# Maniv Energy Capital

> Maniv Energy Capital is a VC fund in Englewood Cliffs backing Energy and Automotive. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Englewood Cliffs, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2011
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Maniv Energy Capital is a VC fund in Englewood Cliffs focused on Energy and Automotive. Maniv Energy Capital was established in 2005 to explore opportunities in new energy technology. It was a seed investor in Israel Cleantech Ventures, and the first investor in the electric car services trailblazer, Better Place. Its sister fund, Maniv Bioventures, founded in 1997, played a role in establishing nearly a dozen life science companiesincluding Metabolix, Inc., and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals.Maniv was founded by Michael Granoff. Mr. Granoff is a founding board member of Securing America's Future Energy, a Washington, D.C.-based group that works with corporate and retired military leaders to advocate for policies that contribute to the energy security of the U.S.Politically active for two decades, Granoff served in two presidential campaigns and several political organizations, and has served on the boards of half a dozen non-profit institutions. Mr. Granoff was winner of the 2010 Asper Award for Global Entrepreneurship from the Brandeis University International School of Business, among other honors. He holds a B.A. from Tufts University, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a J.D. from Northwestern School of Law. Granoff, who splits his time between the US and Israel, is an avid marathon runner and, together with his wife, he has four young children.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Clean Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Electric Vehicle | 1 | 100% |
| Environmental Engineering | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Better Place | Better Place, an electric vehicle services provider, builds and operates an infrastructure and intelligent network to deliver services to drivers for the adoption of electric vehicles and optimization of energy use in North America, Japan, Australia, China, Denmark, and Israel. Its infrastructure and intelligent network provides electric cardrivers with access to a network of charge spots, battery switch stations, and systems that optimize the driving experience. Better Place has a strategic partnership with Renault. Shai Agassi and Quin Garcia founded it on October 29, 2007, with its headquarters in Palo Alto in California. Better Place has operations in Israel, Denmark, and Australia. It filed for bankruptcy in November 2013. | $200M | Series C | Nov 11, 2011 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [General Electric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-electric) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [HSBC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Israel Corp](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/israel-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-stanley-investmentmanagement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ofer Hi-Tech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ofer-hi-tech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [VantagePoint Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vantagepoint-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Maniv Energy Capital invest in?

Maniv Energy Capital invests primarily in Energy, Automotive and Clean Energy startups, most often at Series C stage. Most of the 1 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 Maniv Energy Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Maniv Energy Capital closed in Nov 2011. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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