What stage does Starshot invest at?

Starshot invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What sectors does Starshot focus on?

Starshot focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.

Where is Starshot located?

Starshot is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

Starshot

Venture capitalActively deploying

Los Angeles · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked

Also known as STARSHOT CAPITAL, LLC

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Investment thesis

Starshot Capital invests in early-stage climate startups, framing decarbonization across every industry as both a major opportunity for impact and a generational economic opportunity. The firm argues that tackling global challenges like climate change requires long-term, collaborative and sustainable approaches that go beyond traditional moonshot thinking. It supports ambitious founders building companies aimed at improving the lives of millions while driving the broad transformation of industries toward decarbonization.

Invests inCleantech Climate Tech Energy Impact & Social GoodGlobalLos Angeles

Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Los Angeles, US

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2021

Private fund assets

$53M

VC funds

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website

Jeremy· Founding Managing Partner· Sunnyvale, California, United Statesin

Founding Managing Partner of Starshot Capital and Chair of the Board of Work on Climate. Previously led investment vehicles for Google and Facebook alumni communities and did VC/PE work for a Canadian family office, with earlier product, data and anti-abuse roles at Google, Facebook and Dataminr, including 20% time with Google's CapitalG. Cornell University graduate with a triple major.

Sam· Founding Partner

Founding Partner of Starshot Capital and founding member of Work on Climate, where he previously served as Vice Chair. Prior venture work with a family office and corporate alumni community; earlier engineering roles at SpaceX, Tesla and Lilium. Recognized by the government of Canada as a Canadian Global Executive.

Nick· Principal

Principal at Starshot Capital who previously worked as a Principal Research Engineer at Air Products and Chemicals, validating catalysts and optimizing carbon capture systems for hydrogen production. Holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware.

Zoe· Venture Partner

Venture Partner at Starshot Capital who previously worked at Google, where she co-created Alphabet's internal climate community Anthropocene and led circularity and climate programs for gTech. Vice-Chair of the board of Work on Climate.

Jason· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin

Technology executive and repeat founder; former Vice President at Google, where he sponsored acquisitions, ran developer relations and oversaw Google's accelerators. Previously VP at Yahoo! and CTO of Shazam, and co-creator of the early environmental Gopher site EcoGopher.

Jeff· Los Angeles, California, United Statesin

Four decades of experience across private and public sectors, most recently CSO at Unilever, and previously senior sustainability roles at Coca-Cola and Texaco. Held government positions including Executive Director of the White House Climate Change Task Force under President Clinton and leadership of the USAID Office of Energy, Environment & Technology.

Praveen· MBA Associate· United Statesin

MBA Associate at Starshot Capital with eight years in analytics and consulting focused on product development and business operations, including work in agricultural, energy and cleantech carbon utilization sectors. Holds an MBA and MS in Sustainable Systems from the University of Michigan and a B.S. from Cornell University.

What they invest in

from 10 of 19 portfolio companies

Climate Tech ×5Energy ×4AgTech ×3AI & Machine Learning ×3Cleantech ×3Biotech ×1Cloud Computing ×1Construction Tech ×1

HQs:United States×6Australia×1

Investments · 19 tracked

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Agfundernewsagfundernews.comin 𝕏

Alderbuckenergyalderbuckenergy.com

Alphagridalphagrid.ai

Alta Resource Technologieswashingtonpost.com

Boulder, US

Matt Lipscomb(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Ratledge(Executive Officer, Director)Leo Banchick(Director)

BoardBradley Sheftel(Director)Stephen Rodriguez(Director)Tom Baruch(Director)

Brightbandbrightband.comin 𝕏

Dicesolutionsthegame.comin 𝕏

Solutions is a discussion-based tabletop card game where players cooperate to deploy climate solutions and reduce global emissions, featuring 101 climate solution cards grounded in climate research.

Climate TechEdTechGaming

Ecolectroecolectro.comin

Ecolectro is an e-commerce site providing information on goods and services, with the ability for users to contact the company and sign up for a mailing list.

CleantechClimate TechE-commerceIthaca, US

Gabriel G. Rodriguez-Calero(Executive Officer, Director)Kristina M. Hugar(Executive Officer, Director)Zinovia Spezakis(Executive Officer)Jon Gordon(Executive Officer)

BoardRobert W. Shaw(Director)Lisa Coca(Director)

Exit Hybrid Cloud Storagenvidia.comin 𝕏

NVIDIA designs and manufactures GPU processors and accelerated computing platforms that power artificial intelligence, deep learning, and high-performance computing applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Harvestharvest-thermal.comin

Imioimio.coin

Imio makes Re-Gen, a freeze-dried microbial powder applied to crop residue for row crops such as corn, helping farmers unlock NPK nutrient value and increase yields.

AgTechBiotechClimate TechChicago, US

Charles Frederick Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jeremiah Brewer(Director)Guillaume Baxter(Director)

Miraterramiraterrasoil.comin

Miraterra Soil operates an AI-driven measurement platform that analyzes the chemical and biological properties of soil, plants, animal feed, and food, covering measurements from organic carbon and pH to microbial DNA, nutrients, and contaminants.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech

Mojavehvacmojavehvac.comin

Mojave Energy Systems manufactures high-efficiency HVAC systems using liquid desiccant technology for commercial buildings, delivering superior dehumidification and energy savings of 30-60% compared to conventional systems.

CleantechConstruction TechEnergySunnyvale, US

Muon v2muonvision.com

Otoroenergyotoroenergy.com

Otoro Energy develops a non-flammable, low-cost flow battery offering 10+ hours of storage duration for utilities powering critical infrastructure.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Phaidraphaidra.aiin

Phaidra develops an AI control platform that uses reinforcement learning to optimize energy efficiency and operational performance in data centers and AI factories.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnergy

Jim Gao(Chief Executive Officer)inVeda Panneershelvam(Chief Technology Officer)inKatie Hoffman(President and Chief Operating Officer)in

Poriferaporifera.com

Powermagpowermag.com𝕏

POWER is a trade media publication covering the electric power generation industry, reporting on power plants, grid infrastructure, energy regulation, and related technology.

EnergyMedia & Entertainment

Renren.inc

Rumin8rumin8.comin

Rumin8 develops feed supplements for ruminant livestock that reduce methane emissions by applying anti-methanogenic solutions derived from nature.

AgTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodWestern Australia, AU

David Messina(Co-founder & CEO)inDr Stewart Washer(Co-founder & Chairman)inMatt Callahan(Co-founder and Head of Regulatory)in

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

The Week’s Dealflow: July 24, 2026 - ImpactAlpha

Imio · impactalpha.com · Jul 24, 2026

Twiggy Forrest-backed emissions agtech Rumin8 raises $4.3 million for Kiwi plans - Startup Daily

Rumin8 · startupdaily.net · Mar 26, 2026

Phaidra raises $50M to help AI data centers boost energy efficiency

Phaidra · geekwire.com · Oct 1, 2025

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Starshot invest at?: Starshot invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What sectors does Starshot focus on?: Starshot focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good.
Where is Starshot located?: Starshot is headquartered in Los Angeles, US.

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