisory services to small and medium-sized enterprises across all sectors.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechCanada, CA

Co-investorsBDC Climate Tech Fund IIBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Growth Venture FundBDC Industrial Innovation Venture FundBDC Life Sciences Venture FundBDC Seed Venture Fund+8 more

Blue Wave Solarbluewavesolar.comin

BlueWave develops, owns, and operates solar and energy storage projects, working with landowners, farmers, communities, and municipalities on dual-use and community solar as well as standalone storage.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Bodhibodhi.solarin𝕏

Bodhi is a design-focused software company that provides customer experience software for the residential solar industry, using data automation and behavioral science to engage homeowners.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergySaaS

Scott Nguyen(CEO)Kay Paulus(Head of Engineering)inJana LG(Head of Design)Stefanie Naden(Head of Customer Success)inJeff Bennett(Head of Product)in

Co-investorsClean Energy VentureHouston Angel NetworkSWAN Impact Network

Boston Materialsbomaterials.cominSeed · Mar 2019 · $2M

BO Materials develops novel materials for industrial applications across trillion-dollar industries.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsMassachusetts, US

Michael Segal(Executive Officer, Director)inAnvesh Gurijala(Founder)

BoardDavid Miller(Director)inDwight Poler(Director)Andrew Goldman(Director)

Co-investorsAccelr8ACVC PartnersClean Energy VentureCollaborative FundDiamond Edge VenturesGC Ventures+5 more

bp Venturesbp.com

London, GB

Bob Dudleyin

Co-investorsMetaPropRice Investment Group

Braavosbraavos.appin𝕏Oct 2025 · $28M

Braavos is a self-custody cryptocurrency wallet offering 2FA and 3FA security for Starknet transactions, with built-in functionality to grow Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins through direct investment and staking features.

Crypto & Web3San Francisco, US

Antoine de Chevigne(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Voska(Executive Officer)Jonathan Chin(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsPantera CapitalAramco VenturesBraavos CapitalCrypto com CapitalEni NextIAGi Ventures+2 more

Branch Energybranchenergy.comSeries B · Sep 2026 · $33M

Accelerating green energy with tech-powered retail solutions.

Wilmington, US

Alexander Ince-Cushman(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Burgess(Executive Officer)Daniel MacDonald(Director)

BoardAdam Spivack(Director)

Co-investorsAIR CapitalComcast VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHabitat PartnersPrelude VenturesZero Infinity Partners+3 more

Breakthrough Energy Fellowsbreakthroughenergy.org

Breakthrough Energy is a global platform that funds and helps build companies advancing clean energy technologies, focusing on reducing emissions across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Bill Gates(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeast VenturesRed Bear VenturesTemasek

Builders Visionbuildersvision.comin

Builders Vision makes investments, grants, and partnerships aimed at scaling sustainable solutions across the food and agriculture, energy, and ocean sectors.

AgTechCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticChicago, US

Lukas Walton(Founder)in

Co-investorsCirculate CapitalEcho River Capital

BURNT ISLAND VENTURESburntislandventures.com

Burnt Island Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in water technology startups and entrepreneurs developing next-generation solutions for the water sector.

CleantechClimate Tech

Tom Ferguson(Founder and Managing Partner)Christine E. Boyle(Partner)Steve Kloos(Partner)

Co-investorsEcho River CapitalSalica InvestmentsWellstar

Carbon Upcyclingcarbonupcycling.com

Carbon Upcycling converts carbon emissions and industrial waste byproducts into valuable materials for low-carbon cement production.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsCalgary

Apoorv Sinha(Founder)Kathryn Wortsman(Director)Greg Boser(Director)Daniel Goldman(Director)

Co-investorsAmplify CapitalATEL VenturesClean Energy VentureClimate InvestmentCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)CRH Ventures+3 more

Cemex Venturescemexventures.comin𝕏

Cemex Ventures is the open innovation and investment unit of Cemex that identifies and supports construction startups addressing decarbonization, circular economy, efficiency, and advanced construction methodologies.

Circular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechFort Lauderdale, US

Co-investorsFika Ventures

Cerberus Venturescerberus.com

Cerberus is a multi-platform investment firm that manages capital across diverse asset classes including direct lending, private equity, real estate, credit, and venture capital.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechNew York, US

Co-investorsAHL Venture PartnersBooz Allen VenturesBallistic VenturesCerberus VenturesForgePoint CapitalIAG Capital Partners+3 more

CEVGcevg.comin𝕏

CEVG is an investor group of experienced entrepreneurs and executives focused on supporting early-stage clean energy and climate technology companies in North America.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Chevron Technology Ventureschevron.com
CleanFibercleanfiber.com

CleanFiber manufactures cellulose-based insulation from recycled newsprint for the building materials industry.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsBuffalo, US

Sami Rahman(CEO)inErik Gregory(Chief Financial Officer)inJonathan Strimling(Executive Officer)James Austin(Executive Officer)Marco Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNoah Lerner(Director)in

Co-investorsAligned Climate CapitalBoston Harbor AngelsClean Energy VentureClimate Innovation CapitalE8 AngelsGlobal Brain+7 more

ClearSkyclear-sky.com

ClearSky is a venture capital and growth equity firm that invests in companies in the cybersecurity and energy transition sectors.

Climate Innovation Capitalclimateic.comin

Climate Innovation Capital is a venture investment firm that backs climate and sustainability technology companies.

CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodToronto, CA

Paul Atkinson(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)inKevin Kimsa(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)inNelson Switzer(Co-Founder & Managing Partner)in

Climate Investmentclimateinvestment.comin

Climate Investment is a venture capital firm that invests in companies developing decarbonization technologies across methane reduction, energy efficiency, and carbon capture, utilization, and storage sectors.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyImpact & Social Good

Closed Loop Venturesclosedlooppartners.comin𝕏

Closed Loop Partners is an investment and operations firm focused on building the circular economy through investments in companies and innovations that advance waste reduction and resource efficiency.

Circular EconomyCleantechImpact & Social Good

Co-investorsAtento CapitalCircular Innovation FundAutodesk FoundationM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

ConnectDERconnectder.cominSeries B · Jan 2020 · $7M

ConnectDER makes meter socket adapters (meter collars) that connect residential solar, battery, and EV charging systems directly at the electric meter, avoiding panel upgrades and complex electrical work.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwarePhiladelphia, US

Whitman Fulton(Executive Officer, Director)inIvo Steklac(Executive Officer, Director)inMark Gustafson(Director)

BoardDaniel Goldman(Director)inRajan Gupta(Director)Matt Coleman(Director)

Co-investorsBlackRockTemasekClean Energy VentureE8 AngelsEvergy VenturesLG Technology Ventures+5 more

CRHcrh.comin

CRH is a leading provider of building materials and construction aggregates, serving customers across infrastructure, residential, and commercial sectors globally.

Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechNew MaterialsDublin, IE

Jim Minternin

DG Matrixdgmatrix.cominSeed · Mar 2025 · $20M

DG Matrix builds the Interport platform, a multi-port solid-state transformer (SST) system for software-defined power distribution and electrification.

CleantechEnergyHardwareCary, US

Haroon Inam(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardVlatko Vlatkovic(Director)

Co-investorsat HulaCerberus VenturesInnova Capital Partners, LLCTech Square VenturesThird DerivativeThe Engine Ventures

Doral Energy-Tech Venturesdoral-tech.comin𝕏

Doral Energy-Tech Ventures is the venture capital and investment arm of Doral Group, a renewable energy company founded in 2007, focusing on identifying and funding early-stage companies addressing global sustainability challenges through clean technology and innovation.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyIsrael, IL

Roee Furman(Managing Director)in

ecoCFOecocfo.com

ecoCFO provides outsourced accounting, FP&A, and CFO services—including bookkeeping, grant accounting, controllers, and financial planning—for climate, clean energy, and environmental startups and nonprofits.

CleantechClimate TechFintech

Jeff Haydock(Founder)in

EDFedfenergyna.comin

EDF Trading North America provides energy market hedging and specialised trading services to help customers manage exposure across energy commodities.

Energy

EDP Venturesedp.comin

EDP is a clean energy company with operations in renewable energy generation and utilities, serving investors and operating in the global energy transition sector.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyLisbon, PT

Joao Brito Martinsin

Co-investorsAramco VenturesEni NextEquinor VenturesFuture Planet CapitalHitachi VenturesMaersk Growth

Electrified Thermal Solutionselectrifiedthermal.com

Electrified Thermal develops an electrically conductive firebrick system called the Joule Hive Thermal Battery that replaces fossil fuel-burning industrial equipment with electric heat storage for heavy industry applications like steel, cement, and chemical production.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechEnergySan Antonio, US

Joey Kabel(Founder)Daniel Stack(Founder)in

BoardHector Abruna(Director)inDaniel Goldman(Director)in

Co-investorsClean Energy VentureGVP ClimateMassVenturesTechEnergy VenturesUTEC VenturesStarlight Ventures

Emerson Collective Investingemersoncollective.comin

Emerson Collective invests in and partners with entrepreneurs, innovators, and nonprofits working on education, economic mobility, immigration, and the environment.

Climate TechImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment

Laurene Powell Jobs(Founder and President)

Co-investorsWSSAramco VenturesEnergy Impact PartnersIn-Q-TelJERA VENTURESLowercarbon Capital+5 more

Energy Foundryenergyfoundry.comin

Energy Foundry is a company with a leadership team focused on advancing the energy sector, though specific operational details are not provided on this team page.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Jason BlumberginSara ChamberlaininPiers Wellsin

BoardBill Lese

Energy Impact Partnersenergyimpactpartners.comin𝕏

Energy Impact Partners is a global investment firm managing over $4.5 billion that invests across venture, growth, and credit strategies in technologies for the energy transition and decarbonization.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyNew York, US

Lindsay Luger(Co-founder & Partner)inHans Kobler(Founder and Managing Partner)inJoshua Feldman(Co-founder, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Operating Officer)inMichael Donnelly(Co-founder, Partner and Chief Risk Officer)inHarry Giovani(Managing Partner & CEO of Energy Impact Partners Credit)inKyle Wool(Partner & Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsDNV VenturesEvergy VenturesHumans Of The InternetJERAMOL SwitchAmazon Alexa Fund+11 more

Energy Innovation Capitalenergyinnovationcapital.com

Energy Innovation Capital is an investment firm that backs companies developing technology for clean, accessible, and abundant energy.

ENGIEengieventures.comin

ENGIE New Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of the ENGIE Group, running a fund of over €250 million that invests in cleantech and energy startups focused on the energy transition.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Enieni.comin𝕏

Eni is a large energy company that has developed EnergIA, a generative AI system that answers user questions by searching Eni's financial documents, press releases, and website content.

AI & Machine LearningEnergy

EPS Venturesepshipping.com.sgin

Eastern Pacific Shipping operates a fleet of container, bulk, gas, and tanker vessels for international cargo transport.

Logistics & Supply ChainSingapore, SG

Equinorequinor.comin𝕏

Equinor is an energy company transforming to serve a broader market across oil, gas, renewable power, and low-carbon solutions.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyStavanger, NO

Anders Opedalin

Evarievari.com

Peterborough, US

Jonathan Bass(Executive Officer)Steven J. Walker(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsFarvatn Venture

Evarievarithermal.com

Evari Thermal manufactures miniature oil-free gas-bearing turbocompressors for heat pumps, aimed at improving heat pump efficiency across building heating and cooling, vehicles, refrigeration, healthcare, and industrial process heating.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardware

Co-investorsFarvatn VenturePlanet 9 Capital

Extantiaextantia.comin

Epoch Biodesign is a synthetic biology company that engineers enzymes to break down plastic waste into virgin-grade feedstocks at low energy and ambient conditions.

BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergyNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Jen Keane(CEO)inBen Reeve(CTO)inJacob Nathan(CEO and Founder)

Co-investorsKfW Capital

Exterra Carbon Solutionsexterracarbon.cominSeries A · May 2025 · $15M

Exterra develops mining technology solutions, bringing innovation to mineral extraction operations.

Circular EconomyCleantechDeep TechHardwareNew Materials

Olivier Dufresne(Chief Executive Officer and co-founder)inDavid Fennell(Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder)

Co-investorsMOL Switch

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

7ActechArcelor Mittal XCarbBuzzi Unicem USACarbon Drawdown CollectiveClearTraceEdelsteinFoley HoagGS EnergyHigh House InvestmentsLeading Edge Equipment TechnologiesMuus Climate PartnersNeotribe VenturesNexDashOrlenPearl CertificationPlug and PlayRead Full Press ReleaseRebound

Exits · 8

6 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 7

Avista Corp.NYSE: AVABrookfield Asset ManagementNYSE: BAMCaterpillarNYSE: CATNational GridNYSE: NGGPentairNYSE: PNRUnited AirlinesNASDAQ: UALSolantroacq. by Huada Semiconductor

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Clean Energy Ventures made?
Clean Energy Ventures has 169 tracked investments, 8 of which have exited, including 11 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Clean Energy Ventures invest at?
Clean Energy Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
What is Clean Energy Ventures's typical check size?
Clean Energy Ventures typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What sectors does Clean Energy Ventures focus on?
Clean Energy Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy.
Where is Clean Energy Ventures located?
Clean Energy Ventures is headquartered in Boston, US.
Does Clean Energy Ventures lead rounds?
Clean Energy Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Clean Energy Ventures co-invest with?
Clean Energy Ventures most often shares deals with Clean Energy Venture, Third Derivative, Farvatn Venture, among 150 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 10

SOSV

SOSV is a deep tech venture capital firm that makes first-check pre-seed investments and follow-on rounds in startups focused on human and planetary health, providing lab space and hands-on support at its US locations.

Both backed · 3
$30K – $550K
Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Breakthrough Energy, founded by Bill Gates, backs innovators developing affordable, reliable, and clean energy technologies, investing across manufacturing, electricity, agriculture, transportation, and buildings.

$500K – $50M
Energy Impact Partners

Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporate partners to help drive the transformation of the global economy toward a more sustainable future.

$5M – $20M
National Grid Partners

National Grid Partners is the venture capital unit of National Grid plc, a major investor-owned energy utility company. The firm invests in innovative energy-related technologies and business models.

bp ventures

BP Ventures invests in private technology companies developing innovations in the energy sector. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage companies globally.

$1M – $10M
Great Oaks Venture Capital

Great Oaks Venture Capital is a New York-based seed and early-stage investor that backs founders building enduring businesses across the United States.

Both backed · 1
$50K – $500K
Azolla Ventures

Azolla Ventures is an early-stage climate investor that backs founders building solutions with the potential for large-scale greenhouse gas reductions. It was created by Prime Coalition, a nonprofit that directs catalytic capital toward scalable climate solutions.

Both backed · 1
SignalFire

SignalFire is a seed-stage venture capital firm that combines a full-team support model with its data-driven Beacon AI platform to back founders.

$250K – $15M
NCT Ventures

NCT Ventures is a Columbus, Ohio-based investment firm focused on the Midwest, partnering with entrepreneurs and providing hands-on operational support drawn from over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience.

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