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San Francisco · Series C–Late Stage · 9 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Generate Capital is an infrastructure investment platform focused on sustainable infrastructure across North America and select international markets. It provides permanent capital through both debt and equity structures and offers operational services, partnering with developers to finance, build, own, and operate essential infrastructure. Its activities span clean energy generation and storage, community solar, renewable natural gas and anaerobic digestion, sustainable steel and industrial decarbonization, green hydrogen, fleet electrification, high-tech greenhouses and vertical farming, waste and water treatment, and data center power and cooling. Backed by large institutional investors and pension funds, the firm emphasizes resilient, essential infrastructure aligned with the energy transition and decarbonization of the global economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Generate Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 13 of 22 portfolio companiesEnergy ×10Cleantech ×9Climate Tech ×5Cloud Computing ×2Construction Tech ×2Hardware ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 22 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22016 · 12015 · 22011 · 16 dated
Blue Bird is a U.S.-owned manufacturer of school buses, including low- and zero-emission electric and propane models, serving school districts and student transportation fleets.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechMobility & Transportation
John F. Wyskiel(President and Chief Executive Officer; Director)inRazvan Radulescu(Chief Financial Officer)Jeff Sanfrey(Chief Operating Officer)
Soluna builds data centers co-located with wind, solar, and hydro plants to convert surplus renewable energy into computing capacity for AI and Bitcoin mining, managed by its MaestroOS software.
CleantechCloud ComputingCrypto & Web3EnergyNew York, US
John Belizare(Executive Officer, Director)John Belizaire(Chief Executive Officer)inMichael Picchi(Chief Financial Officer)inJessica L. Thomas(Chief Accounting Officer)inMary O'Reilly(Chief People Officer)inRyan Carver(Chief Development Officer)in
Co-investorsSpring Lane Capital
Vertiv provides critical infrastructure technology for data centers and mission-critical networks, including uninterruptible power supplies, DC power systems, power distribution, and thermal management and cooling equipment.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardware
Ralph LiebertGiordano Albertazzi(Chief Executive Officer and Director)inScott Armul(Chief Product and Technology Officer)inCraig Chamberlin(Chief Financial Officer)inStephanie Gill(Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary)inMichael Giresi(Chief Information Officer)
Ambient Fuels develops and finances green hydrogen projects across the US and internationally, handling site feasibility through production of hydrogen derivatives such as eFuels and ammonia.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersSJF Ventures
DevEngine is a clean energy infrastructure company providing financing and development services for sustainable energy transition projects.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Tim(CEO, Managing Partner)Marc(Managing Director)
Co-investorsSpring Lane Capital
esVolta develops, owns, and operates utility-scale standalone battery energy storage assets, handling the full lifecycle from development, engineering, and financing to construction, ownership, and optimization.
CleantechClimate TechEnergy
Randolph Mann(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsCopenhagen Infrastructure PartnersNomura
Nexamp develops and acquires clean energy assets for communities, businesses, and municipalities, offering subscribers average annual electricity savings of $275 through a vertically integrated model that handles deployment, customer acquisition, and operations.
CleantechEnergyBoston, US
Peter Tawczynski(Director, Executive Officer)inKamran Idrees(Executive Officer)inJohn Murphy(Mr. Murphy is the Chief Strategy Officer of the Issuer.)inChristopher Clark(Mr. Clark is the Chief Development Officer of the Issuer.)inRobert E. Pantano(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardZaid Ashai(Director, Executive Officer)
Co-investorsPJCManulife Investment Management
A content website publishing articles on entertainment, celebrities, influencers, journalists, festivals, fashion, awards, and TV.
ConsumerImpact & Social GoodMedia & Entertainment
Jonathan Abrams(Founder)in
Co-investors500 GlobalHomebrewRosecliff VenturesDigital GarageMorado Venture PartnersTrinity Ventures
Leading renewable energy developer for utility-scale solar and storage
Recurrent Energy develops and procures solar and battery storage projects, leveraging its subsidiary status under Canadian Solar to access manufacturing capacity and integrate equipment supply chains.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware
Co-investorsBlackRockVinci PartnersWells Fargo Advisors
Sedron transforms waste into renewable assets through proprietary technology and operations.
AgTechCircular EconomyCleantechClimate TechEnergySeattle, US
Co-investorsAra Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Better Future FarmsBright PowerClean Bus SolutionsEquinox GrowersGenerate UpcycleGrowUpImpermiumPacific Steel GroupPrisynaViridis Initiative
Exits · 3
3 IPOsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSoluna · simplywall.st · Jul 23, 2026
McKinstry · mckinstry.com · Nov 12, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Generate Capital made?
- Generate Capital has 22 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
- What stage does Generate Capital invest at?
- Generate Capital invests at the Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Generate Capital focus on?
- Generate Capital focuses on AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation.
- Where is Generate Capital located?
- Generate Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Generate Capital lead rounds?
- Generate Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Generate Capital co-invest with?
- Generate Capital most often shares deals with Ara Partners, Contour Venture Partners, SJF Ventures, among 4 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Co-investors · 4
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Freestyle Capital is a venture firm that leads seed rounds in early-stage technology companies, backing founders with operating experience, connections, and conviction.
Bowery Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology founders, partnering with them to modernize how business is done and providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support.
Builders VC is a venture firm run by operators and investors that backs founders solving complex, mission-critical problems in industries dominated by legacy systems.
Firms observed investing alongside Generate Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Generate Capital's recorded portfolio.
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