Shomik Dutta
Co-Founder & Partner @ Higher Ground Labs
Santa Monica, United States
Shomik Dutta is a seed investor at Higher Ground Labs in Santa Monica focused on Software and Information Technology. Shomik has built a diverse career in politics, renewable energy, and finance. He is a veteran of several Democratic campaigns and served as the Mid-Atlantic Finance Director for the '08 Obama Campaign. Shomik worked in the Obama White House as special assistant to the White House Counsel and then served as an Advisor to FCC Chairman JuliusGenachowski. Shomik later worked on President Obama's re-election campaign as a fundraiser. In 2013, Shomik co-founded a private equity firm focused on renewable energy and infrastructure. He oversaw the planning, financing, and development of two utility-scale solar plants in Asia and in Sub Saharan Africa. He quit his job the day after Trump was elected to get back in the fight. Shomik holds a B.A. from Williams College and a M.B.A from The Wharton School of University of Pennsylvania .
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Shomik Dutta invests in
Stages Shomik Dutta invests in
Countries Shomik Dutta invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 2 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (25%)
- Battery 1 (13%)
- Big Data 1 (13%)
- Security 1 (13%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 4 (50%)
- The Netherlands 1 (13%)
Investments
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MOLG
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MOLG develops and provides digital and automation tools to manage services and processes of businesses from the manufacturing industry. It is based in Virginia, USA. | $2M / Seed / Oct 09, 2024 | |
Xage Security
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Xage Security is an information technology company that offers blockchain-protected security platform for Industrial IoT. | $60.2M / Series B / Nov 02, 2023 | |
Floodbase
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Floodbase provides feature that enables insurers to add flood protection to existing wind parametric policies, creating the first-ever comprehensive hurricane parametric insurance offerings.This technology will allow flood insurance to be extended to every corner of the globe, closing a protection gap that cannot be closed without parametricinsurance. | $12M / Series A / Jan 26, 2023 | |
Forum Mobility
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Forum Mobility offers zero-emission trucks and charges a single monthly fee. Charging stations open at night and throughout the day near ports and key drayage routes. Purchase and lease options for new electric heavy-duty vehicles that are cost-effective. Access to a network of convenient, safe, and secure places that allow you to free up space atyour facility. | $15M / Series A / Jan 17, 2023 | |
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Xage Security
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Xage Security is an information technology company that offers blockchain-protected security platform for Industrial IoT. | $6M / Series B / May 12, 2022 | |
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Forum Mobility
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Forum Mobility offers zero-emission trucks and charges a single monthly fee. Charging stations open at night and throughout the day near ports and key drayage routes. Purchase and lease options for new electric heavy-duty vehicles that are cost-effective. Access to a network of convenient, safe, and secure places that allow you to free up space atyour facility. | $7.5M / Seed / Dec 06, 2021 | |
Overstory
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Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $3.8M / Seed / Nov 05, 2021 | |
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Overstory
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Overstory combines AI and advanced satellite imagery to help electric utilities pinpoint and prioritize vegetation risks before they materialize. With Overstory's vegetation intelligence, transmission and distribution operators can make smarter decisions about the vegetation around their power corridors, optimizing resources and improvingoperational efficiency. This helps prevent outages, reduce wildfire risks, and accelerate the transition to a safer, more resilient grid. | $3.9M / Seed / Nov 01, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Climate Capital
2 deals together
Climate Pledge Fund
2 deals together
Edison International
2 deals together
Elemental Impact
2 deals together
Elemental Impact
2 deals together
Homecoming Capital
2 deals together
About Higher Ground Labs
Higher Ground Labs is building an ecosystem for progressive political technology. The company provides capital, assistance, programming, and mentorship to talented individuals and early-stage companies that are building the next generation of progressive political technology that can help win campaigns.Founded in 2017, the company isheadquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Higher Ground Labs Contacts
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Andrew McLaughlin
Co-founder & Partner
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Betsy Hoover
Founder and Managing Partner
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Hillary Lehr
Principal
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Sarah Eberhard
Principal + General Counsel
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Shomik Dutta
Co-Founder & Partner
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FAQ
What does Shomik Dutta invest in?
Shomik Dutta invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Battery startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.
When did Shomik Dutta last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Shomik Dutta closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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