Ørsted
VC Fund
Gerning, Denmark
Ørsted is a VC fund in Gerning focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Ørsted develops and maintains offshore and onshore renewable energy farms, energy storage facilities, and bioenergy plants.The company's vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. A decade ago, Ørsted initiated its transformation from a black to a green energy company as DONG Energy. Since then, the company reduced its coalconsumption by 73% and decided to fully phase out coal by 2023. Ørsted becomes a global leader in offshore wind with a market share of 25%, currently powering 9.5 million people.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 33%
Last updated:
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Industries Ørsted invests in
Stages Ørsted invests in
Countries Ørsted invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 7 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Grant
- $2.5M–$2.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 3 (33%)
- Renewable Energy 3 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (33%)
- Clean Energy 2 (22%)
- Electric Vehicle 2 (22%)
Stage
- Grant 2 (22%)
- Seed 1 (11%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Series B 1 (11%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Country
- United States 7 (78%)
- Norway 1 (11%)
- United Kingdom 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Henriette Ellekrog
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
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Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Mads Nipper
CEO
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CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Maria Barlev
CTO, Head of Architecture, Data and Technology
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CTO, Head of Architecture, Data and Technology | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Marianne Wiinholt
EVP & CFO
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EVP & CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Michael Biermann
CIO
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CIO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| At Spoor, we believe that biodiversity will be the next key metric for monitoring, managing and reporting environmental impacts. Today, the lack of suitable solutions to monitor biodiversity efficiently and remotely is threatening both biodiversity and the progress to environmentally-sustainable infrastructure. How can industries meet themuch-needed goals of a green shift, while also caring for the biodiversity consequences of its urgent efforts? We are first tackling this challenge by developing an AI-powered software for bird monitoring on wind farms, leveraging existing infrastructure, off-the-shelf hardware and computer vision. Our grand ambition is to enable industry and nature to coexist. | $9.4M / Series A / Dec 11, 2025 | ||
| Mission Clean Energy's objective is to properly decarbonize the grid by implementing renewable energy projects one at a time. Mission is well-capitalized and in a unique position to grow and execute on its expanding pipeline. | $55M / Corporate Round / Mar 19, 2025 | ||
| If you reside in the Kingston, Rhode Island area and are looking for anundergraduate or graduate program for academic study, why not check outthe University of Rhode Island?Programs available to choose from as a major include the interestingAnimal and Veterinary Science, Business Administration, Civil andEnvironmental Engineering,Geology and Geological Oceanography, HumanDevelopment and Family Studies, International Engineering, Journalism,and Nursing, among many others.URI has a festive student life which includes both entertainment eventsand organizations which can help students get a leg up in the careersearch. Study abroad programs are offered during the summer and schoolyear. There is also a strong Greek life, Student Senate, dining, andathletic programs.Other services include a counseling center and health services.If you qualify for financial aid like the Centennial and UniversityScholarships, your entire tuition may be covered. There are also grantsand loans that can help cover tuition and other educational expenses.When it comes time to search for a job, the career service center canhelp students with writing resumes, interview preparation, meetingpotential employers, and much more. | $2.5M / Grant / Aug 06, 2024 | ||
| Rhode Island may not have as many colleges as larger states, but Roger Williams University proves that quality is far more important than quantity.RWU offers a vast array of academic resources, including the only law school in the state. For all the educational opportunities at the university, you would expect a bigger school, but Roger Williamsmaintains an enrollment of about 4,500 and a student-to-faculty ratio below 12:1.Roger Williams University is comprised of several schools and colleges: * Feinstein College of Arts & Sciences * School of Architecture, Art & Historic Preservation * Mario J. Gabelli School of Business * School of Education * School of Engineering, Computing & Construction Management * School of Justice Studes * School of Graduate & Continuing Studies * School of LawThe university’s academics include about 40 majors and more than a dozen graduate degree programs. One of RWU’s many unique opportunities is the Marine Biology major, which is a rare find as an undergraduate program.Roger Williams has fairly standard undergraduate admissions requirements, including an application and fee, high school transcript, SAT/ACT scores and a letter of recommendation. The regular admissions deadline is in early February, but RWU also has two Early Action admissions deadlines in November. Requirements vary for graduate programs.Financial aid is available in many forms, including government programs and institutional scholarships. | $2.5M / Grant / May 30, 2024 | ||
| Amperon is a provider of smart meters to deliver real-time energy data forecasts. There over 70M smart meters currently installed in the country, collecting 15 minute resolution electricity data for every type of ratepayer (including residential, commercial, and industrial). The data has been relatively untapped for the past decade, and Amperon isleveraging it to charge forward and bring AI to the energy world to usher in the smart grid of the future. | $20M / Series B / Oct 03, 2023 | ||
| Crux is a fintech company. They provide a capital markets platform for developers, tax credit buyers, and financial institutions to transact and manage transferable tax credits, aiming to make sustainable finance more efficient and interconnected. They help developers and manufacturers raise capital at all stages of project development andoperation. | $4.3M / Seed / Jun 21, 2023 | ||
| AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems. | $32M / Series D / Sep 10, 2018 | ||
| Volta Charging is a marketing and advertising company that designs, installs, and maintains a network of electric vehicle charging stations funded by sponsor brands. The company provides a valuable community amenity in markets across the U.S. helping brands meet consumers at the optimal moment of the purchase decision.It was founded in 2010 andis headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $35M / Series C / Jul 23, 2018 | ||
| Our mission is to accelerate the delivery of a sustainable, low carbon economy by helping businesses, governments and organisations across the globe to reduce carbon emissions and increase resource efficiency. We have a global team of more than 200 sustainability experts, including engineers, financiers and policy specialists, and almost twodecades of experience in the climate change sector. We reinvest surpluses from group commercial activities into our mission. | $8.3M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 11, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Ørsted invest in?
Ørsted invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Ørsted invest in?
Ørsted typically joins rounds of $2.5M–$2.5M at Grant. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ørsted's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ørsted took part in.
How do I contact Ørsted?
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Who are the partners at Ørsted?
The team at Ørsted includes Henriette Ellekrog (Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer), Mads Nipper (CEO) and Maria Barlev (CTO, Head of Architecture, Data and Technology), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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