# Ameren Accelerator

> Ameren Accelerator is a VC fund in St Louis backing Energy and Big Data. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.amerenaccelerator.com/

Ameren Accelerator is a program that partners a leading energy corporation, a top-10 Accelerator, and a state university system to help advance the traditional corporate Accelerator model to the next level.​They are looking for the best new energy technologies, related to the energy grid, distributed generation, digital communication and more.They'll select five to seven companies to participate in a revolutionary 12-week program that includes $100K in funding, perks, benefits, office space and intensive mentoring to help accelerate the growth of your business. Companies will receive expert mentorship from a combination of current and former c-level executives, presidents and founders from small, medium, and large-sized businesses. Startups also will receive additional help from specific subject matters experts in areas such as technical development, sales, marketing, finance, pricing, operations, talent development and more.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Big Data | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Cyber Security | 1 | 50% |
| Network Security | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Robin Walsh | Senior Technical Architect | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SHYFT Power Solutions | SHYFT builds industrial-grade IoT and integrated software to connect and intelligently manage distributed energy resources (DERs) in markets that struggle with resiliency. SHYFT is pioneering the development of integrated decentralized power systems in emerging markets like Nigeria, leapfrogging over traditional central infrastructure and enablingDERs to scale and support existing but unreliable grids. | $1.1M | Seed | Jul 01, 2018 |  |
| Narya Security | Narya Security is a reliable, one-click-recovery solution for Ransomware infections. It leverages proprietary machine learning algorithms to identify, extract and manage encryption keys, decrypt encrypted data, unlock paralyzed IT assets and remove Ransomware infection traces in minutes, with a single click. | $150K | Convertible Note | Jun 22, 2018 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Backstage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backstage-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [FM Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fm-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Powerhouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/powerhouse-ventures-b1e4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Southwest Angel Network — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ameren Accelerator invest in?

Ameren Accelerator invests primarily in Energy, Big Data and Software startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Ameren Accelerator?

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### Who are the partners at Ameren Accelerator?

The team at Ameren Accelerator includes Robin Walsh (Senior Technical Architect). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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