# Vitol

> Vitol is a VC fund in New York backing Energy and Transportation. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/company/vitol-b.v.
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/vitolgroup
- Website: http://www.vitol.com

Vitol is a VC fund in New York focused on Energy and Transportation. The Vitol Group is an energy and commodity trading company involved in exploration, production, refining, terminals, trading, marketing, and distribution.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Vitol. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Vitol. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/vitol?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $37M–$100M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 27% |
| Transportation | 3 | 27% |
| Automotive | 2 | 18% |
| Industrial | 2 | 18% |
| Oil and Gas | 2 | 18% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 18% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 18% |
| Private Equity | 2 | 18% |
| Seed | 1 | 9% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 27% |
| India | 2 | 18% |
| Turkey | 1 | 9% |
| Uganda | 1 | 9% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexandre Renteria | Business Analyst / Developer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandre-renteria |
| Asad Zafar | Global Equities Portfolio Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asad-zafar |
| Steven Brann | Senior Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steven-brann |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Delfin Midstream | Delfin Midstream is an industrial company that specializes in developing and exporting LNG. |  | Private Equity | Jun 03, 2026 | https://www.delfinmidstream.com/ |
| Uganda National Oil Company | Their overall function is to handle the Government of Uganda’s commercial interests in the petroleum sector and to ensure that the resource is exploited in a sustainable manner. | $2B | Debt Financing | Dec 24, 2025 | https://www.unoc.co.ug/ |
| WattEV | The Company's mission is to speed up the transition of US trucking transport into zero emission faster than anyone could expect. We use a combination of business and technology innovation to create infrastructure and data driven workflow that provides truckers and fleet operators the lowest total cost of ownership. |  | Debt Financing | Nov 08, 2023 | https://www.wattev.com |
| Juniper Green Energy | Juniper Green Energy is an operator of solar, hybrid and wind power projects. |  |  | Sep 13, 2023 | https://www.junipergreenenergy.com |
| VavaCars | VavaCars is an online used car transaction platform | $37M | Series C | Sep 14, 2022 | https://tr.vava.cars/ |
| FlexGen | FlexGen designs and integrates storage solutions and the software platform that is enabling today’s energy transition. Leveraging its best-in-class energy management software and power electronics, FlexGen delivers utility-scale storage projects integrated with traditional and renewable power generation globally. Our clients and partners includethe most technically and commercially demanding developers, utilities, government agencies and industrial companies in the world.It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. | $100M | Series C | Jul 19, 2022 | https://flexgen.com/ |
| SUN Mobility | Sun Mobility is a leading provider of universal energy infrastructure and services to accelerate mass electric vehicle usage. | $49.5M | Corporate Round | Oct 20, 2021 | https://www.sunmobility.co.in/ |
| VavaCars | VavaCars is an online used car transaction platform | $50M | Series B | Oct 15, 2021 | https://tr.vava.cars/ |
| VavaCars | VavaCars is an online used car transaction platform | $27M | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 | https://tr.vava.cars/ |
| Dubai MercantileExchange | The DME is the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, providing a financially secure, well-regulated and transparent trading environment. The Exchange has developed and trades the DME Oman Crude Oil Futures Contract, addressing the growing market need for price discovery of sour crude oil destined for Eastof Suez markets. The DME is a fully electronic exchange, and its contracts are listed on CME Globex. |  |  | Aug 11, 2008 | http://www.dubaimerc.com/ |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Apollo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apollo-global-management-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Diameter Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/diameter-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Duquesne Family Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/duquesne-family-office) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/at-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Concert Energy Partners, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concert-energy-partners-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GIC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gic) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vitol invest in?

Vitol invests primarily in Energy, Transportation and Automotive startups, most often at Series C and Funding Round stage. Most of the 11 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 Vitol's check size?

Vitol typically joins rounds of $37M–$100M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vitol participates in.

### How do I contact Vitol?

Public channels for Vitol include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Vitol?

The team at Vitol includes Alexandre Renteria (Business Analyst / Developer), Asad Zafar (Global Equities Portfolio Manager) and Steven Brann (Senior Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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