# Yoav Lurie

> Yoav Lurie is a Series A investor at Edmund Hillary Fellowship backing Energy and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Edmund Hillary Fellowship](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edmund-hillary-fellowship-ehf)
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yoavlurie
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/yoavlurie
- Website: http://yoavlurie.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yoavlurie

Yoav Lurie is an EHF Fellow at Edmund Hillary Fellowship. He is a SaaS Entrepreneur, Operator, and Investor focused on scaling impact companies.Yoav was the Founder and CEO of Simple Energy, which merged with Tendril in July 2019 to form Uplight, the leader in delivering a modern customer energy experience, in order to accelerate the clean energyecosystem.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.3M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 33% |
| Automotive | 1 | 33% |
| Transportation | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WeaveGrid | WeaveGrid operates with utilities and owners of electric vehicles (EV) to allow and speed up transportation electrification. Using machine learning, optimization, and predictive analytics, the company's software solution solves several EV-grid integration challenges for utilities in a systems-oriented manner; helps integrate renewable energyresources on the grid; and saves utility customers' money on their bills. | $35M | Series B | Nov 15, 2022 |  |
| WattBuy | At WattBuy, we’re focused on an ambitious vision: making cleaner, more affordable electricity accessible to every household. We’re looking to bring on team members to help us reach that goal. Based in NYC, DC, and Seattle, WattBuy is a team of product leaders and engineers from Google and Amazon who share a love of using technology to tackleinequality and positively impact the climate. | $11.2M | Series A | Oct 12, 2021 |  |
| WattBuy | At WattBuy, we’re focused on an ambitious vision: making cleaner, more affordable electricity accessible to every household. We’re looking to bring on team members to help us reach that goal. Based in NYC, DC, and Seattle, WattBuy is a team of product leaders and engineers from Google and Amazon who share a love of using technology to tackleinequality and positively impact the climate. | $3.3M | Series A | Nov 18, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MCJ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcj) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Avesta Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avesta-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Evergy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evergy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MCJ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mcj-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [MCJ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/my-climate-journey-collective) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Powerhouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/powerhouse-ventures-b1e4) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Edmund Hillary Fellowship

VC Fund · Wellington, New Zealand

EHF is to incubate solutions to global problems from Aotearoa New Zealand & make a lasting positive impact on the world.

5 contacts available at Edmund Hillary Fellowship.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Neal | Edmund Hillary Fellowship (EHF) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-neal |
| Harveen Narulla | EHF Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harveen-narulla |
| Alexey Rostapshov | Edmund Hillary Foundation Fellow - Cohort 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexey-rostapshov |
| Geoffrey Lewis | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-lewis |
| Isaac Nichelson | Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/isaac-nichelson |

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## FAQ

### What does Yoav Lurie invest in?

Yoav Lurie invests primarily in Energy, Software and CleanTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 3 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 Yoav Lurie's check size?

Yoav Lurie typically joins rounds of $3.3M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Yoav Lurie participates in.

### When did Yoav Lurie last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Yoav Lurie closed in Nov 2022. Shizune tracks 3 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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