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X Machina Capital

Private equity

Fort Lauderdale · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

XMC pursues what it calls Full Spectrum Energy Investment (FSEI): acquiring existing oil and gas assets, managing them through their end of life, transforming them into sustainable clean energy sources, and creating carbon credits and other environmental attributes. The approach blends capital and risk optimization with sustainable innovation, drawing on affiliate X Machina Sustainable Technologies for technology and operational expertise and Zefiro Methane Corp. for carbon credit origination. The firm organizes several product lines (Pompano Resource Transformation, Arrow Liability Management, X Machina Ventures, and Gradient Geothermal) across the energy transition. Its philosophy, inspired by meta-theoretical physics, emphasizes solving real problems through scalable win-win solutions and disciplined, culturally accretive teams.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

HQ
Fort Lauderdale, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2020
Tracked investments
6

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website & public directories
David McGrath· Senior Advisor

Senior advisor to the firm.

Richard K. Walker· Chief Operating Officer

Chief Operating Officer of the firm.

What they invest in

from 4 of 6 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×4Climate Tech ×4Energy ×4

HQs:United States×2

Investments · 6 tracked

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Gradient Geothermalgradientgeothermal.com

Gradient Geothermal builds geothermal energy systems, including its HXC Sled and ORC units, that use geothermal heat from oil and gas sites to deliver on-site zero-emission power and cooling.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Johanna(Oil and gas / engineering leadership)Lia Sedillos(Sales / oil and gas leadership)in

BoardTalal(Energy investing expert)Catherine(Energy sector and finance senior executive)

Pompano Resource Transformationpompanoresource.com

XMST identifies innovative technologies in the energy transformation space, with a focus on the oil and gas industry, and builds and launches platform companies to deploy these technologies at scale.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

X Machina Sustainable Technologiesxmst.tech

XMST identifies low-carbon technologies in the energy transformation space, with a focus on the oil and gas industry, and builds platform companies to deploy them at scale.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFort Lauderdale, US

Zefiro Methane Corp.zefiromethane.com

Zefiro plugs defunct orphan oil and gas wells across the U.S. to stop methane leaks and originates U.S.-based carbon offsets from those emissions reductions.

CleantechClimate TechEnergy

Other

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

Arrow Liability ManagementX Machina Ventures

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has X Machina Capital made?
X Machina Capital has 6 tracked investments.
What sectors does X Machina Capital focus on?
X Machina Capital focuses on Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy.
Where is X Machina Capital located?
X Machina Capital is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, US.

Co-investors · 1

AI Fund

AI Fund is a venture studio founded by Andrew Ng that co-founds AI companies alongside entrepreneurs, venture funds, and corporate partners, taking startups from idea to funded company.

$100K – $1M

Firms observed investing alongside X Machina Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with X Machina Capital's recorded portfolio.

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