Dr. Carolin Funk
Partner @ Blue Bear Capital
Berkeley, United States
Dr. Carolin Funk is a Series A investor at Blue Bear Capital in Berkeley focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Carolin Funk - Partner @ Blue Bear Capital
- Total investments:
- 17
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 53%
Last updated:
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Industries Dr. Carolin Funk invests in
SoftwareArtificial IntelligenceRenewable EnergyEnergyBattery
Stages Dr. Carolin Funk invests in
Series ASeedSeries BVenture - Series UnknownSeries C
Countries Dr. Carolin Funk invests in
United StatesGermanyThe Netherlands
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (24%)
- Renewable Energy 3 (18%)
- Energy 2 (12%)
- Battery 2 (12%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (35%)
- Seed 2 (12%)
- Series B 2 (12%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (12%)
- Series C 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 6 (35%)
- Germany 2 (12%)
- The Netherlands 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Korial
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Energy Robotics has launched one of the first commercially available software platforms for industrial applications that combines three essential components of intelligent control of mobile autonomous robots: a hardware-independent robot operating system, cloud-based fleet management, and AI-powered data analysis. The robots are used for remoteinspection and monitoring, especially in industries with harsh and demanding environments such as the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, but also increasingly in the energy and security industries. The company relies on a SaaS model to do this, offering its software solution and associated IT infrastructure along with hardware from various third-party vendors. | $13.5M / Series A / Oct 07, 2025 | |
Splight Tech
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Splight is an Artificial Intelligence Company, that creates Artificial Energy, the greenest energy ever made. Artificial Energy is energy that would have not been generated but for the application of digital solutions to existing power infrastructure. Running over a proprietary, powerful and transparent digital platform, Artificial Energyproduction leverages the unutilized capacity of the grid to generate energy combining big data capture and processing with state-of-the-art technologies such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and cloud computing. We create expanded pools of benefits for our clients by increasing revenues, reducing operating and maintenance costs, eliminating or delaying capital expenditures, lowering the cost of capital, and ultimately increasing profitability while directly contributing to the full decarbonization of the energy industry. | $12.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 26, 2025 | |
ACCURE Battery Intelligence
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Accure is a battery analytics company. The software and AI-driven solution assist manufacturers and operators in monitoring the overall health and safety conditions of a battery system throughout its lifecycle. | $16M / Series B / Feb 12, 2025 | |
Urbint
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Urbint predicts threats to workers and critical infrastructure to stop incidents before they happen. Leveraging real-world data and artificial intelligence, Urbint’s software delivers a clear picture of risk up to a week in advance, so decision-makers can take action in the right place, at the right time, before an incident occurs. Many of thelargest energy and infrastructure companies in North America trust Urbint to protect their workers, assets, and the communities they serve. | Oct 24, 2024 | |
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Urbint
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Urbint predicts threats to workers and critical infrastructure to stop incidents before they happen. Leveraging real-world data and artificial intelligence, Urbint’s software delivers a clear picture of risk up to a week in advance, so decision-makers can take action in the right place, at the right time, before an incident occurs. Many of thelargest energy and infrastructure companies in North America trust Urbint to protect their workers, assets, and the communities they serve. | $35M / Series C / Oct 24, 2024 | |
Skoon Energy
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Skoon offers clean energy solutions and renders services in renting large batteries catering maritime and large scale industries. | $5.3M / Series A / Oct 19, 2023 | |
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ACCURE Battery Intelligence
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Accure is a battery analytics company. The software and AI-driven solution assist manufacturers and operators in monitoring the overall health and safety conditions of a battery system throughout its lifecycle. | $7.9M / Series A / Aug 22, 2023 | |
ChargerHelp!
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ChargerHelp! operates at the intersection of clean technology and workforce development. ChargerHelp!'s app-based dispatch and deployment system solves the industry-wide problem of down electric vehicle charging stations by providing on-demand repairs and maintenance support from trained and supported local workforces. This capability,provided at scale, is essential to support the exponential growth in EV charging infrastructure over the next decade, and it dramatically improves efficiency, turnaround time, and network availability while reducing costs across the networks. With the ChargerHelp! service offering, partner EV charging network operators can meet new service level requirements and win new EVSE contracts to meet the exponential growth in charging demands. The ChargerHelp! app is launched, technicians are in the field in its first market, and they've secured contracts with several large EVSE networks. | $17.5M / Series A / Feb 14, 2023 | |
Lastwall
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Deployed with the US Dept. of Defense, Defense Innovation Unit since 2017, and third party capability tested sponsored by the Canadian Government, Lastwall authenticates users during login by analyzing hundreds of contextual data points in conjunction with the use of passwordless, non-exfiltratable credentials ( FIDO-2/Webauthn passwordlessMFA). Secured using the NIST SP 800-53 and 800-63 control sets, the Lastwall solution protects third party cloud services and IT networks from credential-based and Multi-Factor Authentication attacks, post-breach lateral movement, and ‘Steal Now - Decrypt Later’ threats in a post quantum environment. | Series A / Jun 30, 2022 | |
Copper Labs
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Copper Labs is on a mission to create a more sustainable energy future by helping utilities take control of energy demand when it matters most to the grid. Copper, the company’s flagship wireless energy monitor, delivers real-time grid-edge intelligence and electric, gas and water usage data, with or without smart meters. These innovative newcapabilities empower utilities and ecosystem partners to engage targeted consumers and help manage energy demand, stabilize the grid and reduce the cost to serve energy. For more information, visit copperlabs.com. | $5.5M / Series A / Mar 15, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Blue Bear Capital
Blue Bear Capital is a venture capital investor supporting companies that apply AI and data-driven technologies to energy infrastructures.
Blue Bear Capital Contacts
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Dr. Carolin Funk
Partner
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Ernst Sack
Partner
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Hank Hattemer
COO & General Counsel
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Hank Hattemer
COO & General Counsel
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Joel Moxley
Limited Partner Advisory Committee (LPAC)
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FAQ
What does Dr. Carolin Funk invest in?
Dr. Carolin Funk invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 17 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 Dr. Carolin Funk last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dr. Carolin Funk closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 17 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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