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Enerdigm Ventures

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Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Enerdigm Ventures invests early in technology companies operating in high-growth markets with strong technical foundations, clear strategic acquirers, and meaningful exit potential. It focuses on pre-institutional and early institutional rounds where its operating involvement can materially increase enterprise value. The firm's team of operators, founders, and investors works directly with management on sales, capitalization, recruiting, partnerships, product strategy, and M&A to close execution gaps. It targets enterprise and AI infrastructure, energy and climate, and deep tech and frontier technologies, backing 'unreasonable engineers' solving hard problems where capital alone is insufficient, aiming to build durable companies positioned for strategic outcomes.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
Palo Alto, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2007
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$100M
Tracked investments
29
Unicorns
2
IPOs
4
Acquisitions
1

Team · 2 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 9 of 29 portfolio companies

Cybersecurity ×5Enterprise Software ×5Cleantech ×3Energy ×3Hardware ×3SaaS ×3Cloud Computing ×2Data & Infrastructure ×2

HQs:United States×9

Who they back

founder profiles across 9 portfolio companies
67%
solo founders
6 of 9 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×23 founders×1

Investments · 29 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 12022 · 12016 · 24 dated

Bloom Energybloomenergy.comin𝕏NYSE: BE

Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power generation at commercial, industrial, and data center facilities.

CleantechEnergyHardware

K.R. Sridhar(Founder, Chairman, and CEO)KR Sridhar, PhD(Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArtis VenturesATEL VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesDag VenturesG Squared+10 more

Docusigndocusign.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DOCU

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Director)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccelAkkadian VenturesArtisanal VenturesAvant Global LLCBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+27 more

GoProgopro.comNASDAQ: GPROFeb 2026

GoPro manufactures cameras and mounting accessories designed for capture during action and outdoor activities, along with associated software applications and subscription services for content editing and cloud storage.

San Mateo, US

Nicholas Woodman(Executive Officer, Director)inBrian McGee(Executive Officer)inBrian Tratt(Chief Financial Officer)in

BoardEmily Culp-Hogue(Director)Miguel A. Lopez Ben(Director)Tyrone Ahmad-Taylor(Director)

Co-investorsArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalClear VenturesRiverwood CapitalSageview CapitalUS Venture Partners+1 more

Legend Power Systemslegendpower.comin𝕏OTC: LPSIF

Legend Power Systems develops the SmartGATE platform, an intelligent electrical management system for the electric rooms of modern commercial buildings, targeting energy risk and waste for building owners.

CleantechEnergyHardwarePropTechVancouver

Florence Tan(CFO)Paul Moffat(COO)inRandy Buchamer(CEO / Director)inMark Petersen(VP Engineering)inMike Cioce(VP Sales & Marketing)inKieran Beharry(Director of Operations)in

Co-investorsForesight

Blue Planet Energy Systemsblueplanetenergy.comin𝕏Jan 2016

Blue Planet Energy develops energy storage systems used in homes, businesses, and communities to enable clean, reliable, fossil-fuel-free power.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHonolulu, US

Henk Rogers(MEMBER, DIRECTOR)in

BoardVINCENT PAUL PONTHIEUX(MEMBER, DIRECTOR)ALEKS VELHNER(MEMBER, DIRECTOR)DARREN KIMURA(Director)KENT OTSU(Director)

LiveActionliveaction.cominFeb 2016

LiveAction provides a Network Intelligence platform that collects, correlates, and visualizes application and network data for NetOps and SecOps teams, supporting network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and security across on-premises, SD-WAN, cloud, and hybrid networks.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US

Nelson Kanemoto(Director)John Smith(Executive Officer)inDana Matsunaga(Executive Officer)in

BoardBrian Nugent(Director)inPhilip Vorobeychik(Director)inDarren Kimura(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsInsight Partners

NetFoundrynetfoundry.ioin𝕏

NetFoundry provides identity-first zero trust connectivity for distributed workloads across AI, APIs, IoT, and enterprise infrastructure, eliminating attack surfaces without requiring open ports or VPN changes.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTCharlotte, US

Galeal Zino(Founder & CEO)inDavid Hart(CTO & Co-Founder)inRobert Caamano(Head of Cloud Engineering & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsSyn Ventures Seed Management Llc

Niagara Networksniagaranetworks.comin𝕏

Niagara Networks designs and manufactures network visibility infrastructure including packet brokers, bypass switches, and network TAPs, serving security and network operations teams in enterprise and service provider environments.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSilicon Valley, US

Ben Askarinam(Founder)inZeev(VP of Corporate Strategy and Marketing)Vitaliy Ivanov(Vice President of Software Engineering)inJames(Vice President of Sales, APAC)

Reactwellreactwell.com

Chemical processing energy company, active

SlashNextslashnext.com𝕏acquired by Varonis Systems

SlashNext (now part of Varonis as "Varonis Interceptor") offers AI-native email security that detects phishing, business email compromise, and social engineering attacks across email and collaboration apps.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwarePleasanton, US

Atif Mushtaq(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Promod Haque(Director)in

Co-investorsNorwest Venture PartnersWing

Spinspin.aiin𝕏Jul 2022

SpinOne is an agentless, API-based SaaS data protection platform that secures data across Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, Salesforce, and Jira through unified backup, ransomware detection, posture management, and data loss prevention.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureSaaSPalo Alto, US

DMITRY DONTOV(Executive Officer, Director)inDmitry Dontov(CEO and Founder)inHELEN YEVTUSHENKO(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBlueprint EquityK1 Investment ManagementbValue Venture CapitalD&FG ElementsBlu Venture InvestorsSanta Barbara Venture Partners

Other

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

BrightLight SystemsContixeControlsEnergy Industries Corp.Energy Smart NewsFab.comGreen CarHoku ScientificIce Cream LabsIn2lyticsKeahole Solar PowerModareOasis InnovationPacific EnergyPlan9SolarVaneSopogyXcelaStream

Exits · 5

4 IPOs · 1 acquisitions

Bloom EnergyNYSE: BEDocusignNASDAQ: DOCUGoProNASDAQ: GPROLegend Power SystemsOTC: LPSIFSlashNextacq. by Varonis Systems

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Enerdigm Ventures made?
Enerdigm Ventures has 29 tracked investments, 5 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Enerdigm Ventures invest at?
Enerdigm Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Enerdigm Ventures focus on?
Enerdigm Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Media & Entertainment, New Materials, SaaS.
Where is Enerdigm Ventures located?
Enerdigm Ventures is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Who does Enerdigm Ventures co-invest with?
Enerdigm Ventures most often shares deals with Cisco Investments, Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, among 54 tracked co-investors.

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