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Prime Movers Lab — 2021 Investments

10 investments dated 2021 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Energy Vaultenergyvault.comin𝕏NYSE: NRGVSeries C · Aug 2021 · $100M

Energy Vault designs and integrates energy storage products and management software for grid-scale and utility customers, spanning battery, gravity-based, and hydrogen storage systems.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Robert Allen Piconi(Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder & CEO)inCraig R. Horne(Chief Technology Officer)inNitin Dahiya(Chief Financial Officer)inLaurence Alexander(Chief of Staff & Chief Marketing Officer)inMarco Terruzzin(Chief Revenue Officer)inAkshay Ladwa(Chief Development and Operations Officer)in

Co-investorsCRESCENT COVE CAPITALIdealabNeotribe VenturesSoftBank Vision FundAramco VenturesCemex Ventures+1 more

Elevianelevian.cominAug 2021 · $40M

Elevian is a biotechnology company developing rGDF11, a recombinant protein therapy shown in preclinical animal models to promote recovery of motor function after ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke by stimulating new blood vessel formation, neurogenesis, and reducing inflammation.

BiotechHealthtechLongevityMenlo Park, US

Mark Allen(Executive Officer, Director)inCasey J McGlynn(Executive Officer)Sebastian Giwa(Executive Officer, Director)inLuis Alvarez(Executive Officer)Daniel Marshak(Director)

BoardSuzanne Fletcher(Director)

Board seatCaleb Bell III· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBold Capital PartnersThynk CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentFor Good VenturesLauder Partners

Focused Energyfocused-energy.coin𝕏Jul 2021 · $240M

Focused Energy develops laser-driven fusion technology to commercialize fusion power generation at scale.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareDarmstadt, DE

Thomas Forner(Co-Founder & CEO)inMarkus Roth(Co-Founder & CSO)inTodd Ditmire(Executive Officer)inDebbie Calahan(Chief Strategy Officer)Suzanne Wuersch(Executive Officer)Anika Stein(Executive Officer)

Board seatJon Layman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpDraper AssociatesNucleation CapitalEuropean Innovation Council Fund

Boom Supersonicboomsupersonic.comin𝕏Jun 2021 · $45M

Boom Supersonic develops supersonic aircraft and engines, including the Overture commercial airliner and the Symphony turbofan engine, targeting commercial aviation and advanced infrastructure applications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechCentennial, US

Blake Scholl(CEO)inJoshua Krall(Founder)inJoe Wilding(Founder)inJosh Krall(Founder)Slava Solonitsyn(Investor in Boom)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Activant CapitalAlpha FundsAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture Partners+61 more

Spartanspartan.comAug 2021 · $10M

Spartan organizes obstacle course races, challenging participants to push beyond physical limits.

ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsRaptor Group8VCAlumni VenturesBroom VenturesGaingelsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

Zafrenszafrens.cominDec 2021

Zafrens develops a unified drug discovery platform that integrates isolation, imaging, and sequencing workflows to accelerate the identification of therapeutic compounds across modalities.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Diego, US

Martin SmrcinainMaina NdunguinSwamy Vijayan(Executive Officer, Director)inYi ZhanginVikas Goelin

BoardJustin Briggsin

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)BlueYard CapitalFoundersX VenturesGlobal BrainHAWKTAILIaso Ventures+3 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Dodo OmniDataOceanix USAVaxxinitySpartan Radar

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.