# Clear Creek Investments

> Clear Creek Investments is a VC fund in Solana Beach backing Energy and Energy Storage. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Solana Beach, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clear-creek-investments-llc/
- Website: https://www.clearcreekinv.com/

Clear Creek Investments is a VC fund in Solana Beach focused on Energy and Energy Storage. Clear Creek Investments deploys capital in sustainably orientated investments across the food, water, and energy sectors.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 60% |
| Energy Storage | 3 | 60% |
| Battery | 2 | 40% |
| Consumer Electronics | 2 | 40% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series D | 1 | 20% |
| Series F | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 60% |
| Kenya | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ZincFive | ZincFive is an intelligent energy storage and delivery solutions company providing nickel-zinc battery based UPS solutions for mission-critical applications in data centers, intelligent transportation, motive power, and other industries. With 74 patents awarded and 29 patents pending, ZincFive leverages nickel-zinc chemistry within our solutions toprovide high power density and performance simultaneous with superior safety and environmental advantages. ZincFive was founded in 2016 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon. | $30M | Series F | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Purple Elephant Ventures | Purple Elephant Ventures is a venture studio that aims to launch three or four start-ups per year focused on enhancing travel and tourism. Purple Elephant Ventures was founded in 2020 by Ben Peterson, Jan van De Willebois & Mikul Shah. | $4.5M | Seed | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Eos | Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to clean energy with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth® aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. Safe, scalable, efficient, sustainable—and manufactured in theU.S—it's the core of our innovative systems that today provide utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative. | $13.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Jan 19, 2023 |  |
| ZincFive | ZincFive is an intelligent energy storage and delivery solutions company providing nickel-zinc battery based UPS solutions for mission-critical applications in data centers, intelligent transportation, motive power, and other industries. With 74 patents awarded and 29 patents pending, ZincFive leverages nickel-zinc chemistry within our solutions toprovide high power density and performance simultaneous with superior safety and environmental advantages. ZincFive was founded in 2016 and is based in Tualatin, Oregon. | $54M | Series D | Dec 06, 2022 |  |
| ION Storage Systems | Ion Storage Systems is focused on developing the most energy dense, safest batteries that can be deployed in any environment. Breakthroughs in solid state battery technology have led to a battery that meets the mission critical needs for the defense and aerospace industries; and safer more efficient for consumer electronics and electric vehicles. | $30M | Series A | Jan 09, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Helios Climate Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/helios-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Japan Energy Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/japan-energy-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Climate Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ogci-climate-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alsop-louie-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AltEnergy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altenergy-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Clear Creek Investments invest in?

Clear Creek Investments invests primarily in Energy, Energy Storage and Battery startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### When did Clear Creek Investments last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Clear Creek Investments closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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