Generate Capital
Impact investorSan Francisco · Series C–Late Stage · 9 people tracked
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 & public directories
What they invest in
from 1 of 16 portfolio companiesConstruction Tech ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathSchool bus manufacturer partnering with Generate Capital on electric school bus fleet solutions
Developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications including AI and Bitcoin mining
Critical digital infrastructure firm collaborating on data center power and cooling solutions.
Virginia-based operator of state-of-the-art indoor hydroponic farms
Fleet electrification-as-a-service joint venture with Blue Bird for electric school buses.
Virginia-based developer and operator of high-tech greenhouses
Large-scale battery storage developer
Portfolio operator specializing in North American anaerobic digestion and renewable natural gas projects
UK-based vertical farm producer of locally grown, pesticide-free greens
Partner in the Viridis Initiative delivering energy-as-a-service decarbonization solutions.
Steel producer developing an electric arc furnace micro-mill for sustainable steel production
Construction TechSan Diego, US
Eric B. Benson(Executive Officer, Director)Jon M. Scurlock(Director)Monica Kamoss(Director)
Leading renewable energy developer for utility-scale solar and storage
Renewable energy developer noted among top financing rounds.
Developer of innovative liquid waste treatment technology for wastewater and biosolids processing
Energy-as-a-service decarbonization joint venture launched with McKinstry.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
Co-investors · 4
DCVC (Data Collective) is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies which apply technology to major challenges across areas such as energy, biotech, agriculture, and machine learning.
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.
Bowery Capital is an early-stage venture firm focused on B2B software companies, providing hands-on go-to-market, talent, and business development support to founders.
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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