Helios Climate Ventures
Venture capitalDenver · Pre-Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
Helios Climate Ventures targets early-stage companies developing and scaling breakthrough technologies to address climate change. The firm believes financial returns correlate with the scope and speed of climate impact, so it seeks transformational opportunities matched to the scale of the climate crisis. While investing broadly across climate tech, Helios specializes in the energy storage ecosystem, viewing storage breakthroughs as essential to transforming the energy generation and transportation sectors. The team blends backgrounds in industry, science, government and finance to source, vet and support promising technologies and the teams building them.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Helios Climate Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 12 of 16 portfolio companiesCleantech ×10Energy ×10New Materials ×6Deep Tech ×5Advanced Manufacturing ×3AI & Machine Learning ×3Hardware ×3IoT ×1
HQs:United States×10
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2022 · 12015 · 12 dated
Factorial develops solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, supplying prototype and sample cells to global automotive OEMs for testing.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Siyu Huang(Founder)inAlex Yu(Founder)in
Co-investorsFraser McCombs CapitalGVP ClimateSnatched VenturesWAVE Equity Partners
ZincFive develops nickel-zinc (NiZn) batteries that provide backup and uninterruptible power for mission-critical applications across multiple industries and infrastructures.
CleantechEnergyHardwareTualatin, US
Tim Hysell(Co-founder & Strategic Advisor)inTod Higinbotham(CEO)inMarty Heimbigner(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardMark Perutz(Director)inJesse Johnson(Director)inMarc van den Berg(Director)
Co-investorsClimate InvestmentAlpha Ascent Ventures LlcAngeleno GroupBraemar Energy VenturesDBL PartnersQiming Venture Partners
Alsym Energy develops non-flammable, high-performance sodium-ion batteries for energy storage applications.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyMalden, US
Mukesh Chatter(Co-Founder and CEO)inDr. Kripa Varanasi(Co-Founder)inDr. Nikhil Koratkar(Alsym Co-Founder)
Co-investorsGeneral Catalyst
EnergyMill Valley, US
Bates Marshall(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Hill(Director)
BoardSasha Brown(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesEcosystem Integrity FundFine Structures VenturesRegeneration.VCI Squared CapitalTrinity Capital
Electrification hardware/software for transportation, including onboard chargers and battery management systems, installed in over 600,000 vehicles.
Aqua Membranes makes precision-printed elements for industrial reverse osmosis (RO) systems, designed to increase production, lower energy costs, reduce cleaning cycles, and improve recovery without retrofits.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechHardwareNew MaterialsAlbuquerque, US
Rodney Herrington(Founder)Craig Beckman(CEO)Christopher Kurth(Chief Technology Officer)Rick Sanders(Director)Michael Reardon(Director)Stuart Schoenmann(Director)
Co-investorsBURNT ISLAND VENTURESClean Energy VentureClean Energy VenturesNovaCapitalCycle CapitalMicron Ventures
CoreShell Technology develops metallurgical silicon materials for electric vehicle batteries as a more economical and scalable alternative to synthetic silicon.
CleantechEnergyNew Materials
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesBlue Bear VenturesEntrada VenturesFoothill VenturesTrousdale VenturesZeon Ventures
Silicon battery materials and pure silicon anodes offering faster charging, higher energy density, and improved safety.
Uses ultrasound and machine learning for battery manufacturing process control and inspection.
Liminal Insights uses ultrasound-based technology to provide quality control and inspection for battery cell R&D and manufacturing, targeting battery cell manufacturers and automotive OEMs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyBay Area, US
Shaurjo Biswas(CEO, CTO, & Co-Founder)Dan Steingart(Co-Founder)Barry Van Tassell(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesChrysalixEcosystem Integrity FundGood Growth CapitalISVLG Technology Ventures+1 more
Maxterial develops advanced chemicals and coatings, including a coating platform designed to protect surfaces against wear, heat, and corrosion.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsDellin InvestmentsAnthropocene Ventures
Solarlytics develops a smart IoT platform that increases energy output at large solar installations by 3-10% through string-level performance optimization and real-time fault detection.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyIoTWalnut Creek, US
Thomas Mart(MD Europe, Co-founder)Peter Cohn(Executive Officer)Dale E Fredericks(Executive Officer, Director)Robert P McNamara(Executive Officer, Director)Douglas M Raymond(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert C Roeper(Director)
Co-investorsBaruch Future VenturesWAVE Equity Partners
Summit Nanotech develops an integrated Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) platform called denaLi, combining a proprietary multi-column system, its eLivate sorbent, and predictive multi-physics modeling to extract lithium from brine with low water use and high recovery.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsCalgary
Amanda Hall(Director, Executive Officer)Cheri Corbett(Director)Joseph Lowry(Director)
BoardNaynika Chaubey(Director)inDipender Saluja(Director)Philippe Inagaki(Director)
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesXoraCapricorn Investment GroupEvok InnovationsTechnology ImpactXora Innovation Pte Ltd
Summit Lithium develops direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology to produce lithium at lower cost and with reduced environmental impact compared to conventional methods.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyNew MaterialsDenver, US
Exits · 2
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioFactorialenergyNASDAQ: FACAMPacq. by Ford
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Coreshell · mining-technology.com · Aug 24, 2026
Summit Nanotech · investingnews.com · Aug 18, 2026
Aqua Membranes · intelligence360.news · Jul 15, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Helios Climate Ventures made?
- Helios Climate Ventures has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Helios Climate Ventures invest at?
- Helios Climate Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Helios Climate Ventures focus on?
- Helios Climate Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, New Materials, Semiconductors.
- Where is Helios Climate Ventures located?
- Helios Climate Ventures is headquartered in Denver, US.
- Does Helios Climate Ventures lead rounds?
- Yes, Helios Climate Ventures leads investment rounds.
- Who does Helios Climate Ventures co-invest with?
- Helios Climate Ventures most often shares deals with 8VC, DBL Partners, Fraser McCombs Capital, among 29 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 3
boldstart ventures is an early-stage venture firm that partners with technical founders from inception, leading pre-product rounds and helping build enterprise software companies.
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Heavybit is an early-stage venture firm investing in technical, enterprise infrastructure startups, backing founders from day zero and helping them scale from developer-focused products up to enterprise adoption.
MyAsiaVC is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders across Asia, positioning itself as a hands-on partner that supports visionary builders. It also runs an AI & Robotics Fund.
Firms observed investing alongside Helios Climate Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Helios Climate Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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