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Top 50 Impact Startup Investors in United States in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Impact startups based in United states. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Impact companies from United states. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Impact Startup Investors in United States in May 2025

Investor	Impact United States investments
Breakthrough Energy Ventures	42
SOSV	39
Third Sphere	36
Clean Energy Venture Group	35
Congruent Ventures	33
Clean Energy Ventures	28
Alumni Ventures	28
Collaborative Fund	27
Khosla Ventures	26
Lowercarbon Capital	25
MCJ	24
MCJ	24
Climate Capital	23
MCJ	23
DCVC	23
Powerhouse Ventures	21
Grantham Foundation	20
Energy Impact Partners	20
The Engine	20
Prelude Ventures	19
Shell Ventures	19
The Engine	18
Evergreen Climate Innovations	18
Grantham Foundation	18
WindSail Capital Group	17
Good Growth Capital	16
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center	16
New York Ventures	16
Climate Pledge Fund	15
Right Side Capital Management	15
First Round Capital	15
Connecticut Innovations	15
Chevron Technology Ventures	14
Ecosystem Integrity Fund	14
BoxGroup	14
ONE WORLD Impact Investments LLC	14
Blue Bear Capital	14
New Enterprise Associates	14
Liquid 2 Ventures	13
RockPort Capital	13
Threshold	13
Houston Angel Network	12
Kleiner Perkins	12
City Light Capital	12
Starlight Ventures	12
Wireframe Ventures	12
Foothill Ventures	12
Andreessen Horowitz	12
E8 Angels	12
Altira Group	12

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Focused on developing and deploying the critical climate solutions our world needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Decibel Bio — Decibel Bio operates as a plant biotechnology company.
Electra — Electra is decarbonizing ironmaking for green steel production using intermittent renewable energy and low-grade iron ores.
Arnergy — ARNERGY's mission is to deliver energy solutions for productive use by deploying products, services and systems that power business operations and improve economic outcomes for our clients. Vision: Providing sustainable solutions to energy reliability issues across emerging markets.

SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.

Early-stage fund focused on rapid, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns.

Investment focus

Software, Real Estate, Transportation
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
United States, Israel, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Nevoya — Nevoya's focus on zero-emission freight transport is a significant step toward sustainability in the logistics industry. Nevoya is an electric truckload carriers can help reduce the carbon footprint of shipping while also potentially lowering operational costs in the long run.
FireDome — FireDome's innovative wildfire defense system utilizes a two-tiered approach. First, a mechanical launcher rapidly deploys a protective barrier to block the direct path of encroaching wildfires. Second, the system actively and swiftly detects and extinguishes spot fires caused by airborne embers tha
Near Space Labs — Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company, Near Space Labs' imagery makes it easy to monitor assets and gain remote access over broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API. The company provides frictionless, affordable imaging for insurance, utilities,infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, government, and disaster response.

CEVG is an angel investor collective that invest in and mentors early-stage cleantech and climatetech startups across North America.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

PeakSyncer — PeakSyncer, a product of Zhong Xi Group, LLC, is an AI-powered cloud platform that offers a comprehensive solution for utilities aiming to optimize their energy management systems through advanced technology. The platform focuses on demand response programs, utilizing artificial intelligence to automate and streamline the management of peak energyloads. PeakSyncer has focused on creating cutting-edge solutions in cloud computing and AI integration. The company positions itself as a leader in the energy management sector, working on delivering reliable, user-friendly solutions that adapt to the evolving needs of energy grids. With dedicated support and 24/7 monitoring, PeakSyncer aims to empower utilities to modernize their operations and optimize resource usage effectively.With PeakSyncer, the company addresses a critical business need for seamless data synchronization across platforms such as ERP, CRM, and other essential business software. The platform’s key advantage is its ability to adapt to dynamic data patterns, learning from past syncs to continuously improve syncing accuracy and efficiency.PeakSyncer is designed to be scalable and easily integrates with existing utility infrastructure, ensuring a smooth implementation process. The platform not only helps utilities meet regulatory requirements but also supports them in creating a sustainable energy ecosystem by engaging customers in demand response initiatives, made possible by AI algorithms that analyze and anticipate potential data issues before they disrupt business processes.
Queens Carbon — Queens Carbon is working on a processing system that will dramatically cut energy use. The system minimizes calcination and material synthesis energy consumption, allowing for low-cost carbon capture and carbon-neutral cement manufacture.
Electrified Thermal Solutions — Electrified Thermal Solutions, Inc. is developing the Joule Hive: a new energy storage technology that converts surplus zero-carbon electricity into heat.

Congruent Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in Mobility and Urbanization, Energy Transition, Food and Agriculture, and Sustainable Production & Consumption sectors. We look for technology companies that will positively impact our energy and resource consumption. If we see an opportunity to partner with a like-minded teamfocused on scale across hardware, software, or services, we’re interested.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Renewable Energy
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Presto — Presto is a software platform to power magical charging experiences for fleets, mobility providers, and businesses.We believe that access to reliable and affordable charging is the key to unlocking mass electrification and fighting climate change.
Bonsai Robotics — Bonsai Robotics provides vision-based automation solutions for off-road vehicles, such as agricultural machines. The company also offers analytics and telematics to help growers improve their performance, efficiency, and safety. The company is based in San Jose, California.
Adaptive insurance — Adaptive insurance, which begins with parametric insurance, seeks to transform how companies develop financial resilience in the face of weather-related and climate-related events. By combining our cutting-edge coverages, real-time climate data, and AI-driven technology, we think we can support them and show business consumers the benefits ofparametric insurance.

Clean Energy Ventures invests in scalable early-stage climate tech startups and clean energy technologies addressing global climate change.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Energy, Renewable Energy
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Israel

Portfolio highlights

DG Matrix — DG Matrix innovative solutions unlock gigaton-scale emissions reductions by enabling electrification anywhere and everywhere with less material and a smaller footprint.
Queens Carbon — Queens Carbon is working on a processing system that will dramatically cut energy use. The system minimizes calcination and material synthesis energy consumption, allowing for low-cost carbon capture and carbon-neutral cement manufacture.
Exterra Carbon Solutions — Exterra is a company that is creating a world-class solution for long-term CO2 storage using mineral waste.

Alumni Ventures offers diversified venture portfolios to accredited investors into highly competitive deals that individuals typically do not have access to on their own.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Artisan AI — Artisan is on a mission to build the first generation of AI employees, called Artisans, who can automate specific roles & workflows.
TAU Systems — TAU Systems provides medical imaging technology.
Foundation Alloy — Foundation Alloy makes better parts, faster, for modern engineering.

Collaborative Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Porosity — Porosity is an application software company that offers a platform to streamline operations management and data collection.
Ravel — Ravel revolutionizes textile recycling through purification technology, effectively separating and repurposing blended materials. Join us in shaping a circular textile economy.
Pendulum Systems — Alternative PNT solutions for national security. Pendulum Navigate uses inertial sensors for advanced geolocation for GPS denied and degraded environments. AI advantage for the tactical edge.

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early- to late-stage companies across sectors like AI, healthcare, sustainability, and consumer technology. It manages multiple funds, focusing on startups with innovative technologies or business models. The firm primarily targets sectors like AI, climate tech, digital health, and medtech,offering strategic support to help build long-lasting companies.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, India, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Somite — Somite.ai is on a mission to transform the lives of millions of people by leveraging AI to produce human tissue for cell-based therapies.
Realta Fusion — Realta Fusion develops fusion energy technology for the production of industrial heat and power. It applies advances in super-conducting materials, plasma physics, and computing power to a simple linear fusion reactor configuration. It utilizes abundant fuel sources to provide a zero-carbon source of heat and power.
Cartwheel — Cartwheel is a powerful new way to animate characters for videos, games, 3D, movies, ads or social media.

Lowercarbon Capital backs kickass companies slashing CO2 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Biotechnology, Energy
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, France

Portfolio highlights

Trilobio — Biology is the future, but most lab technology is stuck in the past. Trilobio is rebuilding the biology lab from the ground up to unlock its true potential.
Rainmaker Technology — Rainmaker provides water for farms, watersheds, and ecosystems, fortifying growth and stewarding the natural world.
Breathe Battery Technologies — Breathe Battery Technologies is a research-led technology company developing advanced battery management algorithms

MCJ backs extraordinary founders driving the transition of energy and industry and tackling the inevitable impacts of climate change. We discover and invest in startups rewriting industries to be cleaner, more profitable and more resilient. We strengthen our investments through the MCJ Collective — a vetted member network that connects talentedtech and industrial leaders with our portfolio and with one another. Our media platform including the Inevitable podcast spotlights key perspectives critical to our portfolio and the transition at large, reaching tens of thousands of professionals multiple times per week. Learn more at mcj.vc

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Exowatt — Modular full-stack renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
Fourier — Making hydrogen universally accessible
The Nuclear Company — The Nuclear Company is a fleet-scale nuclear deployment firm that offers for nuclear sectors.

MCJ Collective reaches a broad community of people united by the common desire to step up and do something about the climate crisis.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Exowatt — Modular full-stack renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
Fourier — Making hydrogen universally accessible
The Nuclear Company — The Nuclear Company is a fleet-scale nuclear deployment firm that offers for nuclear sectors.

Climate Capital is an investment firm that supports companies that directly or indirectly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

Investment focus

Energy, Manufacturing, Biotechnology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Germany, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Ravel — Ravel revolutionizes textile recycling through purification technology, effectively separating and repurposing blended materials. Join us in shaping a circular textile economy.
Orpheus Ocean — The first AUV to unlock scalable seafloor access
Near Space Labs — Near Space Labs is an aerial imagery and earth observation company, Near Space Labs' imagery makes it easy to monitor assets and gain remote access over broad or specific areas. Near Space Labs offers cloud-based delivery of fully processed images through its API. The company provides frictionless, affordable imaging for insurance, utilities,infrastructure, conservation, smart cities, retail, energy, government, and disaster response.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Sustainability
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Exowatt — Modular full-stack renewable energy solutions for commercial and industrial customers.
Fourier — Making hydrogen universally accessible
Moment Energy — Moment is a start-up striving to provide greater access to renewable and reliable energy storage. We create battery units that can be used in a variety of applications. Moment is currently focused on storing energy for off-grid, end of grid customers, and plans on powering remote communities in the future.

We are deep tech venture capital.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Lumafield — Lumafield's easy-to-use CT scanner and cloud-based software give engineers the ability to see their work clearly, inside and out.
Fervo Energy — Fervo Energy delivers 24/7 carbon-free energy through development of next-generation geothermal projects.
Alta Resource Technologies — Alta Resource Technologies is on a mission to reinvent mining by harnessing advanced biochemistry to cost-effectively source the critical raw materials needed to power next-generation technology and bolster economic security. Our groundbreaking technology platform leverages customizable proteins to separate high-purity rare earth elements and otheressential minerals with unprecedented selectivity while dramatically reducing the environmental impact of mining.

Powerhouse Ventures backs entrepreneurs building the digital infrastructure for rapid decarbonization.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Solar
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Australia, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

CapeZero — CapeZero is a software-as-a-service company providing financial technology solutions to counterparties evaluating investment, financing, and sale options for clean energy projects. Almost every renewable energy project benefits from receiving a “structured tax credit investment” (i.e. tax equity, transferability, and direct pay). CapeZero’smodeling and deal analysis software provides developers, investors, and advisors with a platform to efficiently navigate structured tax credit investments. CapeZero enables stakeholders to make real-time, profit-optimizing decisions and build a clean energy future together.
Tyba — Tyba's unified project simulation and operating platform helps teams develop, operate, and optimize standalone and hybrid storage projects.
Presto — Presto is a software platform to power magical charging experiences for fleets, mobility providers, and businesses.We believe that access to reliable and affordable charging is the key to unlocking mass electrification and fighting climate change.

Grantham Foundation seeks to protect and improve the health of global environmental issues and supports individuals and organizations. It also supports communication and collaboration in environmental protection, with an emphasis on climate change.The foundation focuses on communications to enable the general public to understand that climatechange represents the world’s primary environmental threat today and that mitigating and adapting to a changing climate will lead to a more sustainable and prosperous future.Grantham Foundation was founded in 1997 by Jeremy and Hannelore Grantham and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Energy, Environmental Consulting
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Paebbl — Captured carbon re-stored into raw materials. We put CO2 to good, permanent use in carbon-negative minerals through the process of CO2 mineralisation.
Carbon Ridge — Modular onboard carbon capture for maritime shipping.
Vema Hydrogen — Vema Hydrogen is a pioneering clean hydrogen production company. It helps to fight the enormous decarbonization issue.

Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in companies optimizing energy consumption and improving sustainable energy generation. Through close collaboration with its strategic investor base, EIP seeks to bring the best companies, buying power and vision in the industry to bear on the emerging energy landscape.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Renewable Energy
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Canada, Germany

Portfolio highlights

VanishID — Privacy as a managed service for the enterprise. Shift your cybersecurity from detection and response to prevention.
Bedrock Energy — Bedrock Energy is developing drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to enable geothermal heating and cooling. The company develops autonomous drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to make geothermal heating and cooling more widespread, affordable, and accessible.
VIE Technologies — VIE Technologies provides a personalized asset maintenance solution for industrial operations. VIE Technologies helps facility and industrial operators advance their maintenance practices from standardized, reactive approaches to ones that are proactive and well-orchestrated. Deploying the end-to-end solution, a VIE-powered operation enjoysunprecedented levels of visibility and accurate guidance for upcoming machine maintenance.The result is a new level of effectiveness and efficiency with dramatic reductions in unplanned downtime, reduced maintenance costs, and enhanced asset life. The power of VIE's patented sensors, connectivity, and AI technologies are realized in an easy-to-use app, complete with collaboration tools to support improved workflows.The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, and is founded in 2016.

A home for Tough Tech founders.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

VEIR — Discover VEIR's cutting-edge technology for superconducting power lines that offer 5-10x greater transfer capacity and 90% less resistive line losses.
Osmoses — Osmoses is a cleantech company that is transforming chemical separations. Its mission is to eliminate energy waste with efficient membrane technology, reducing production costs for customers and CO2 emissions for the environment. Hydrogen, carbon capture, and renewable natural gas are some of the in
BlueShift — BlueShift operates as an electrochemical climate tech innovator. BlueShift unlocks underutilized resources with advanced electrochemical technology.

Prelude Ventures invests in and supports early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. For us, climate is everything.

Investment focus

Software, Energy, Manufacturing
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

LuxWall — LuxWall is accelerating the global transition to net zero by upgrading windows and glass into transparent insulation for buildings.
Persefoni AI — Persefoni is a Climate Management & Accounting Platform (CMAP). The company's Software-as-a-Service solutions enable enterprises and financial institutions to meet stakeholder and regulatory climate disclosure requirements with the highest degrees of trust, transparency, and ease. As the ERP of Carbon, the Persefoni platform provides usersa single source of carbon truth across their organization, enabling them to manage their carbon transactions and inventory with the same rigor and confidence as their financial transactions.
Augmenta — Design sustainable, code compliant and fully constructible buildings in hours.

Shell Ventures invests in companies to speed up development and deployment of new technologies which complement our business.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Software
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, India

Portfolio highlights

ElectronX — ElectronX is an electricity demand grows and the grid rapidly shifts to intermittent renewable energy sources.
Alt Mobility — ALT Mobility is a full-stack EV leasing platform offering mobility as a service (MaaS) for commercial vehicle users.
Supercritical — We partner with industry to move and think beyond fossil fuels with innovative clean technology solutions.

A home for Tough Tech founders.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

VEIR — Discover VEIR's cutting-edge technology for superconducting power lines that offer 5-10x greater transfer capacity and 90% less resistive line losses.
Osmoses — Osmoses is a cleantech company that is transforming chemical separations. Its mission is to eliminate energy waste with efficient membrane technology, reducing production costs for customers and CO2 emissions for the environment. Hydrogen, carbon capture, and renewable natural gas are some of the in
Vaxess Technologies — Vaxess engineers novel technologies that uniquely engage the human immune system, enabling improved efficacy and simplified access for vaccines and therapeutics.

Evergreen Climate Innovations supports entrepreneurs and startups that are bringing impactful climate technologies to market.

Investment focus

Energy, Manufacturing, Electronics
Convertible Note, Seed, Grant
United States

Portfolio highlights

Renewance — Renewance, a leading industrial battery lifecycle service solutions company, helps you manage key battery energy storage asset activities throughout the full battery lifecycle.
Grid Status — Grid Status offers an open platform for understanding what is happening on the electrical grid. Grid Status provides organized and dependable data, allowing the next generation of energy innovators to focus on developing innovative solutions rather than maintaining their own complex data pipelines.
NanoGraf Corporation — SiNode Systems is a materials venture based out of Northwestern University that is commercializing a novel silicon based anode technology developed by research team led by Professor Harold Kung. SiNode aims to change the status quo of the industry by developing high performance anodes for Li-ion batteries.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Environmental Consulting, Agriculture
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Paebbl — Captured carbon re-stored into raw materials. We put CO2 to good, permanent use in carbon-negative minerals through the process of CO2 mineralisation.
Carbon Ridge — Modular onboard carbon capture for maritime shipping.
Hephae Energy Technology — Launching a new generation of drilling technology, allowing geothermal energy to be developed cost-effectively, safely, and efficiently around the world.

Growth Capital for the Clean Economy

Investment focus

Energy, Software, Manufacturing
Debt Financing, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Canada, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Nanoramic Laboratories — Established in 2016 to extend the use of nanomaterials into new markets, Nanoramic® Laboratories is the exclusive designer, manufacturer, and licenser of Neocarbonix™ electrodes, Fastcap® Ultracapacitors and Thermexit™ thermal interface gap filler pads. Nanoramic was born from the research and development of world record high temperatureultracapacitor technology funded by NASA, the Department of Energy, and the Department of Defense. Now Nanoramic is commercializing this technology to revolutionize growing industries like electric vehicle batteries and consumer and industrial electronics.Nanoramic’s predecessor, FastCAP Systems (now FastCap Ultracapacitors), was founded in 2009 by two PhDs from MIT. The company received sizable government grants leading to the development of the only ultracapacitors capable of operating in temperatures up to 150°C and under conditions of high shock and vibration. The FastCap Ultracapacitors family of products has since expanded to include wide temperature range lithium-ion capacitors, structural ultracapacitors, and the only reflowable, low ESR, slim profile ultracapacitor on the market. The hard work required to develop energy st orage for such extreme environments drove our engineers to develop Neocarbonix, an electrode platform for rechargeable Li-ion batteries, Li-ion capacitors, and supercapacitors that would outperform all competitors.In addition to Neocarbonix and FastCap Ultracapacitors, the Nanoramic product family includes Thermexit. Thermexit is a line of high-end thermal interface gap filler pads. Thermexit gap fillers are a non-reactive, non-silicon, no cure system featuring high thermal conductivity and high thermal stability. Our culture of transparency, empowerment, disciplined thinking, and experimentation is what drives us to build world-class technology
Weatherflow — Welcome to Tempest by WeatherFlow! Our mission is to help mitigate and control the cost of weather on business and daily life.
Brightly Ventures — Transform food waste into measurable climate and community impact.

Good Growth Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm known for its expertise in finding, assessing and cultivating complex science and technology.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
United States, France, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Liminal — Advanced battery inspection and metrology with ultrasound and machine learning
Aralez Bio — Aromatic noncanonical amino acids that are made using biocatalysis. Single step, enzyme synthesis makes hundreds of tryptophan and other amino acid analogs!
AdipoPharma — By harnessing the power of the Adipocyte AdipoPharma is committed to developing innovative treatment for type 2 diabetes

The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) is dedicated to accelerating the success of clean energy development and implementation—while creating high-quality jobs and long-term economic growth in Massachusetts. MassCEC is the first state agency in the nation dedicated solely to facilitating the development of the clean energy industry. We areled by people who bring knowledge, experience and an entrepreneurial attitude to help clean energy companies take full advantage of all the state’s unique assets, to help accelerate the development of renewable energy generation projects, and to help develop a workforce that is ready to roll up its sleeves to ensure Massachusetts’ place as a national and global clean energy hub.

Investment focus

Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing
Grant, Seed, Series A
United States, Italy, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Project Green Schools — Green Schools is entirely dedicated to promoting environmental literacy and stewardship in children in grades 2-12.
Triton Anchor — Triton Anchor is a low cost, silent, efficient, flexible anchoring system for small- and large-scale offshore wind farms. Our anchor system is ideal for use as an offshore wind anchor, deep water anchor, as a buoy anchor, aquaculture anchor.
BlueShift — BlueShift operates as an electrochemical climate tech innovator. BlueShift unlocks underutilized resources with advanced electrochemical technology.

New York Ventures is dedicated to encouraging innovation and fueling economic growth in communities across the State. This venture capital investment arm of Empire State Development is one of New York State's business resources and innovation investments, including the Governor's START-UP NY program, Innovation Hot Spots, the RegionalEconomic Development Councils, the Centers of Advanced Technology and Centers of Excellence networks, and the SUNY 2020 Initiative.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, Israel

Portfolio highlights

ZeroMark — ZeroMark is a defense product company building technology to ensure safety and precision when using kinetic and non lethal weapons.
Cell BioEngines — Cell BioEngines, Inc., is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on curing cancer by developing ”off-the-shelf” allogenic cell therapies. The company leverages its proprietary Stem-SPACE platform technology to produce clinical grade cells at scale.
Resource Monitor — Resource Monitor is a modern water monitoring and management system. Our smart water system helps you save water and money.

In June 2020, Amazon announced The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable and decarbonizing technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to meet the goals set by The Climate Pledge. This dedicated investment program—with an initial $2 billion in funding—will invest in visionary companies whoseproducts and solutions will facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Investment focus

Energy, CleanTech, Renewable Energy
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, Canada, India

Portfolio highlights

MOLG — MOLG develops and provides digital and automation tools to manage services and processes of businesses from the manufacturing industry. It is based in Virginia, USA.
X-energy — X-energy is an advanced nuclear reactor & fuel company. We develop Generation IV high-temperature gas cooled nuclear reactors (SMR) & TRISO fuel to power them.
Moment Energy — Moment is a start-up striving to provide greater access to renewable and reliable energy storage. We create battery units that can be used in a variety of applications. Moment is currently focused on storing energy for off-grid, end of grid customers, and plans on powering remote communities in the future.

Systematic Pre-Seed Startup Capital

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Health Care
Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Averi — Averi is an AI-powered marketing management platform that combines proprietary AI models for marketing strategy and content creation.Design modern strategy, analyze massive amounts of data, create endless content from ads and social posts to blogs and whitepapers, build perfect-fit teams of marketing experts, and manage your entire growthoperation in one seamless experience.
Eachlabs — AI marketplace for developers.
Hutsy — Hutsy Financial is a financial services company that provides mobile banking, early payroll access and credit building products. In partnership with Peoples Trust we provide a prepaid debit card that our users can spend with. We also offer cash back on all purchases, spending insights, and categorizations to provide valuable insight on where yourmoney is going. Hutsy was recently on CBC’s Dragons Den where we raised our pre-seed funding round of $500,000 to bring our product to life.

First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Canada, India

Portfolio highlights

Crossmint — An all-in-one platform for companies and agents: wallets, payments, tokenization, and more.
Assort Health — Our call center generative AI reduces hold time, decreases dropped calls, and contains costs while driving appointment revenue.
Dyna Robotics — We're making Al-powered robotic automation accessible for businesses of all sizes by building affordable, easy-to-deploy Autonomous Al Robots.

At Connecticut Innovations, we see venture capital the way you see your business. Like no one else. We invest in innovative biotech, IT, and other industries.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Israel, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Normunity — We create medicines that free normal immunity to defeat cancer using proprietary platforms that uncover novel immuno-oncology mechanisms.
VeraDermics — VeraDermics Inc. is a dermatology pharmaceutical start-up, makers of WartPatch
PHȲND — PHȲND is a subscription-free cloud gaming platform that offers a way to discover, play, and socialize across a wide variety of games.

Chevron Technology Ventures champions innovation, commercialization and integration of emerging technologies within Chevron.

Investment focus

Energy, Software, Manufacturing
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

PrePad — PrePad provides advanced software solutions for optimizing capital lifecycle management, execution tactics, and asset development in the oil and gas drilling and completion industries.
DG Matrix — DG Matrix innovative solutions unlock gigaton-scale emissions reductions by enabling electrification anywhere and everywhere with less material and a smaller footprint.
Resource Chemical — Resource Chemical develops CO2 into high-performance plastics that do not pollute the environment. The company's headquarters are in Berkeley, California.

The Ecosystem Integrity Fund (“EIF”) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies contributing to environmental sustainability. It seeks to demonstrate that there is no trade-off between having a positive impact and achieving outstanding financial returns. The movement toward environmental sustainability is making incrementalimprovements to the largest industries in the world. Over the next several decades, the economy will be transformed by this movement.Sustainability is fundamentally about making things better: more efficient, more functional, less toxic, less costly. This is the next phase of the Industrial Revolution.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Solar
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Liminal — Advanced battery inspection and metrology with ultrasound and machine learning
ZeroAvia — ZeroAvia is producing the world's first practical zero emission aviation powertrain, initially targeting 20-seat airplanes to start replacing dirty jet fuel in regional transport
Vecmocon Technologies — Core technologies for electric mobility

BoxGroup is an early stage investment fund focused on technology companies. Contact Us: hello@boxgroup.com

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Mexico, France

Portfolio highlights

Rogo — Rogo is the secure generative AI (GenAI) platform built for elite financial institutions. Save time, unlock insights and automate workflows in days.
Reducto — Reducto is an API that provides high quality data ingestion for large language models (LLMs). It works with any vector database or embedding system. It can parse PDFs, Excel, PowerPoint, and more.
Nuvo — Onboard customers through configurable, high-converting branded experiences that accelerate credit approvals, unlock revenue, and reduce fraud.Nuvo replaces manual credit forms with AI-powered application flows, real-time business and principal identity verification, and embedded credit insights—enabling confident decisions that protect and growyour business. Designed for complex trade partnerships, Nuvo is the B2B commerce platform trusted and preferred by 40,000 businesses.

ONE WORLD provides training & investment capital to social impact enterprises. The mission of ONE WORLD is to scale social impact and improve the lives of individuals globally. In January 2017, ONE WORLD launched its impact seed fund focused on early-stage for-profit companies that are addressing social or environmental challenges. As ofJanuary 2022, the portfolio has 25 active investments, has participated in 15 follow-on rounds of financing, and has had 2 exits.

Investment focus

Education, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

Ethic — Ethic is working towards a future where all investing is sustainable investing. We empower wealth advisors and investors to create portfolios that seek to align personal values with financial goals.
Sylvatex Inc — Energy solutions that meet the needs of both people and the planet.
Elemeno Health — Elemeno Health is an intuitive, cloud-based app, customized to specific needs of your hospital or unit. Streamline training and communication, drive best practices, and empower your staff with just-in-time access to critical information.

Explore AI solutions for energy challenges. Invest in a sustainable future with Blue Bear Capital. Learn more today!

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, The Netherlands, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Raptor Maps — Raptor Maps automates in-field O&M tasks, optimizing resources and boosting solar asset uptime through analytics, issue prioritization, and robotics.
First Resonance — First Resonance presents ION Factory OS, factory operating system -transforming how companies gain productivity, efficiency, and scalability through digitized workflows that change the speed and quality of manufacturing.
ACCURE Battery Intelligence — Accure is a battery analytics company. The software and AI-driven solution assist manufacturers and operators in monitoring the overall health and safety conditions of a battery system throughout its lifecycle.

Foundational partners to ambitious founders at every stage of company-building.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, India, China

Portfolio highlights

Music AI — State-of-the-art ethical AI solutions for audio and music applications. The highest quality audio separation available.
Instabase — Instabase combines the latest AI breakthroughs with industry expertise to create real business value for your business.
ElevenLabs — Create the most realistic speech with our AI audio tools in 1000s of voices and 32 languages. Easy to use API's and SDK's. Scalable, secure, and customizable voice solutions tailored for enterprise needs. Pioneering research in Text to Speech and AI Voice Generation.

Liquid2 Ventures provides technology startups with seed-stage investments and is based in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joe Montana, Mike Miller, and Michael Ma.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Mexico, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Adyton PBC — Adyton Mustr enables distributed workforces to operate more safely and efficiently
ElastixAI — ElastixAI is developing an AI inference platform designed to optimize how large language models are run.
Spur — Spur works in automation of all functional codes and E2E testing.

RockPort Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in the areas of alternative and traditional energy, mobility, and sustainability. For more than a decade RockPort has partnered with entrepreneurs to foster growth and create value in a broad range of industrial and consumer facing companies whose technologies and products provideinnovative solutions to significant worldwide markets. RockPort has a collaborative approach to investing, deep domain expertise, and insights into all aspects of energy and cleantech. With offices in Boston and Menlo Park, RockPort is globally recognized as being among the largest and most established energy-focused venture capital firms.

Investment focus

Energy, Manufacturing, Software
Series C, Series B, Series A
United States, Canada, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Qnovo — Trusted worldwide to power the products that power your life.
NeoPhotonics — NeoPhotonics design and manufacture advanced hybrid photonic integrated optoelectronic devices for ultra-fast communications networks, including optical components
NewLeaf Symbiotics — NewLeaf Symbiotics is a bioagriculture company dedicated to sustainable agriculture, innovative research and product development.

Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs to build innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, India, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Numa — Turns BDCs and Advisors into world-class communicators, using visibility + accountability + a healthy dose of AI superpowers
Numa — Leverage modern Generative-AI to autonomously capture every RO, schedule service appointments, and deliver service updates in real time.
VideaHealth — Transforming Dentistry Through AI. By applying AI to X-ray analysis, we unlock insights, experiences, and efficiencies that drive breakthroughs in clinical outcomes and economics for dentists and insurers.

The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the innovation ecosystem in Houston, Texas by supporting founders and startups with financial resources and mentorship.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Canada, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Prana Thoracic — A minimally invasive, lung-sparing device that will provide physicians and patients with the certainty they need to move forward with treatment.
Materna Medical — Materna Medical empowers women to protect and restore their pelvic health.
Amplified Sciences — Providing innovative diagnostic tests that enable earlier detection, risk stratification and monitoring of challenging diseases.

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm specializing in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies. The firm continues that legacy, investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents, partnering with them from inception to IPO and beyond to maximize the potential of their ideas. They also focus on earlycomputer firms using their devices and programming and service companies. It also invests in the digital, life sciences, and healthcare industries.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Synthesia — Create AI videos by simply typing in text. Make engaging videos for e-learning, customer onboarding, etc. No need for actors, cameras or audio equipment.
Biz AI Last — Are you ready to elevate your business efficiency and productivity? Say hello to Biz AI, your intelligent business assistant designed to streamline operations, boost productivity, and give you more time to focus on what matters most – growing your business.
Hippocratic AI — The First Safety Focused LLM for Healthcare

City Light is a venture capital firm that invest in impactful companies in the areas of education, safety and care, and the environment.

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Wellness
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

Teal — Free tools and resources to run a faster and better job search so you can focus your time and energy on finding and landing a job you will love.
Bicycle Health — Embark on your journey to recovery with Bicycle Health, an online medication assisted treatment provider for opioid dependence.
World Class Health — Access top 1% global healthcare with World Class Health. Superior patient experience & reduced employer spend. Explore our Global Benefits today.

Starlight is a venture capital firm for founders addressing the world’s most pressing challenges & opportunities. We partner early with unstoppable entrepreneurs leveraging breakthrough science and technology to pursue progress at scale in four main areas: the energy transition, industrializing synthetic biology, space technology, and novelcomputing & communications platforms.Starlight was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Energy, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Finland, Italy

Portfolio highlights

Ephos — Designing and manufacturing glass-based integrated photonic circuits that power the most advanced classical and quantum devices
Blue Energy — Blue Energy is a nuclear power plant company that provides reliable, clean, and abundant electricity.
Electrified Thermal Solutions — Electrified Thermal Solutions, Inc. is developing the Joule Hive: a new energy storage technology that converts surplus zero-carbon electricity into heat.

Seed venture capital for technology founders driven by a mission to build a healthier and more sustainable future.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Software, Energy
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Tyba — Tyba's unified project simulation and operating platform helps teams develop, operate, and optimize standalone and hybrid storage projects.
Passkey — Passkey Therapeutics is pioneering a new class of medicines, Synergistic Multifunctional Therapeutics (SMThs). It is designed to address complex diseases by targeting rare combinations of proteins that work together.
Bedrock Energy — Bedrock Energy is developing drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to enable geothermal heating and cooling. The company develops autonomous drilling technology and advanced subsurface simulation software to make geothermal heating and cooling more widespread, affordable, and accessible.

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund that invests in seed-to-A-round startups in the United States. It is a successor fund to the TEEC Angel Fund. Foothill Ventures was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, China, Canada

Portfolio highlights

CarbonSix — CarbonSix delivers cutting-edge robotics automation for manufacturing, combining Six-Sigma robot dexterity and intelligence to transform industrial operations worldwide.
Corvic AI — Corvic AI is pioneering a new era of Data-Centric AI Cognitive Infrastructure by transforming raw enterprise data into AI-ready intelligence.
Stately Bio — Stately Bio is the trade-off between measuring cells and keeping them alive. Our patented ML technology measures cell identity, behavior, and maturation—all directly from live-cell, label-free imaging.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California, investing in bold founders, innovators, and entrepreneurs building the future through technology.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

Hedra — Video creation for everyone.
Inductive Bio — Bringing the data, ML, software, and expertise needed to rapidly solve your most challenging ADMET problems.
Sprinter Health — Sprinter Health is an on-demand mobile health company that sends full-time nurses and phlebotomists (“Sprinters”) into the home.

Element 8 is an investment company that provides capital, guidance, and networking opportunities to early stage cleantech companies.

Investment focus

Renewable Energy, Energy, Solar
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States

Portfolio highlights

INOVUES — INOVUES transforms existing building facades and windows into high-performing systems that incorporate the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. Through its patented insulating glass retrofit technology, INOVUES offers building owners a high-ROI, non-disruptive solution to save up to 40% on energy consumption, improve occupant thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the building.
Beta Hatch — Beta Hatch Insect Entrepreneurs
LevelTen Energy — LevelTen Energy provides transaction infrastructure for buyers, sellers, advisors, and financiers in the renewable energy economy.

Altira provides venture capital funding for energy technology products and advantaged service offerings.

Investment focus

Energy, Software, Renewable Energy
Series A, Funding Round, Series B
United States, Canada, Sweden

Portfolio highlights

Arkestro — Bid Ops is the only predictive procurement software built to keep your team continuously exceeding targets. Using Bid Ops, you can orchestrate your activities across systems using instant forecasts and real-time collaboration. Predict and win 2-5x faster savings and never get stuck waiting for a KPI report again. Learn more athttps://www.bidops.com
IOTA Software — IOTA Software is a provider of data visualization that connects people, assets, and manufacturing processes. The company's team has extensive experience in the industrial process manufacturing sector.
Stendorren Fastigheter — Stendorren Fastigheter is a company involved in the real estate industry. It develops, owns, operates, and maintains industrial, logistical, and warehouse facilities. The business offers adequate and suitable space on fair lease terms through its tenant.

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