Elevation Ventures
Venture capitalOrange County · Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
Investment thesis
Elevation Ventures believes addressing the climate crisis requires collaborative effort across founders, mentors, and industry networks. The firm invests in companies deploying high-impact climate technologies that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions or deliver sustainable solutions, leveraging partnerships with Octane's LaunchPad Accelerator and Sustain SoCal to provide coaching, mentoring, and network connections with industry experts and public agencies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 7 of 12 portfolio companiesCleantech ×5Energy ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3SaaS ×3AgTech ×2Climate Tech ×2IoT ×2Hardware ×1
HQs:United States×4South Africa×1
Investments · 12 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2021 · 12017 · 12 dated
Agtools provides data-driven software and analytics for the food value chain, offering dashboards, daily reports, price analysis, and AI-ready data covering commodities, weather, and market factors across many countries.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningSaaS
Co-investorsAmplifica CapitalChloe CapitalPortland Seed FundRadicle GrowthSerra VenturesWealthing VC Club
Co-investorsHyperguapKeiki Capital
Czar Power develops a consolidated energy system that integrates renewable energy sources and AI-based energy management to lower costs, speed installation, and improve resiliency compared with legacy energy setups.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Co-investorsAlliance VenturesPresidio VenturesQuantum Valley Investments
EV Connect provides an OCPP-compatible charging management software platform (Software+), EV charging hardware, and support services for businesses running EV charging programs.
CleantechEnergyMobility & TransportationSaaSEl Segundo, US
Nathaniel Jordan Ramer(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Jarus(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Allman(Director)Kazunori Ikezawa(Director)
BoardDevin Whatley(Director)in
Co-investorsSchneider ElectricBonfire VenturesKeiretsu ForumMontage CapitalSkyview VenturesEcosystem Integrity+1 more
Goanna Ag provides on-farm data collection and irrigation management tools that help growers schedule irrigation, improve water-use efficiency, and increase crop yields.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechIoTSan Diego, US
Tom Dowling(Chief Operating Officer & Founder)Patrick Henry(Executive Officer, Director)Roy Moore(Director)Farooq Anjum(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCove FundLongley Capital
Icarus RT develops hybrid photovoltaic/thermal solar-plus-storage systems aimed at increasing power output while reducing physical footprint.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardwareCarlsbad, US
Mark Anderson, PE, MBA(Founder)inMark Anderson(Executive Officer)Gourav Sharma(Operations Executive)Doris Lu-AndersonRaju ThomasNicole Moser
Co-investorsFoothill Ventures
Verantum offers a building performance management system built on EnterpriseDX, a hardware-agnostic cloud platform that connects building systems, sensors, meters and third-party data to detect faults, prioritize actions and automate workflows across property portfolios.
EnergyPropTechSaaS
Plentify makes intelligent controllers for home energy systems: HotBot manages geysers to reduce electricity use and detect leaks, while SolarBot optimizes solar and battery systems for greater self-consumption.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Co-investorsE3 CapitalSatganaThird Sphere
Los Angeles, US
Jeffery D. Wolfe(Executive Officer, Director)Mark W. Yates(Executive Officer, Director)Randolph M. Palombi(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMasashi Nishio(Director)Adam Lipman(Director)
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioEV Connectacq. by Schneider Electric
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAgtools · kingscrowd.com · Nov 18, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Elevation Ventures made?
- Elevation Ventures has 12 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Elevation Ventures invest at?
- Elevation Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Elevation Ventures focus on?
- Elevation Ventures focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Elevation Ventures located?
- Elevation Ventures is headquartered in Orange County, US.
- Does Elevation Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Elevation Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Elevation Ventures co-invest with?
- Elevation Ventures most often shares deals with Bonfire Ventures, Chloe Capital, Presidio Ventures, among 18 tracked co-investors.
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