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Anode develops battery-based microgrid systems combining hardware, software, and AI-driven services to deliver temporary power and charging-as-a-service without fossil fuels.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Eric Hanson(Founder)Paul Huelskamp(Founder)in

Co-investorsECEclipseECEclipse Ventures

Balto Energy provides financing and tools for residential energy upgrades, giving homeowners an affordable path to home improvements and helping installers make those upgrades accessible to more customers.

CleantechEnergyFintech

Co-investorsKDKDX

Bayou Energy provides APIs for companies to deploy and manage clean energy devices.

CleantechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnergySaaS

JGJames Gordey(Co-Founder and CEO)inJVJoris Van Hecke(Co-Founder and CTO)in

Co-investorsSTStepchangeVEVery Serious VenturesSUSurface Ventures

Rezolve AI is a conversational AI platform for digital retail that uses a proprietary language model built on eCommerce data to enable product discovery, personalized recommendations, and transactions.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSLondon, GB

Arthur Yao(Deputy CEO)Oliver(APAC Leader and Agentic Commerce Lead)Sauvik(CTO)David(Chief Experience Officer)

Co-investorsEVEvolution VC PartnersFOForefront VentureMIMighty CapitalPRProeza VenturesTETech Square VenturesOPOperator Stack+2 more

Bluedot provides a payment platform that consolidates charging transactions and expense tracking for electric vehicle owners and fleet operators.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US

SPSelinay Parlak(Founder)inFBFerhat Babacan(Founder)in

Co-investorsAUAutotech VenturesCOCollaborative FundDODorm RoomHEHeartfelt CapitalLOLobster CapitalOPOperator Stack+14 more

Cala manufactures a heat pump water heater designed for residential use that heats water efficiently for households of up to five people.

CleantechEnergyHardwareIoTSomerville, US

MRMichael Rigney(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Ting(Director)David Wilson(Director)TFThomas Ferguson(Director)in

Co-investorsBUBURNT ISLAND VENTURESCLClean Energy VentureCOCollaborative FundE8E8 AngelsCLClimate Capital

Care Weather operates a low-cost flat-panel radar satellite system that gathers high-precision weather observations for governments and maritime shipping operators.

Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechOrem, US

PWPatrick Walton(Founder)inALAlex Laraway(Founder)in

Co-investorsCACampus Founders FundCRCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)Y Y CombinatorANAndreessen HorowitzBOBoost VCCOConstellation+1 more

Circularity Fuels manufactures electrified, AI-controlled reactors that convert waste gas streams from industrial facilities into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using renewable energy and advanced Fischer-Tropsch synthesis.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Co-investorsDCDCVC (Data Collective)NENecessary Ventures

Copper makes induction stoves with integrated battery energy storage that enable home electrification without major electrical upgrades.

CleantechClimate TechConsumerHardwareBerkeley, US

SCSam Calisch(Founder)inEWEric Wilhelm(Founder)inChris Cheng(Founder)Dmitry Tokarev(Founder)Eddie Behringer(Founder)Jon Lee(Founder)

Co-investorsCHChrysalixCLClimacticCOCollaborative FundDEDesigner FundMMMMC VenturesNENecessary Ventures+15 more

EcoCart provides ecommerce brands with a post-purchase checkout suite combining shipping protection, bundled returns, and transparent climate contributions, along with live impact counters and educational touchpoints to communicate a brand's sustainability story.

Climate TechE-commerceRetail Tech

Dane-AustinPTPeter TwomeyinDBDane Baker(Founder)in

Co-investors50500 GlobalAMAmbush CapitalTETechMeetsTraderFIFifth WallMAMana VenturesSUSugar Capital

Electric Air is a tech-enabled HVAC contractor that simplifies and reduces the cost of heat pump purchasing and installation for homeowners.

CleantechClimate TechConstruction TechConsumerEnergyHardwarePropTechSan Francisco, US

JOJeremy Osborne(Founder)inCMChris Mui(Founder)inJeremy Osborne Chris Mui(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundY Y Combinator303022 VenturesAGAgrolimen VenturesATAttack CapitalBRBraewick Holdings+5 more

Eli simplifies access to home energy programs through software that streamlines complex workflows in clean energy and electrification.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyFintechSaaS

JCJeff Coleman(Founder)inADAdrian Del Balso(Founder)inEDEduardo Del Balso(Founder)in

Co-investorsCICity LightLOLooking Glass CapitalLOLowercarbon CapitalR/R/GA VenturesSPSpero VenturesSTStepchange+3 more

Sacramento, US

Jeffrey Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)Eduardo Del Balso(Director)Shawn Xu(Director)Adrian Del Balso(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsLOLowercarbon CapitalRARally Cap VenturesSPSpero VenturesUNUntapped Capital

AI copilot for private credit and asset-backed finance

Co-investorsCOCongruent VenturesFRfresh.fundPEPenny Jar Capital VentureA1A16Z SpeedrunKDKDXLMLMNT Ventures+4 more

Frontline Wildfire Defense makes a patented wildfire defense system combining exterior roof sprinklers with a monitoring app that lets homeowners prepare for and track wildfires in near-real time.

Climate TechHardwareIoTPropTechJackson Hole, US

HSHarry Statter(Founder)in

Co-investorsNONorwest Venture PartnersSASand Hill Angels

Orbio Earth provides satellite-based methane emission data to financial investors and institutions, replacing traditional estimation methods used in the oil and gas sector.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

RHRobert Huppertz(Founder)inJAJack Angela(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundINInitialized CapitalSASatganaY Y Combinator

Phoenix Hydrogen operates a marketplace platform for buying and selling hydrogen as a commodity, targeting utilities and industrial customers in the emerging hydrogen infrastructure sector.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

SDShawn Drost(Founder)inTVTerence Vomocil(Founder)in

Co-investors7P7percent VenturesY Y CombinatorASAsymmetry VenturesBABaleen CapitalCLClimate CapitalLILiquid Ventures+2 more

Phykos cultivates seaweed for carbon sequestration and climate mitigation purposes.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechSan Francisco, US

NJNico Julian(Founder)inJZJeff Zerger(Founder)in

Co-investorsDIDiscount Investment Corporation Ltd.KEKeiki CapitalY Y Combinator

PitPro builds an automated tire service system for fleet vehicles, performing tire changes and rotations at a customer's maintenance depot or lot.

HardwareMobility & TransportationRobotics

Gui Cavalcanti(Founder)Jeremy Conrad(Founder)

Co-investorsBLBloomberg BetaCOCoalitionDRDria VenturesPAParade VenturesVEVery Serious Ventures

Santa Monica, US

Jimmy Douglas(Founder)

Co-investorsA*A*CLCleo CapitalTOToba CapitalVIVirta Ventures

Pylon provides a comprehensive infrastructure management platform for water and electricity utilities that enables smart metering, reduces energy and water waste, and facilitates meter-agnostic interoperability.

Data & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSCairo, EG

AAAhmed Ashour(Founder)inOROmar Radi(Founder)inACAdvith Chelikani(Founder)inMKMarty Kausas(Founder)inRERobert Eng(Founder)in

Co-investorsLOLoftyInc CapitalY Y CombinatorKHKhwarizmi VenturesNENeer Venture PartnersAGAgrolimen VenturesBABain Capital Ventures+9 more

QuitCarbon provides free guidance and contractor matching for residential clean energy upgrades including heat pumps, solar, EV chargers, and electrification projects.

CleantechClimate TechEnergySan Francisco, US

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesHAHAWKTAILMAMaven Ventures

Recurve provides a unified software platform for utilities and their partners to manage demand-side energy programs by integrating data from multiple systems and using AI analytics to improve program performance and decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaSSan Francisco, US

ZRZach Robin(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCICity LightEAEarth FoundryENEnergy FoundryFUFuture matters Venture CapitalPRPrelude VenturesUNUnion Bay Partnes+1 more

Revoy builds electric vehicles or electric drivetrain technology.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

IRIan Rust(Founder)in

Co-investorsOLOlive Tree CapitalPIPioneerSOSoma CapitalSTStandard CapitalTRTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)VEVery Serious Ventures+20 more

Rewind provides backup, restore, and copy functionality for critical data across SaaS and cloud applications, serving over 25,000 organizations globally across eCommerce, accounting, productivity, and development use cases.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

MPMike Potter(Co-founder & CEO)inJJamesin

Co-investorsATAtlassian VenturesBEBessemer Venture PartnersH.H.I.G. CapitalINInovia CapitalINInsight PartnersMIMistral Venture Partners+3 more

Rewind develops carbon removal projects leveraging natural processes like biomass and geological storage to capture and sequester carbon at scale for climate mitigation.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech

Eitan Brettler(Founder)Kobi Kaminitz(Founder)Matthew Geraghty(Founder)Ram Amar(Founder)

Co-investorsMEMensch Capital PartnersYEYes VCZOZORABEBessemer Venture PartnersDNDNV VenturesFLFlucas Ventures+3 more

Seabound develops an onboard carbon capture system for maritime vessels that locks CO₂ emissions into solid carbonate pebbles for offloading and storage, enabling shipowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their fleets.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechLondon, GB

AFAlisha Fredriksson(Founder)inRoujia Wen(Founder)inAlisha Fredriksson Roujia Wen(Founder)

Co-investorsCOCollaborative FundHAHAWKTAILLOLowercarbon CapitalSOSoma CapitalUNUnruly CapitalY Y Combinator+6 more

Squid provides AI-powered software for planning and operating electricity grids, helping network teams make better decisions through a unified network model.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnergySaaSLondon, GB

CJConor Jones(Founder)inGKGeorge Kolokotronis(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y Combinator3333East2020VCANAndreessen HorowitzANAngel InvestBOBorderless Venture+2 more

Stand uses physics-based simulation, satellite imagery, and field inspection to model per-property natural-peril risk (wildfire, wind, hail, water, and earthquake) and translates it into insurance coverage.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechInsurTech

DPDan Preston(Founder)inBCBill Clerico(Founder)inJason Mueller(Founder)Sam Shank(Founder)

Co-investorsCOConvective CapitalEQEqual VenturesFIFinancial Venture StudioFJFjor FoundersINInspired CapitalLOLowercarbon Capital+5 more

Voxel Energy designs and deploys data centers using modular prefabricated systems with on-site power generation and storage, reducing construction timelines from years to months.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConstruction TechEnergyHardware

CSCasey Spencer(Founder)inMPMax Pfeiffer(Founder)inESEvan Schmidt(Founder)in

Co-investorsLOLobster CapitalPIPioneerSCScript CapitalY Y CombinatorZYZypsy Capital00007 Venture Partners+21 more