# AES

> AES is a VC fund in Virginia Beach backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Virginia Beach, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/aes
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/TheAESCorp
- Website: http://www.aes.com/home/default.aspx
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/AES-Corporation/198598443568244?sk=timeline

AES is a VC fund in Virginia Beach focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. AES provides affordable and reliable energy to customers around the world through its distribution businesses and thermal and renewable power generation facilities. With more than 30 years of experience, diverse mix of generation and utility sources provides the strength and flexibility to adapt to local and regional market needs, maximize plantefficiency and deliver reliable, affordable electricity.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for AES. Shizune tracks 9 team members at AES. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/aes?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7M–$8.1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 5 | 56% |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 33% |
| Solar | 1 | 11% |
| Software | 1 | 11% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 11% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 22% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 22% |
| Grant | 1 | 11% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 56% |
| Brazil | 2 | 22% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alok Mukherjee | Director (Operations) OPGC , AES India | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alok-mukherjee |
| Asel Ayapova | Global Drone Program Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asel-ayapova |
| Bernerd Da Santos | SVP & COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernerd-da-santos |
| David Flaherty | VP, Human Resources | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-flaherty |
| Thomas O'Flynn | Executive Vice President and CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-o-flynn |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Haven Safety AI | Haven Safety AI provides an AI-native safety intelligence platform that supports the full lifecycle of workplace incident management. The platform analyzes incidents, reconstructs timelines, and guides root cause analysis using an industry safety knowledge graph. It captures multi-format evidence, structures witness statements, and recommendscorrective and preventive actions mapped to recognized safety frameworks. Haven targets high-risk industries such as energy, construction, manufacturing, and logistics where serious injury and fatality prevention is a priority. Its modules integrate with existing EHS and HR systems to help organizations move from reactive reporting to proactive risk reduction. |  | Pre-Seed | Feb 10, 2026 |  |
| Motor | Motor provides all inclusive electric car subscription service. Motor is dedicated to helping drivers discover, switch to, and stick with electric cars. | $7M | Series A | Feb 07, 2023 |  |
| Uplight | Uplight is provider of end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions. Born from the merger of Tendril and Simple Energy, and the acquisitions of FirstFuel, EEme and EnergySavvy, Uplight is the provider of end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions dedicated solely to serving the energy ecosystem. |  | Private Equity | Mar 03, 2021 |  |
| Uplight | Uplight is provider of end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions. Born from the merger of Tendril and Simple Energy, and the acquisitions of FirstFuel, EEme and EnergySavvy, Uplight is the provider of end-to-end customer-centric technology solutions dedicated solely to serving the energy ecosystem. |  | Private Equity | Mar 03, 2021 |  |
| 5B Australia | Since 5B’s inception in 2013 by solar engineers Chris McGrath and Eden Tehan, the company has been on a mission to transform the solar energy landscape. Proudly hailing from Australia, 5B specialises in the rapid expansion of large-scale solar deployment with the company’s innovative prefabricated, pre-wired ground mount technology. Initiallyworking on some of Australia's earliest large-scale solar projects, McGrath and Tehan envisioned a departure from conventional methods, reimagining the very basis of solar farm design and construction. This gave rise to 5B’s flagship technology: the 5B Maverick, an accordion-style prefabricated solar array that can be quickly deployed by a small crew. Representing a paradigm shift in the traditional deployment and construction of solar projects, 5B Maverick offers speed, efficiency, and reliability. At the core of 5B’s ethos lies prefabrication, a philosophy aimed at streamlining processes by shifting tasks from the unpredictable field environment to a controlled factory setting. This approach not only improves efficiency but also mitigates risks associated with on-site construction, ensuring superior quality control and reducing the likelihood of issues such as faulty connections and dead modules. Fuelled by a commitment to innovation, 5B is shaping the future of energy. By reengineering the solar supply chain from the ground up, the company is making clean energy more accessible and competitive than ever before, catalysing a global transition towards sustainable power solutions with over 140 project sites worldwide. The company's name, 5B, is a reference to the almost infinite amount of energy potential in the 5 billion years of sunshine the earth has left. The name serves to urge stakeholders to contemplate how this boundless resource can be harnessed most effectively. As 5B continues to expand its network of partners and deploy projects across the globe, the technology manufacturer remains steadfast in its commitment to being the safest, fastest, and most cost-effective solar array technology available to customers worldwide. | $8.6M | Series A | Jul 30, 2020 |  |
| FOHAT | FOHAT, an Energy Intelligence company, is changing the energy sector with innovative solutions by allowing integration of distributed energy resources (iDER) and new solutions for energy trading (P2P TE). | $615K | Grant | Nov 01, 2019 |  |
| Fluence Corporation | With more than 7,000 references across 70 countries, Fluence is committed to becoming the worldwide leader in decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions .Fluence brings together breakthrough water-treatment technologies and proven delivery platforms to optimize the water cycle for the 21st century. They provide the middle market withlocal, sustainable, and fast-to-deploy water and wastewater treatment and reuse solutions, empowering businesses and communities worldwide to make the most of their water resources. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 01, 2018 |  |
| DAYBACK | DAYBACK is a power player focused on products for commercial and industrial customers (B2B2C). We are manufacturers of wind turbines for energy generation in the urban environment, we are owners of energy monitoring technology (SaaS) and we commercialize, design and integrate solar photovoltaic energy. | $36K |  | Dec 01, 2017 |  |
| sPower | sPower is an independent power producer (IPP) which owns and/or operates more than 150 utility and distributed electrical generation systems across the US and the UK.The company is headquartered in Salt Lake City with offices in San Francisco, Long Beach and New York City, With 6.7GW between operating, construction and pipeline, sPower isactively buying select utility-scale renewable assets in virtually any stage of development in the United States. |  | Private Equity | Feb 24, 2017 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does AES invest in?

AES invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Series A and Private Equity stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is AES's check size?

AES typically joins rounds of $7M–$8.1M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds AES participates in.

### How do I contact AES?

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### Who are the partners at AES?

The team at AES includes Alok Mukherjee (Director (Operations) OPGC , AES India), Asel Ayapova (Global Drone Program Manager) and Bernerd Da Santos (SVP & COO), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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