# Morgan DeFoort

> Morgan DeFoort is a seed investor at Factor E (Fort Collins) backing Renewable Energy and Energy. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Factor E](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/factor-e-ventures-2)
- Location: Fort Collins, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-defoort-43013124

Morgan DeFoort is a seed investor at Factor E in Fort Collins focused on Renewable Energy and Energy. Morgan DeFoort is the Managing Partner at Factor[e] Ventures. He attended Colorado State University and Hastings College.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 4 | 80% |
| Energy | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |
| Automotive | 1 | 20% |
| Power Grid | 1 | 20% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |
| South Africa | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open Access Energy | Open Access Energy provides energy management software. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Open Access Energy | Open Access Energy provides energy management software. | $1.8M | Seed | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Roam | Roam is a technologically oriented electric mobility firm that creates and develops electric motorbikes and electric buses for emerging markets. Roam provides supporting infrastructure, fleet management software, and after-sales services to create an ecosystem that speeds up the transition to sustainable mobility in new frontier markets. | $5M | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |
| 60Hertz Energy | 60Hertz provides a Maintenance Management Software platform designed specifically for people managing remote energy assets such as microgrids. The company's software cues operators with custom checklists, validate task completion with photo uploads, cheers a job well done, and provides timely visibility. It helps small to large enterprisesacross energy, telecommunications and mining industries manage, check and repair off-grid assets across remote sites. | $1.2M | Seed |  |  |
| Ferntech | Ferntech is a provider of monitoring and control equipment intended for power system operators and integrators. Ferntech enables the potential of off-grid power by lowering the costs and logistical barriers to deploy and maintain hybrid power systems. Ferntech’s Universal Monitoring and Control (UMC) technology allows off-grid power systemoperators to remotely monitor and control multiple systems at lower cost using logic-based programming to add smart behavior to grids. The controller is compatible with any component from any manufacturer, and uses visual programming tools so anyone can maximize their grid’s performance, regardless of technical skill. |  | Seed |  |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [E3 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-access-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ambo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [At One Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-one-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Equator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/equator-cffe) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Factor E](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/factor-e-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Factor E

VC Fund · Fort Collins, United States

Factor E is a finance company that impacts venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging and frontier markets. It serves as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors throughmarket-driven forces.

5 contacts available at Factor E.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Morgan DeFoort | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/morgan-defoort |
| Seth Silverman | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/seth-silverman |
| Amanda DelCore | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amanda-delcore |
| Jamie Doyen | Director of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-doyen-2 |
| Jamie Doyen | Director of Finance | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-doyen |

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## FAQ

### What does Morgan DeFoort invest in?

Morgan DeFoort invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Energy and Software startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Morgan DeFoort last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Morgan DeFoort closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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?

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