# CC Industries

> CC Industries is a VC fund in Chicago backing Energy and Delivery. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2025
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cc-industries/

CC Industries is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Energy and Delivery. CC Industries, Inc. (“CCI”) is a privately-held holding and management company for the operating assets of the Crown Family.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Delivery | 1 | 20% |
| Analytics | 1 | 20% |
| Logistics | 1 | 20% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Series C | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 40% |
| Ireland | 1 | 20% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kaja Maideen | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaja-maideen-6e11 |
| William Kunkler | Executive Vice President-Operations | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/william-kunkler |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| XOCEAN | XOCEAN provides comprehensive ocean data solutions through uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), specializing in seabed mapping and environmental monitoring. The company offers a turnkey service that includes data acquisition, processing, and interpretation, ensuring high-quality results for clients in the offshore industry. |  |  | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| XOCEAN | XOCEAN provides comprehensive ocean data solutions through uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), specializing in seabed mapping and environmental monitoring. The company offers a turnkey service that includes data acquisition, processing, and interpretation, ensuring high-quality results for clients in the offshore industry. | $118.4M | Series C | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| SkyCell | SkyCell is a Swiss-based, award-winning provider of temperature-controlled container solutions with a special focus on serving global pharma companies and sustainability. They are driven by their mission to supply the safest pharma containers worldwide. This is achieves through their unique combination of hardware, software and service, whichenables us to master logistical challenges and eliminate temperature excursion. | $59M | Series D | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| NanoGraf Corporation | SiNode Systems is a materials venture based out of Northwestern University that is commercializing a novel silicon based anode technology developed by research team led by Professor Harold Kung. SiNode aims to change the status quo of the industry by developing high performance anodes for Li-ion batteries. | $65M | Series B | Feb 14, 2023 |  |
| Orange EV | Orange EV is a manufacturer industrial electric vehicles company. | $35M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 04, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [S2G Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/s2g-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Morgan Stanley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ogci-climate-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arosa Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arosa-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-2d23) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evergreen Climate Innovations](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-trust-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does CC Industries invest in?

CC Industries invests primarily in Energy, Delivery and Analytics startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 5 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 CC Industries?

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### Who are the partners at CC Industries?

The team at CC Industries includes Kaja Maideen (Founder) and William Kunkler (Executive Vice President-Operations). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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