Future Energy Ventures
Venture capitalBerlin · Seed–Late Stage · 19 people tracked
Investment thesis
Future Energy Ventures believes the future of energy will be defined by electrification and orchestration as fuel-based systems are replaced by renewable electricity across power, transport, buildings, industry, and digital infrastructure. It backs asset-light, scalable businesses at the intersection of energy and digital technology that help forecast, optimize, store, and coordinate energy. Focus areas span renewable energy systems (storage, grid intelligence, optimization), accelerating electrification of the built environment, mobility, and industry, and frontier technologies such as AI, cybersecurity, robotics, and advanced computing. Its sweet spot is Series A+ companies with proven product-market fit and rapid multi-geography scalability.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 49 portfolio companiesEnergy ×14SaaS ×9Cleantech ×8AI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×6IoT ×4Cybersecurity ×3Climate Tech ×2
HQs:Germany×5United States×4Bangladesh×1Finland×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 49 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAkselos develops Structural Performance Management (SPM) software that uses physics-based AI to combine operational data with real-time structural integrity conditions, giving operators predictive insight into asset limits, throughput, and lifecycle decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Bidgely offers UtilityAI, a platform that uses patented energy disaggregation to identify appliance-level usage (such as EVs, HVAC, and heat pumps) from smart meter data alone, without surveys or smart plugs.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
feld.energy develops, permits, builds, and operates agrivoltaic (Agri-PV) solar installations on farmland, offering farmers turnkey systems with lease, revenue-sharing, or self-operation models to generate additional income while continuing agricultural use.
AgTechCleantechEnergy
Adrian Renner(Co-founder & Managing Director)inLukas Zels(Co-founder & Managing Director)inBernhard Gruber(Lead Engineer)in
FirstPoint provides cellular network security for enterprise and government organizations, protecting any cellular-connected device from mobile network threats such as man-in-the-middle attacks, location tracking, and data redirection.
CybersecurityIoTSaaS
Unlocking grid capacity for the AI era; raised a $64M Series A.
GridCARE offers an AI-native platform, Energize, that helps data centers and electric utilities unlock latent grid capacity and accelerate power delivery to large-scale AI infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Gründerfonds Ruhr is a venture capital fund based in Essen, Germany, that invests seed-stage capital in early-stage B2B startups.
Essen, DE
Hubject operates an eRoaming platform that connects Charge Point Operators, eMobility service providers, and vehicle manufacturers to provide cross-network, cross-border access to EV charging infrastructure.
CleantechEnergyMobility & Transportation
Intertrust provides digital trust and secure communication infrastructure for decentralized networks, serving energy and media ecosystems with IoT connectivity, rights management, and data exchange solutions.
CybersecurityEnergyIoTSunnyvale, US
Gen Isayama(Director)Florian Kolb(Director)Mark Khalil(Director)Stephanie van Wermeskerken(Director)Cameron Briggs(Director)Talal Shamoon(Executive Officer, Director)
Jua is building a foundation model of the physical world and an AI agent, Athena, that acts within it, starting with a planetary-scale atmospheric model that simulates fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and radiative transfer.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep Tech
SOLshare is a climate-tech company in Bangladesh that builds peer-to-peer solar electricity trading networks through its SOLbazaar platform, connecting rural households with and without solar home systems.
CleantechEnergyImpact & Social Good
Palo Alto, US
David R. Lee(Executive Officer)Gregory McCarthy(Director)Gene Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Becker(Director)David Moss(Executive Officer, Director)Will Graylin(Director)
Enhances renewable energy predictability; raised a €15M Series A led by FEV.
Sight Machine develops AI agents that optimize manufacturing operations by analyzing industrial data, connecting production systems, and providing autonomous recommendations to improve output and reduce waste.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jon Sobel(Chief Executive Officer and President)Nathan Oostendorp(Secretary and Treasurer)Mark Jacobsen(Director)Roger Ehrenberg(Director)
BoardAdrian Fortino(Director)
Station A builds software and data tools to support decarbonization and clean energy development.
CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Francisco, US
EMILY KIRSCH(Director)KEVIN BERKEMEYER(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardGEORDAN HANKINSON(Director)
Vicarius vRx is a vulnerability remediation platform for enterprise IT and security teams that prioritizes CVE findings based on exploit probability, active exploitation status, and environmental reachability rather than CVSS scores alone.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Virta provides EV charging management software, including a Charge Point Management System (Virta Hub), managed charging stations, and energy management tools for operators and resellers running charging networks.
EnergyMobility & TransportationSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Future Energy Ventures invest at?
- Future Energy Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Future Energy Ventures's typical check size?
- Future Energy Ventures typically writes checks of $1.1M – $11M.
- What sectors does Future Energy Ventures focus on?
- Future Energy Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics.
- Where is Future Energy Ventures located?
- Future Energy Ventures is headquartered in Berlin, DE.
- Does Future Energy Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Future Energy Ventures leads investment rounds.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLeaders In Cleantech #150 | Jan Lozek - Future Energy Ventures
Leaders in Cleantech podcast · Jan Lozek
Can AI save the energy grid? - Jan Lozek (Future Energy Ventures)
New Wave with Hugo Rauch · Jan Lozek
Breaking Barriers mit Moritz Jungmann von E.ON Future Energy Ventures
Wildstyle Network · Moritz Jungmann
Mind the Chat with Jan Lozek (Future Energy Ventures)
mindthebridgeTV · Jan Lozek
Co-investors · 20
Energy Impact Partners is an investment firm that connects entrepreneurs with major corporates to help transform the global economy toward a more sustainable future.
Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture firm that gives accredited individual investors access to professionally managed, diversified venture portfolios by co-investing alongside leading lead VC firms. It offers annual funds, syndicate deal-by-deal investing, and various investor clubs.
Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from pre-seed and seed through later financing stages, focusing on ideas that address major pain points in large, fast-growing markets.
360 Capital is a European venture capital firm active since 1997, investing in innovative technology startups across deep-tech, climate-tech and digital sectors.
Ananda Impact Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in social enterprises based in Europe addressing social issues across the region. The firm focuses on early-stage and growth-stage companies in the social impact sector.
Freestyle Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in consumer and web-based enterprise technology companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies.
Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.
HV Capital is a European venture capital firm that has backed companies across multiple industries and economic cycles for over 26 years, providing capital and support to founders.
Breakthrough Energy is a global platform founded to accelerate clean energy innovation and build climate-focused industries, supporting innovators developing affordable, reliable, clean energy technologies.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is Amazon's Seattle-based cloud computing division, offering more than 240 cloud and AI services to customers ranging from startups to large enterprises. Its infrastructure spans over 120 availability zones across dozens of geographic regions worldwide. It is a technology provider rather than an investment firm.
Strawberry Creek Ventures is a private venture investing community for UC Berkeley alumni, part of Alumni Ventures, offering a diversified annual fund and deal-by-deal syndications that co-invest alongside leading VC firms.
Acton Capital is an early-growth-stage venture investor with over 25 years of industry experience, partnering with a small number of founder-led companies each year to support their growth strategies.
▶8 more co-investors
Salica InvestmentsAxeleo CapitalPale Blue DotArcTern VenturesRethink VenturesIBB VenturesSimon CapitalEDP Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside Future Energy Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Future Energy Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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