# 2040 Foundation

> 2040 Foundation is a VC fund backing CleanTech, Industrial and Product Research. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://mission2040.org/

2040 Foundation is a VC fund focused on CleanTech and Industrial. 2040 Foundation supports social entrepreneurs who are fully dedicated to accelerating America’s leadership in perhaps the most important cause of our time.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial | 1 | 100% |
| Product Research | 1 | 100% |
| Energy Efficiency | 1 | 100% |
| Advanced Materials | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Via Separations | Via Separations is enabling industrial decarbonization with its novel chemistries that allow manufacturing facilities to slash their energy consumption while making more product. Targeting the 12% of US energy consumption that is wasted each year separating chemicals, Via reduces the load of the process by 90%, electrifies the mostenergy-intensive step in chemical production, and generates additional revenue for the customer. Today, Via is deploying its technology in pilot trials at pulp & paper facilities to eliminate 100 million metric tons of CO2 by 2050. Via’s innovation is a highly selective and robust membrane filter that replaces the energy-inefficient heat-based separations in industrial processes. Spun out of MIT’s Department of Material Science & Engineering, Via has scaled up the technology by more than 10 million times and demonstrated working prototypes at a commercial scale. | $38M | Series B | Oct 21, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Embark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/embark-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NGP Energy Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ngp-energy-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prime Impact Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prime-impact-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Safar Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/safar-partners-7ab4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Engine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-engine) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 2040 Foundation invest in?

2040 Foundation invests primarily in CleanTech, Industrial and Product Research startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did 2040 Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for 2040 Foundation closed in Oct 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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