# Planetary Technologies

> Planetary Technologies is a VC fund backing Solar, Energy and CleanTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/planetary-technologies
- Website: https://www.planetarytech.earth

Planetary Technologies is an early-stage venture capital firm with deep expertise in climate tech.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Solar | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tandem PV | Mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon tandem solar panels provide a unique opportunity for solar to reach new heights | $50M | Series A | Mar 04, 2025 |  |
| Cyclic Materials | Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements aiming to reduce the opening of new mines and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and cleaner energy. It operates landfill-bound products and recovering their critical metals that help businesses in supplying wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronicssegments by reducing CO2 emissions. | $52.7M | Series B | Sep 25, 2024 |  |
| Tandem PV | Mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon tandem solar panels provide a unique opportunity for solar to reach new heights | $6M |  | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| Tandem PV | Mechanically-stacked perovskite+silicon tandem solar panels provide a unique opportunity for solar to reach new heights | $6M | Series A | Jan 16, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Uncorrelated Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uncorrelated-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [ArcTern Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arctern-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital-s-climate-tech-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Earth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-earth-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BMW i Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bmw-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Constellation Energy](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constellation-energy) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Planetary Technologies invest in?

Planetary Technologies invests primarily in Solar, Energy and CleanTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Planetary Technologies last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Planetary Technologies closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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