Dangerous Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSanta Fe · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Also known as Dangerous Ventures New Mexico
Investment thesis
Dangerous Ventures invests in pre-seed and seed stage companies focused on climate resilience, with an emphasis on the Energy, Mobility, Food Systems, and Climate Adaptation sectors. The firm views the world's most existential challenges as opportunities to build enduring, next-generation businesses that empower both people and the planet. It holds that business can be a force for good, that passionate founders can achieve outsized impact toward urgent goals, and that success and positive, lasting change can be pursued generously and simultaneously.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
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What they invest in
from 20 of 33 portfolio companiesCleantech ×10Hardware ×7Climate Tech ×6New Materials ×6Energy ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Enterprise Software ×3IoT ×3
HQs:United States×13United Kingdom×1
Investments · 33 tracked
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Cambium develops technology and marketplace infrastructure for the wood industry, connecting buyers and sellers while offering sustainably sourced wood products made from waste material.
B2B MarketplacesClimate TechLogistics & Supply ChainNew MaterialsCalifornia, US
Theo Hooker(Executive Officer, Director)Marisa Repka(Executive Officer, Director)Ben Christensen(Founder & CEO)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Carbogenics is a University of Edinburgh spinout that develops engineered biochar products, including CreChar®, to improve anaerobic digestion and biogas production, support wastewater treatment, and reduce pollution.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsEdinburgh, GB
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Critical Energy builds factory-made, modular power plants that convert heat into electricity using a closed-loop system with custom turbomachinery, shipped in standard containers and installed in weeks.
CleantechEnergyHardware
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Dyrt provides waste management software and services that help companies track waste streams, reduce costs, and report sustainability metrics across multiple locations by ingesting invoices, bills, and disposal data.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRancho Palos Verdes, US
Ryan Fliss(Executive Officer)WADE BURGESS(Director)Mark Friess(Executive Officer)SARAH SMITH(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)IRVING LEVIN(Director)FERRELL ALMAN(Director)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Enduring Planet provides non-dilutive working capital financing to climate-focused businesses through contract advances, revolving lines, and term loans.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechPortland, US
Erin Davis(COO)Vsevolod Kozinsky(Director)Olympia DeCastro(Director)Dimitry Gershenson(CEO)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Epistemix provides simulation and modeling software to help organizations understand product adoption patterns at the individual level and test strategies to optimize market penetration.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPittsburgh, US
John Grefenstette(Executive Officer, Director)John Cordier(Director)Donald Burke(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Delach(Executive Officer)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Focal develops heating technology focused on balancing communicative design, energy efficiency, operational simplicity, and integration to improve comfort.
CleantechEnergyHardware
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
ThermoShade makes patented passive-cooling shade panels that absorb body heat to make the space underneath feel cooler without fans or misters.
Climate TechHardwareNew Materials
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
EMPEL develops a PFAS-free water-repellent coating technology that bonds directly to fiber materials for durable, long-lasting performance without wastewater generation.
CleantechNew MaterialsRio Rancho, US
Thomas Lopez(Executive Officer, Director)Gary S. Selwyn(Executive Officer, Director)Martin Flora(Executive Officer, Director)Zachariah Jonasson(Director)Ryan Chen(Director)
BoardDavid Blivin(Director)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
GridFlow develops vanadium flow batteries for long-duration, stationary energy storage, using a water-based electrolyte chemistry that is fireproof and designed for 25+ year lifetimes.
CleantechEnergyHardware
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Hiki is a mobile app designed for autistic, ADHD, and neurodivergent individuals to find friendships and romantic relationships.
HealthtechSocialBrooklyn, US
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
InventWood produces SUPERWOOD, a wood-based structural material engineered at the nanoscale to be stronger than steel while lighter, offering properties like fire resistance and transparency for use in construction and buildings.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechConstruction TechNew MaterialsFrederick, US
LIANGBING HU(Director)ALEXANDER LAU(CEO, President and Chairman)TIMOTHY KREBS(Secretary, Treasurer)Liangbing Hu(Founder)
BoardKEVIN TIDWELL(Director)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsSan Carlos, US
Helen Bergstrom(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Hardin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJoshua James(Director)David Schroeder(Director)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Intelligent forest management and carbon sequestration
Andover, US
Merritt Jenkins(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Stubbs(Executive Officer)
BoardMatthew Verminski(Director)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Magnefy develops hybrid magnetic sensing and signal-processing hardware combined with AI/ML for monitoring critical infrastructure in harsh, real-world environments.
Deep TechHardwareIoT
Joseph Kao(CEO & Co-Founder)Derrick Du(Founding Product Manager)Asma Mahar(Head of Hardware - Sensors & Signal Processing)
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Merino Energy makes a redesigned heat pump for home heating and cooling that plugs into a standard 120V outlet and installs without outdoor units or multi-day retrofits.
CleantechEnergyHardware
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PowerX develops AI-powered sensors that generate proprietary data to help corporations reduce energy consumption, water use, and emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechNew York City, US
Manuel Schoenfeld(Founder)in
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
RS21 is a data science company that builds AI, data engineering, analytics, and visualization solutions to help organizations make data-driven decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureGovTech
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Spartan Radar develops software-defined radar solutions for collision avoidance and transportation safety, serving commercial vehicle OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and fleet operators in sectors including mining, construction, material handling, and logistics.
Defense TechHardwareIoT
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
TerraVera develops technology and services supporting agricultural growers and beekeepers, with a focus on pollinator health and sustainable agriculture.
AgTechBiotechCleantechClimate TechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodAlbuquerque, US
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Extracting critical metals using high-voltage physics without moving the mountain.
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Verdi provides smart irrigation automation systems that retrofit into existing farm infrastructure to automate watering operations and give farmers control via mobile app.
AgTechIoTSaaS
PartnerGaby Darbyshire· solo GP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCambium · techcrunch.com · Jul 8, 2026
Enduring Planet · citybiz.co · Jun 4, 2026
Hiki · atypikoo.com · Jan 26, 2026
Green Theme Technologies · empel.green · Sep 22, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Dangerous Ventures invest at?
- Dangerous Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Dangerous Ventures focus on?
- Dangerous Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Dangerous Ventures located?
- Dangerous Ventures is headquartered in Santa Fe, US.
- Does Dangerous Ventures lead rounds?
- Dangerous Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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