# King Hill Capital

> King Hill Capital is a VC fund in Boston backing Energy and Manufacturing. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jul 2012
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.kinghillcapital.com

King Hill Capital is a VC fund in Boston focused on Energy and Manufacturing. King Hill Capital invests money and time to help private cleantech companies become vibrant businesses. This investment focus stems from a profound concern about global climate change and the country's need for greater energy independence.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 5 | 83% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 33% |
| Energy Efficiency | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Sensor | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Keane | Founder & Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-keane |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VoltServer | VoltServer develops innovative power distribution products based on the company's patented Digital Electricity technology. It is a venture-backed technology leader reinventing how electrical energy is distributed. VoltServer's patented Digital Electricity solutions deliver touch-safe electricity where, when, and how it is needed. DigitalElectricity can be delivered using an off-the-shelf data cable, at a significantly reduced cost, and with greater speed, power, distance, efficiency, intelligence, and flexibility, when compared to competing for electrical installations. VoltServer began shipping in early 2015 and is installed today powering 4G/LTE mobile services in many large sports stadiums, office towers, hotels, condominium, and medical buildings. | $250K | Seed | Jul 23, 2012 |  |
| 7AC Technologies | 7AC Technologies develops revolutionary Ultra Efficient Liquid Desiccant HVAC systems for Commercial and Industrial (C&I) buildings delivering a 50%+ reduction in energy costs over conventional HVAC units. | $2.4M | Series A | Mar 06, 2012 |  |
| AeroSafe Global | AeroSafe Global develops and produces aerogels and related materials for temperature-sensitive shipping needs in the United States. Its products are used in various thermal insulation applications to transport biomedical, pharmaceutical, and other temperature-sensitive products. The company provides a reliable, simple, and sustainable temperaturesensitive supply chain solutions to the world’s leading biopharma companies.AeroSafe Global delivers cold-chain services for the biopharma industry that results in zero temperature excursions for every client, every product, every time. With proprietary packaging, logistics, and operational services, the company builds customized solutions that ensure the safe delivery of temperature-sensitive biopharmaceuticals. | $8M |  | May 25, 2011 |  |
| OutSmart Power Systems | OutSmart has developed a solution that provides a detailed and metric driven approach to reduce energy consumption and improve your up-time on mission critical equipment. OutSmart is initially focused on grocery and convenience stores and has shown less than a year payback, identifying 5-15% in energy savings. OutSmart is not a control system– itcomplements that function by providing detailed information about a store’s consumption that control systems can’t get.At a high level, OutSmart is a system for comprehensive and granular electrical monitoring, but the type of data we can get can not only provides a detailed itemization of energy to baseline and track performance, it is used to understand the performance of equipment and the efficacy of control systems at a detailed level.OutSmart’s competitive advantage stems from its specialized sensor technology, data extraction techniques, and analytics platform (OSAP) which enable unparalleled depth of information, ease of installation, low cost, flexibility and extensibility.OutSmart is located in Natick Massachusetts (15 miles West of Boston) and was founded in February 2008. | $2M | Seed | May 27, 2009 |  |
| Powerhouse Dynamics | Powerhouse Dynamics is a privately held technology firm focused on using cloud-based controls and analytics to deliver energy and operational efficiencies to its customers. Thousands of locations, including restaurants, convenience stores, retailers, and others, use the SiteSage platform (formerly known as the eMonitor) to save money bycentralizing control, analysis, and management of energy-consuming equipment. Engineered specifically for smaller facilities, SiteSage features powerful analytics delivered via simple online and mobile interfaces. The system continuously improves efficiency by controlling major loads, monitoring power consumption and performance of individual pieces of equipment, and tracking gas and water usage. Advanced analytics deliver actionable intelligence via diagnostics and alerts, and SiteSage’s enterprise-wide benchmarking helps identify stars and underperforming assets. To learn more about how Powerhouse Dynamics’ customers maximize energy and equipment maintenance savings with minimal staff effort, visit www.powerhousedynamics.com. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2009 |  |
| PurposeEnergy | Purpose Energy produces renewable energy from organic waste produced by the brewing industry. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Arlington Heights, Massachusetts. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2009 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Clean Energy Venture Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-venture-group) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Bainco International Investors — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cycle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cycle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LaunchPad Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchpad-venture-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Manifold Products — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Massachusetts Clean Energy Center](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/massachusetts-clean-energy-center) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does King Hill Capital invest in?

King Hill Capital invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Energy Efficiency startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at King Hill Capital?

The team at King Hill Capital includes John Keane (Founder & Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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