# Schmidt Family Foundation

> Schmidt Family Foundation is a VC fund in Boca Raton backing Energy and Solar. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boca Raton, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Dec 2024
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.schmidtfamilyfoundation.org/

Schmidt Family Foundation is a VC fund in Boca Raton focused on Energy and Solar. "The Schmidt Family Foundation is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping people help themselves. Programs that enrich the community, help people, and promote excellence are a key focus. The Foundation seeks to be responsive to programs that will nurture and strengthen the community. Founded in 1986, the Schmidt FamilyFoundation provides funding to local organizations as a way to give back to the community which Charles E. and Dorothy F. Schmidt were a part of for so many years."

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4.5M–$30M |
| Series B | $40M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 4 | 50% |
| Solar | 2 | 25% |
| Clean Energy | 2 | 25% |
| Energy Efficiency | 2 | 25% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 25% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 13% |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wendy Schmidt | President & Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wendy-schmidt |
| Eric Schmidt | Founder & CEO | 112 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eric-schmidt |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Okovate Sustainable Energy | Okovate develops dual-use solar projects that enable regenerative agriculture alongside community solar, benefiting farmers and delivering clean energy to underserved communities. | $750K | Seed | Dec 31, 2024 |  |
| Nuru | Nuru is a solar hybrid site. Nuru (Swahili for "light") is a company dedicated to enhancing connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nuru deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma, the largest off-grid mini-grid in sub-Saharan Africa.Nuru is arenewable and environment company that specializes in the fields of storage micro-grids and solar energy. The company deployed Congo's first solar-based mini-grid in 2017 and is currently constructing a 1.3MW solar hybrid site in Goma.Nuru was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Goma, Nord-Kivu, Congo. | $40M | Series B | Jul 03, 2023 |  |
| Kelvin | Kelvin is an energy management and electrification platform for radiator-heated buildings. The Radiator Labs system uses smart thermostatic radiator enclosures (Cozys) networked to central heating controls to eliminate fuel waste, reduce building emissions, and improve tenant comfort. Its hybrid electrification platform enables buildings toelectrify 60-80% of their space-heating requirements for 20% of the cost of typical electrification alternatives. Buildings outfitted with the Radiator Labs Hybrid Electrification technology can be programmed to optimize heating fuel sources based on energy pricing, building energy letter grades, and carbon fines. The Radiator Labs hybrid electrification technology would enable all radiator-heated buildings to meet NYC 2030 emission caps at a significantly reduced cost.Radiator Labs' technology has been validated by NYSERDA to save 25.5%, on average, in heating costs and was included in the 2019 New York State Technical Resource Manual (TRM). Radiator Labs is a recipient of the 2012 MIT Clean energy prize, the 2014 Popular Science Innovation Award, the 2014 Verizon Powerful Answers Award, the 2017 Architizer A+ Award, The 1776 Challenge Cup, and the 2020 New York City Department of Buildings Carbon Neutrality Innovation Challenge. Radiator Labs is also a member of the inaugural cohort of The Clean Fight, powered by NYSERDA and the New Energy Nexus. | $30M | Series A | May 18, 2023 |  |
| Allume Energy | Allume Energy is a renewable technology company unlocking rooftop solar for the multidwelling market. | $4.5M | Series A | Jul 05, 2021 |  |
| BlocPower | BlocPower is an energy technology startup that develops healthier, greener, and smarter buildings.It leverages advanced technologies, innovative electrification equipment, and structured finance to provide green heating and cooling to urban buildings. The company also connects government agencies, utilities, building owners, and smart equipmentproviders to identify unhealthy, energy-wasting buildings to retrofit. Its proprietary machine learning platform then determines which retrofits will produce the most energy savings at scale and uses the cloud and IoT to gather data and remotely monitor energy consumption. Since its founding, BlocPower has completed energy projects in nearly 1,000 buildings and delivered results ahead of schedule and under budget. It utilizes its proprietary software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects, and its customers are saving 20–40% on their energy bills each year. The company is backed by top investors, including Kapor Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, AccelR8, the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Elemental Excelerator, CityRock Venture Partners, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and Salesforce Ventures.Donnel Baird and Morris Cox co-founded the company in Brooklyn, New York in 2014. | $8M | Series A | Feb 22, 2021 |  |
| Aclima | Aclima has pioneered an entirely new way to measure and analyze air pollution and greenhouse gases, block by block and around the world. The Aclima hardware and software technology platform translates billions of scientific measurements from its network of stationary and roving sensors into environmental intelligence for governments, businesses,and communities. A Public Benefit Corporation, Aclima is dedicated to catalyzing bold action to protect public health, reduce climate-changing emissions and advance equity. The company holds a broad patent portfolio for networked, indoor, wearable, and mobile air quality sensing technologies. Aclima is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Portland and New York City. For more information please visit https://aclima.io. | $40M | Series B | Nov 19, 2020 |  |
| Aclima | Aclima has pioneered an entirely new way to measure and analyze air pollution and greenhouse gases, block by block and around the world. The Aclima hardware and software technology platform translates billions of scientific measurements from its network of stationary and roving sensors into environmental intelligence for governments, businesses,and communities. A Public Benefit Corporation, Aclima is dedicated to catalyzing bold action to protect public health, reduce climate-changing emissions and advance equity. The company holds a broad patent portfolio for networked, indoor, wearable, and mobile air quality sensing technologies. Aclima is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Portland and New York City. For more information please visit https://aclima.io. |  | Series A | Jun 26, 2018 |  |
| BlocPower | BlocPower is an energy technology startup that develops healthier, greener, and smarter buildings.It leverages advanced technologies, innovative electrification equipment, and structured finance to provide green heating and cooling to urban buildings. The company also connects government agencies, utilities, building owners, and smart equipmentproviders to identify unhealthy, energy-wasting buildings to retrofit. Its proprietary machine learning platform then determines which retrofits will produce the most energy savings at scale and uses the cloud and IoT to gather data and remotely monitor energy consumption. Since its founding, BlocPower has completed energy projects in nearly 1,000 buildings and delivered results ahead of schedule and under budget. It utilizes its proprietary software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects, and its customers are saving 20–40% on their energy bills each year. The company is backed by top investors, including Kapor Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, AccelR8, the Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, Elemental Excelerator, CityRock Venture Partners, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and Salesforce Ventures.Donnel Baird and Morris Cox co-founded the company in Brooklyn, New York in 2014. | $200K | Pre-Seed | Jul 18, 2016 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

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- [Kapor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kapor-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Plum Alley](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/plum-alley-co) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
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- [Third Sphere](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/urban-us) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [2150](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2150) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Schmidt Family Foundation invest in?

Schmidt Family Foundation invests primarily in Energy, Solar and Clean Energy startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Schmidt Family Foundation's check size?

Schmidt Family Foundation typically joins rounds of $4.5M–$30M at Series A and $40M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Schmidt Family Foundation participates in.

### How do I contact Schmidt Family Foundation?

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### Who are the partners at Schmidt Family Foundation?

The team at Schmidt Family Foundation includes Wendy Schmidt (President & Founder) and Eric Schmidt (Founder & CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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