# Brad Bauer

> Brad Bauer is a Series B investor at Lacuna Sustainable Investments backing Renewable Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Lacuna Sustainable Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lacuna-sustainable-investments)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-bauer-bb8b133/
- Website: https://ccrenew.com/

Brad Bauer is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Lacuna Sustainable Investments. He attended Boston University School of Law.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 3 | 100% |
| Energy | 2 | 67% |
| Solar | 1 | 33% |
| Analytics | 1 | 33% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Encore Renewable Energy | Encore Renewable Energy is a full-service renewable energy services company that specializes in reclaiming undervalued real estate. | $20M | Debt Financing | May 04, 2022 |  |
| kWh Analytics | kWh Analytics is the market leader in solar risk management. By leveraging the most comprehensive performance database of solar assets in the United States (20% of the U.S. asset class) and the strength of the global insurance markets, kWh Analytics’ customers are able to minimize risk and increase equity returns of their solar portfolios.kWhAnalytics invented the Solar Revenue Put to help solar investors reduce their biggest cost: the cost of capital. The credit enhancement has been valued by the leading project finance banks and implemented by top investors on $500M+ of solar projects. We wrote the book on “risk management” for solar investors, and our software solution, HelioStats, supports the market’s largest financial institutions on their data management and compliance obligations. kWh Analytics is backed by private venture capital and the US Department of Energy.kWh Analytics was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California. | $20M | Series B | Feb 08, 2022 |  |
| Bear Peak Power | Bear Peak Power is a renewable energy development company focused on distributed generation and utility scale solar solutions. |  | Private Equity | Feb 01, 2022 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Javelin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/javelin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Lacuna Sustainable Investments

VC Fund

Lacuna is an investment firm active in the development and monetization of energy projects throughout North America.

1 contacts available at Lacuna Sustainable Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brad Bauer | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brad-bauer |

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## FAQ

### What does Brad Bauer invest in?

Brad Bauer invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and Solar startups, most often at Series B and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 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 Brad Bauer last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brad Bauer closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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