# Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)

> Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is a VC fund backing Energy and Oil and Gas. See 76 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Edmonton, Canada
- Total investments: 76
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/emissions-reduction-alberta-era-
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/eralberta_
- Website: http://www.eralberta.ca/

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) is an organization focused on advancing innovative technologies to lower greenhouse gas emissions. Supported by provincial funding, ERA backs projects across sectors such as energy, agriculture, and industry, aiming to help Alberta meet its environmental and economic objectives. By mitigating risks in technologydevelopment, ERA facilitates partnerships between industry, government, and academia to promote cleaner, more sustainable solutions. Since its founding, ERA has played a key role in reducing emissions while fostering economic growth and competitiveness in Alberta.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 25 | 33% |
| Oil and Gas | 15 | 20% |
| Renewable Energy | 14 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 11 | 14% |
| Chemical | 9 | 12% |

74 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 66 | 87% |
| Series A | 1 | 1% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 1% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 53 | 70% |
| United States | 8 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 3% |
| Singapore | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Justin Riemer | Chief Executive Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/justin-riemer |
| Steve MacDonald | Chief Executive Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-macdonald-1e12 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eavor | Eavor is a technology based energy company that provides a clean, carbon-neutral, scalable, baseload power solution. The company's solution represents a truly scalable form of clean baseload power. They achieve this by mitigating or eliminating many of the issues that have hindered traditional geothermal solutions. The system is made withexisting commercial componentry configured in a completely novel way. They use the most recent advances in drilling techniques and merge them with the latest heat to power generation technology to create a scalable, steady, and reliable source of green power. | $5.6M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Borobotics | We are developing a new type of bore-robot specifically geared towards geothermal drilling in tight spaces such as urban areas and city centers. Our bore-robot requires 90% less space, 97% fewer CO2 emissions and 94% less noise than existing geothermal drills. | $3.1M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| CleanDesign | CleanDesign is a controls and asset management company that works with world leading companies to turn clean energy technology into new standards for project performance and project financing.CleanDesign’s first product is an artificial intelligence optimization platform for drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry.The technology combinesautomation and advanced controls with lithium-ion batteries, and gathers data from multiple devices (IOT) to provide an online report of equipment usage.CleanDesign rents its equipment so that customers can have an immediate positive cash flow from its usage. | $1.9M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Rodatherm Energy | A geothermal company that plumbs its boreholes with a closed loop | $8M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| GA Drilling | GA Drilling is a high-tech company developing and commercializing a groundbreaking technology platform PLASMABIT. Our technology enables massive time and cost savings compared to relevant existing drilling technologies and opens up vast new possibilities in oil & gas, geothermal energy, mining and tunneling. | $5M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Weatherford International | Weatherford operates as an international oil and natural gas service company. It provides products and services for drilling, evaluation, completion, production, and intervention of oil and natural gas wells, along with pipeline construction and commissioning. Headquartered in Ireland, Weatherford currently operates in more than 100 countriesacross the globe and employs more than 60,000 people. | $1.4M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Tourmaline | Tourmaline operates as an intermediate crude oil and natural gas exploration and production. It focuses on long-term growth through an aggressive exploration, development, production, and acquisition program in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. | $1.3M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Precision Drilling Corporation | Precision Drilling Corporation is Canada's largest oilfield services company and one of the largest in the United States. Precision also has a growing presence internationally. Precision provides contract drilling, well servicing and strategic support services to customers. Precision supplies on-the-ground expertise - people, equipment andknowledge - to provide value to our customers on a daily basis. | $2.2M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Global Dynamics | Global Dynamics is a technology company that specializes in TEC injection and coiled tubing drilling services. | $1.6M | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Phase Advanced Sensor Systems | Phase Advanced Sensor Systems manufactures pressure sensors for high pressure and temperature environments like refinery, oil wells & others | $295.7K | Grant | Jul 07, 2026 |  |

10 of 76 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Alberta Innovates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberta-innovates-e699) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Sustainable Development Technology Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sustainable-development-technologycanada) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [National Research Council Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/national-research-council-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Baker Hughes](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baker-hughes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Breakthrough Energy Solutions Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-solutions-canada) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [British Columbia Innovative Clean Energy Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-columbia-innovative-clean-energy-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) invest in?

Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) invests primarily in Energy, Oil and Gas and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Grant and Series A stage. Most of the 76 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)?

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### Who are the partners at Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)?

The team at Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) includes Justin Riemer (Chief Executive Officer) and Steve MacDonald (Chief Executive Officer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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