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Clearvision Ventures

Venture capital

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Late Stage · 11 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Clearvision Ventures operates independent, evergreen funds with no end-of-life date, aiming to avoid the conflicts common in the venture industry and to build lifelong relationships with entrepreneurs. The firm invests at any stage, from early to growth to value-added infrastructure, but prefers to engage founders early. It seeks companies with large addressable markets, sustainable competitive advantages, early product traction, and scalable founders. Currently the firm focuses on companies that can drive meaningful disruptions in energy and infrastructure sustainability. Because its funds recycle proceeds, it avoids fundraising pressure and is flexible on stage, ownership targets, and board representation.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Late Stage
Check
$1M – $25M
HQ
Menlo Park, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Last 12 months
1 investment
Tracked investments
19
Unicorns
2
IPOs
1
Acquisitions
1

Team · 11 people

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What they invest in

from 15 of 19 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×6SaaS ×6Climate Tech ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Energy ×4Enterprise Software ×4Cleantech ×3Deep Tech ×3

HQs:United States×13Norway×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
38%
solo founders
3 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×32 founders×33 founders×2

What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×5Business & Management ×3

Investments · 19 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 22022 · 22021 · 12020 · 22018 · 22017 · 12016 · 212 dated

ChargePointchargepoint.comin𝕏NYSE: CHPT

ChargePoint provides networked electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management software for company vehicle fleets and motor pools.

EnergyHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSCampbell, US

Richard Lowenthal(Director)inPasquale Romano(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Canova(Executive Officer)Jonathan Kaplan(Executive Officer)Richard "Rick" Wilmer(President and Chief Executive Officer, Director)

BoardNeil Suslak(Director)in

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesBraemar Energy VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesEstag CapitalF4 VenturesMadison Parker Capital+7 more

Sitetrackersitetracker.comin𝕏Sep 2022 · $96M✓ verified

Sitetracker provides project and asset management technology, delivered together with a partner network offering training, certification, and support.

Construction TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Giuseppe Incitti(CEO)in

Co-investorsEnergize CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersH.I.G. Growth PartnersNTT DOCOMO VenturesDTCPEricsson Ventures+5 more

Aclimaaclima.cominNov 2020

Aclima is a Norwegian brand that makes wool-based clothing, including apparel designed for demanding outdoor conditions and wool garments for children and juniors.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)ACVC PartnersGingerbread CapitalKapor CapitalKTB NetworkLeonid Capital Partners+1 more

Aclimaaclima.earthinNov 2020

Aclima operates a network of mobile and stationary sensors that measure air pollution and greenhouse gases at block-by-block resolution, and offers analytics software (Aclima Pro) and a free consumer app (air.health) that turn these measurements into environmental data for governments, companies, and communities.

Climate TechData & InfrastructureGovTechIoTSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsCool Climate CollectiveKapor CapitalMPowerRadicle ImpactACVC PartnersGingerbread Capital+2 more

Bafflebaffle.ioin𝕏Series A · Jan 2018 · $7M

Baffle provides data protection through on-the-fly encryption for applications being migrated to cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to keep their data encrypted with user-controlled keys without modifying application code.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Co-investors1809 CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalEngineering CapitalEnvision Ventures Management, LlcIndustry Ventures+3 more

Clarotyclaroty.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2018 · $60M

Team82 is a cybersecurity vulnerability and threat research team that identifies software and firmware vulnerabilities in cyber-physical systems.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT

Galina Antova(Founder)inYaniv Vardiin

BoardDavid Millstone(co-CEO of Standard Industries and co-CIO of Standard Investments)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalB CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersBMW i VenturesBosch Ventures+17 more

Gradiantgradiant.comin𝕏

Gradiant designs and builds water and wastewater treatment plants using its proprietary technology stack, helping industrial customers reduce freshwater withdrawal, reuse wastewater, and return clean water to the environment.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechDeep TechWoburn, US

Anurag Bajpayee(Co-Founder & Executive Chairman)inPrakash Govindan(Co-Founder & CEO)inMark Danchak(Director)Jeff Luse(Director)Keith Wilson(Director)Ashok Belani(Director)

Co-investorsCapTableGRC SinogreenSafar PartnersWarburg PincusWAVE Equity PartnersWorldQuant Ventures

Gridcare AIgridcare.ai

GridCare develops AI-powered solutions to optimize energy efficiency and performance for data centers.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergy

Amit NarayaninRam Rajagopalin

Co-investorsFuture Energy VenturesSherpalo VenturesNational Grid PartnersOverture Climate

Hammerheadhammerhead.ioinNov 2025 · $10M

Hammerhead makes Karoo, a cycling computer device for recording and displaying ride data, routes, and workouts.

CleantechHardwareNew York City, US

Laurence Wattrus(Founder)inRaveen Beemsingh(Founder)inJon Morgan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcNext VenturesR/GA VenturesTechstarsVTF CapitalAina Climate AI Ventures+5 more

NCXncx.comMar 2022 · $50M

NCX provides forestry analytics, market access, and expert guidance to family forest owners across the United States, helping them navigate timber sales, carbon credit programs, and conservation opportunities.

AgTechClimate TechMarketplacesSaaS

Zack Parisa(Co-founder)inMax Nova(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha EdisonClimacticEnergize CapitalHAWKTAILScribble VenturesDalus Capital+1 more

Orbital Insightorbitalinsight.comSeries C · Mar 2017 · $50MAcquired

Palo Alto geospatial analytics company applying AI and computer vision to satellite, aerial and mobile location data; acquired by Privateer in 2024.

James Crawford(Founder)inKevin O'Brien(CEO)in

Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBrighter CapitalGen CapitalGeodesic CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Hemisphere Ventures LLC+7 more

Persefonipersefoni.comin𝕏Apr 2025

Persefoni provides carbon accounting and climate training tools for portfolio company engagement.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMesa, US

Kentaro Kawamori(Executive Officer, Director)inJason Frederick Offerman(Executive Officer, Director)Kim Stroh(Founder)in

BoardGreg Lyons(Director)Daniel Ahn(Director)inAudrey Constant(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCarnrite VenturesEnergize CapitalParkway Venture CapitalPrelude VenturesRice Investment Group

PRENAVprenav.com𝕏Seed · Mar 2016 · $2M

PRENAV uses drones, LiDAR, 3D analytics, and deep learning to automatically identify damage in infrastructure structures like bridges, dams, and cell towers.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechSan Carlos, US

Asa Hammond(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Schuett(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMar Hershenson(Director)

Co-investorsComet LabsCrosslink CapitalHemisphere Ventures LLCMI VenturesNTT DOCOMO VenturesRuvento Ventures Pte Ltd.+5 more

Tomorrow Iotomorrow.ioin𝕏

Tomorrow.io develops an AI-powered weather intelligence platform that combines satellite technology and proprietary data to help organizations forecast weather impacts and build resilience.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Shimon Elkabetz(CEO, Co-Founder)inRei Goffer(CSO, Co-Founder)inItai Zlotnik(CCO, Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsSquare Peg CapitalACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSCanaan PartnersEvergy VenturesFlying Tiger CapitalFontinalis Partners+10 more

Zanskarzanskar.com

Zanskar develops geothermal energy projects using AI and advanced geoscience to map subsurface resources and deliver utility-scale, carbon-free power.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy

Carl Hoiland(Founder & CEO)inJoel Edwards(Founder)in

Co-investorsAzolla VenturesFirst Star VenturesGVP ClimateLOWERCARBONLowercarbon CapitalObvious Ventures+6 more

Zumridezum.comin𝕏

Zum provides cloud-based software and logistics optimization for school bus transportation, serving school districts to improve route efficiency, vehicle utilization, safety transparency, and costs.

EdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaS

Ritu Narayan(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAngelPadBMW i VenturesClimate InvestmentDnx VenturesFundersClubGraphene Ventures+12 more

Other

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

SilviaTerraSiteTraker

Exits · 2

1 IPOs · 1 acquisitions · showing 1

ChargePointNYSE: CHPT

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Clearvision Ventures made?
Clearvision Ventures has 19 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Clearvision Ventures invest at?
Clearvision Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What is Clearvision Ventures's typical check size?
Clearvision Ventures typically writes checks of $1M – $25M.
What sectors does Clearvision Ventures focus on?
Clearvision Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Energy.
Where is Clearvision Ventures located?
Clearvision Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, US.
Does Clearvision Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Clearvision Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Clearvision Ventures co-invest with?
Clearvision Ventures most often shares deals with BMW i Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, NTT DOCOMO Ventures, among 80 tracked co-investors.

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18 more co-investors

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