# The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)

> The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) is a VC fund backing Electric Vehicle and Energy. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-atmospheric-fund/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/AtmosphericFund
- Website: https://taf.ca/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AtmosphericFund/

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) is a VC fund in Toronto focused on Electric Vehicle and Energy. They were a regional climate agency that invests in low-carbon solutions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area and helps scale them up for broad implementation. They are experienced leaders and collaborate with stakeholders in the private, public and non-profit sectors who have ideas and opportunities for reducing carbon emissions. They advancethe most promising concepts by investing, providing grants, influencing policies and running programs. They were particularly interested in ideas that offer benefits beyond carbon reduction such as improving people’s health, creating new green jobs, boosting urban resiliency, and contributing to a fair society.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Electric Vehicle | 2 | 67% |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Energy Storage | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fatima Crerar | Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fatima-crerar |
| Julia Langer | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/julia-langer |
| Kristian Knibutat | vice president | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristian-knibutat |
| Margot Whittington | Climate Policy Analyst | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/margot-whittington |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kite Mobility | Kite Mobility offers a mobile application that connects residents and guests of private buildings with multiple all-electric transportation options.  They helps solve for today’s transportation, sustainability and city mandate challenges with their solutions. They were dedicated to using and creating sustainable products and consumer goods. | $2.6M | Seed | Aug 29, 2023 |  |
| Peak Power | Peak Power is a cleantech company founded in 2015 operating in Ontario, New York, New England, and California. Their flagship software, Peak Synergy, provides energy management solutions for commercial real estate and industrial customers by optimizing three core energy assets: battery energy storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, andelectric vehicles. Peak Synergy enables customers to minimize operational costs, reduce emissions, and sell energy back to the grid. Peak Power’s software delivers results with innovative projects that take commercial and industrial scale storage systems and electric vehicles into electricity markets. Peak Synergy is deployed in over 13M sq. ft. of real estate, with ~150 MWh of battery and electric vehicle capacity under contract or committed. | $8.8M | Series A | Feb 23, 2021 |  |
| Peak Power | Peak Power is a cleantech company founded in 2015 operating in Ontario, New York, New England, and California. Their flagship software, Peak Synergy, provides energy management solutions for commercial real estate and industrial customers by optimizing three core energy assets: battery energy storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, andelectric vehicles. Peak Synergy enables customers to minimize operational costs, reduce emissions, and sell energy back to the grid. Peak Power’s software delivers results with innovative projects that take commercial and industrial scale storage systems and electric vehicles into electricity markets. Peak Synergy is deployed in over 13M sq. ft. of real estate, with ~150 MWh of battery and electric vehicle capacity under contract or committed. | $9.5M | Convertible Note | Feb 23, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Canadian Shield Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/canadian-shield-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/business-development-bank-of-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Export Development Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-development-canada) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sensata Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sensata-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alberta Eco Trust](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberta-eco-trust) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Business Development Bank of Canada](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) invest in?

The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) invests primarily in Electric Vehicle, Energy and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)?

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### Who are the partners at The Atmospheric Fund (TAF)?

The team at The Atmospheric Fund (TAF) includes Fatima Crerar (Vice President, Strategy & Partnerships), Julia Langer (CEO) and Kristian Knibutat (vice president). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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