# Capricorn Investment Group

> Capricorn Investment Group is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy and Energy. See 124 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 124
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 23%
- Fund size: $88M
- Last fund: Oct 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/capricorn-investment-group/about/
- Website: http://capricornllc.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Capricorn-Investment-Group-254868407867375/

Capricorn Investment Group is a VC fund in Palo Alto focused on Renewable Energy and Energy. Capricorn Investment Group was created in 2000 to demonstrate the promise that it is possible to invest profitably while driving sustainable positive change. Today Capricorn manages the assets for Jeff Skoll, the Skoll Foundation, and others who strive for extraordinary investment results by leveraging market forces to accelerate large-scaleimpact. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, private equity, and real assets markets across the globe. Capricorn has offices in Palo Alto, California, and New York, New York.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $9M–$53M |
| Series B | $15M–$140M |
| Series C | $24M–$590M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 11 | 9% |
| Energy | 9 | 7% |
| Manufacturing | 9 | 7% |
| Software | 8 | 6% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 5% |

121 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 31 | 25% |
| Series B | 26 | 21% |
| Series C | 16 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 9% |
| Series D | 9 | 7% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 57 | 46% |
| India | 2 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Norway | 1 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dipender Saluja | Managing Director | 23 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dipender-saluja |
| Jeffrey S. Skoll | Founder | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-s-skoll |
| Jim Lyons | Chief Technologist | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jim-lyons |
| Jy Bhardwaj | Entrepreneur in Residence | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jy-bhardwaj |
| Clarey Castner | Client Relations Consultant | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clarey-castner |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helion Energy | Operator of a patented plasma accelerator technology designed to address the growing need for clean energy. The company's technology specializes in designing fusion generators based on magneto-inertial fusion with a fifty-megawatt module and energy regeneration, thereby enabling customers to use low-cost, clean, and safe energy. | $465M | Series G | Jun 04, 2026 |  |
| OpenLight | OpenLight is a manufacturing industry. | $50M | Series A | Apr 28, 2026 |  |
| Magrathea | Magrathea Metals is a mining company that unlocks centuries of growth in human civilization by reducing the socioenvironmental impacts. | $24M | Series A | Mar 01, 2026 |  |
| Heron Power | Heron Power is an energy technology startup focused on developing power electronics for the modern electrical grid. They aim to facilitate the expansion of electricity generation by innovating foundational technologies. | $140M | Series B | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Fervo Energy | Fervo Energy is a next-generation geothermal developer generating clean power in new places. Fervo Energy commercializes proprietary technology to own, develop, and operate geothermal assets as the dispatchable foundation to a 100% clean energy future. | $462M | Series E | Dec 10, 2025 |  |
| TeraDAR | TeraDAR specializes in nanotechnology and semiconductor manufacturing. The company is known for its 4D imaging sensor technology, which operates in the terahertz band. This technology provides high-resolution imaging capabilities in various weather conditions, both day and night.Founded in 2020 by Matthew Carey (CEO & Co-founder), GregoryCharvat (CTO & Co-founder), and Nicholas Saiz (Chief Chip Architect & Co-founder). | $150M | Series B | Nov 12, 2025 |  |
| Redwood Materials | Redwood Materials creates a circular supply chain to drive down the environmental footprint and cost of lithium-ion batteries and the electric vehicles and sustainable energy storage systems they power. It offers recycling of end-of-life batteries and production scrap, refining of critical elements, and deployment of large-scale energy-storagesystems using second-life battery packs. | $425M | Series E | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| OpenLight | OpenLight is a manufacturing industry. | $34M | Series A | Aug 26, 2025 |  |
| Heron Power | Heron Power is an energy technology startup focused on developing power electronics for the modern electrical grid. They aim to facilitate the expansion of electricity generation by innovating foundational technologies. | $38M | Series A | May 29, 2025 |  |
| Heartflow | HeartFlow is the leader in revolutionizing precision heart care, uniquely combining human ingenuity with advanced technology. HeartFlow’s non-invasive HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis leverages artificial intelligence to create a personalized three-dimensional model of the heart. Clinicians can use this model to evaluate the impact a blockage has on bloodflow and determine the best treatment for patients. HeartFlow’s technology is reflective of our Silicon Valley roots and incorporates over two decades of scientific evidence with the latest advances in artificial intelligence. The HeartFlow FFRCT Analysis is commercially available in the United States, UK, Canada, Europe and Japan. For more information, visit www.heartflow.com. | $98M | Convertible Note | Mar 26, 2025 |  |

10 of 124 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [DCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-collective) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
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- [Valor Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valor-equity-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Capricorn Investment Group invest in?

Capricorn Investment Group invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 124 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 Capricorn Investment Group's check size?

Capricorn Investment Group typically joins rounds of $9M–$53M at Series A, $15M–$140M at Series B and $24M–$590M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Capricorn Investment Group participates in.

### How do I contact Capricorn Investment Group?

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### Who are the partners at Capricorn Investment Group?

The team at Capricorn Investment Group includes Dipender Saluja (Managing Director), Jeffrey S. Skoll (Founder) and Jim Lyons (Chief Technologist), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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