# E8 Angels

> E8 Angels is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy and Information Technology. See 29 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seattle, United States
- Total investments: 29
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 10%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/element-8-angels/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/E8Angels
- Website: http://www.element8angels.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/E8Angels

E8 Angels is a VC fund in Seattle focused on Renewable Energy and Information Technology. Element 8 is an investment company that provides capital, guidance, and networking opportunities to early stage cleantech companies.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for E8 Angels. Shizune tracks 9 team members at E8 Angels. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/element?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2.8M |
| Series A | $195k–$6.8M |
| Series B | $3.3M–$21M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 6 | 21% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 21% |
| Energy | 5 | 17% |
| Solar | 4 | 14% |
| Software | 4 | 14% |

52 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 10 | 34% |
| Series A | 8 | 28% |
| Series B | 3 | 10% |
| Angel | 2 | 7% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 7% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 72% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bill Lemon | SCREENING CHAIR | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-lemon |
| Corey Salka | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corey-salka |
| David Bangs | ANGEL EDUCATION CHAIR | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bangs-2 |
| Brian Arbogast | Angel Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-arbogast |
| Byron McCann | Board Member Emeritus (Former Co-Chairman) | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/byron-mccann |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EELI Technology | EELI Technology Inc., a Silicon Valley–based critical minerals technology company, enables lithium production from sources once considered impossible to mine economically —cheaper, faster, electrified. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Imperium Technologies | Imperium Technologies specializes in manufacturing automation machinery and electromechanical solutions. | $2M | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| OpConnect | OpConnect is a technology company dedicated to the reduction of greenhouse gases through the electrification of transportation. They provide turnkey EV fueling solutions that consist of charging infrastructure. Their cloud-based software platform provides payment processing, energy management, a reservation system, and maintenance tickets for thechargers. In addition to selling and operating EV charging stations under contract with the charging station owners, they also license their charging management software platform, including web portals and mobile apps for drivers, to fueling solution providers throughout the world so that they can easily set up their own charging networks for their local drivers. | $5.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 11, 2024 |  |
| Cecilia | Cecilia is a circular advanced materials company redefining the life cycle of plastic waste. Cecilia is commercializing a modular, microwave- system that transforms hard-to-recycle plastics into carbon nanotubes and recycled polymer composites. Cecilia’s mission is to turn waste into value, making plastic waste too valuable to discard. | $180K | Angel | Aug 28, 2024 |  |
| Terra.do | Terra.do operate as an online climate school. Terra.do collaborate with experts from the field to offer learners an overview of the entire climate landscape. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Stanford, California, United States. | $5M | Seed | Jun 13, 2022 |  |
| Recurrent | We provide car dealers and private party buyers with vehicle reports for used electric cars. Understanding the battery health and typical ranges of electric cars as they age is more complicated. And it's more important than knowing the odometer reading. | $4.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 13, 2022 |  |
| INOVUES | INOVUES provides the only technology that enables building facades and windows to be retrofitted with the latest energy-saving and smart glass innovations without removal or replacement. As the sole provider of renewable glazing retrofit platforms, INOVUES offers building owners high-ROI low-carbon solutions to save up to 40% on energy consumption,improve indoor thermal and acoustic comfort, and increase the value and sustainability of the buildings. For more information, visit inovues.com. | $2.8M | Seed | Dec 21, 2021 |  |
| Edgehog | Edgehog identified a scalable method of fabricating bio-inspired nanostructures on surfaces for uniform anti-reflectivity across the visible spectrum. By fabricating a nanostructure pattern directly on the native glass or plastic substrate of the display, they can eliminate glare in any environment. Their structural approach to anti-reflectionresults in uniform, low reflectance across the entire visible spectrum. | $1.3M | Seed | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| BlueDot Photonics | BlueDot Photonics develops solar energy devices to improve solar panel performance and durability. It makes clean energy available for more people in more places. | $1M | Seed | May 25, 2021 |  |
| Blue Ocean Gear | Blue Ocean Gear designs and builds GPS tracking buoys capable of surviving the brutal operational demands of the modern fixed gear fisher. Our patented SmartBuoy product suite allows fishers, aquaculture farmers and ocean scientists to track and monitor data from their gear anytime and anywhere, enhancing operational efficiency and profitability byreducing fuel costs and lost gear while gaining previously unavailable insights into the local ocean conditions. Our 'IoT for the oceans' also directly address the environmental impacts of lost gear and entanglements. | $1.5M | Seed | Mar 29, 2021 |  |

10 of 29 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [E8 Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e8-angels) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Founders' Co-op](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-co-op) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Portland Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/portland-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Prelude Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prelude-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Wireframe Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wireframevc) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Avesta Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avesta-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does E8 Angels invest in?

E8 Angels invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Information Technology and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 29 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 E8 Angels's check size?

E8 Angels typically joins rounds of $1M–$2.8M at Seed, $195k–$6.8M at Series A and $3.3M–$21M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds E8 Angels participates in.

### How do I contact E8 Angels?

Public channels for E8 Angels include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at E8 Angels?

The team at E8 Angels includes Bill Lemon (SCREENING CHAIR), Corey Salka (Board of Directors) and David Bangs (ANGEL EDUCATION CHAIR), 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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