# Top 50 Energy VC (Venture Capital) Funds in May 2026 ## Breakthrough Energy Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 48 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing Focused on developing and deploying the critical climate solutions our world needs to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. ## Third Sphere - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 45 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Real Estate, Transportation Early-stage fund focused on rapid, scalable climate action and targeting outsized impact and outsized returns. ## Clean Energy Venture Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 42 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing CEVG is an angel investor collective that invest in and mentors early-stage cleantech and climatetech startups across North America. ## Aster - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 40 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Energy, Solar Aster is a Venture Capital firm with offices in 4 major innovation hubs: Paris, London, Tel Aviv and San Francisco. Since 2000, they have partnered with more than 60 teams of entrepreneurs that are transforming markets with disruptive offers and technologies. They are always open to exploring new ideas related to mobility, energy and industrysectors that they have been covering until now. They invest in all stages, with a preference for the early phase.They are more than investors and they intend to act as an ally for entrepreneurs by connecting them to a valuable ecosystem of experts, influencers and business leaders. From marketing to executive talent, their commitment to the growth of their portfolio companies as well as the entire venture ecosystem also involves the commitment of their dedicated Operations team, their innovation strategy consulting firm (Aster Fab) and a crowdfunding branch to further expand opportunities (Aster Crowd).Some of their success stories include Solairedirect (acquired by Engie in 2015), Digital Lumens (acquired by Osram in 2017) and Avantium (IPOed in 2017). ## Electrification Financing Initiative - Type: VC Fund - Location: Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium - Relevant deals: 38 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series A - Focus: Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy Impact investment in sustainable energy ## Clean Energy Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 33 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Clean Energy Ventures invests in scalable early-stage climate tech startups and clean energy technologies addressing global climate change. ## Par Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 33 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Computer Founded in 2008, Par Equity is a venture capital firm that backs the most innovative, high growth technology companies in the North of the UK. Based in Edinburgh, Par invests across Northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. ## Shell Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 32 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Software Shell Ventures invests in companies to speed up development and deployment of new technologies which complement our business. ## Bpifrance - Type: VC Fund - Location: Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 32 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Bpifrance provides financial solutions for companies that are booting up the listing on the stock exchange and credit equity. It includes OSEO, CDC Entreprises, FSI, and FSI Regions to offer in your area of financial solutions at every stage of the life of your business.Bpifrance was founded in 2012 and is based in Maisons-alfort, Ile-de-France,France. ## Congruent Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 30 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy Congruent Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in Mobility and Urbanization, Energy Transition, Food and Agriculture, and Sustainable Production & Consumption sectors. We look for technology companies that will positively impact our energy and resource consumption. If we see an opportunity to partner with a like-minded teamfocused on scale across hardware, software, or services, we’re interested. ## Lowercarbon Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 30 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Renewable Energy, Energy Lowercarbon Capital backs kickass companies slashing CO2 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet. ## High-Tech Grunderfonds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Biotechnology High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) is a seed investor that finances high-potential, tech-driven startups. With EUR 895.5 million in total investment volume across three funds and an international network of partners, HTGF has already helped forge more than 500 startups since 2005. Driven by their expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and passion, its teamof experienced investment managers and startup experts help guide the development of young companies. HTGF’s focus is on high-tech startups in a range of sectors, including software, media, internet, hardware, automation, health care, chemistry, and life sciences.To date, external investors have injected over EUR 2 billion into the HTGF portfolio via about 1,400 follow-on financing rounds. HTGF has also successfully sold interests in more than 100 companies. Investors in this public-private partnership include the Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs and Energy, the KfW Banking Group, and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft e.V., as well as the companies ALTANA, BASF, BAYER, B.Braun, Boehringer Ingelheim, Robert Bosch, BÜFA, CEWE, Deutsche Post DHL, Dräger, Drillisch AG, EVONIK, EWE AG, FOND OF Haniel, Hettich, Knauf, Körber, LANXESS, media + more venture Beteiligungs GmbH & Co. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT, Postbank, QIAGEN, RWE Generation SE, SAP, Schufa, Schwarz Gruppe, STIHL, Thüga, Vector Informatik, WACKER and Wilh. Werhahn KG. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 27 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Khosla Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Khosla Ventures invests in companies that are bold, early and impactful. The firm was started in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, to provide venture assistance to entrepreneurs. Headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., Khosla Ventures invests in a range of areas including AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech,digital health, medtech and diagnostics, therapeutics and frontier technology. ## Demeter Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 26 - Stages: Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Electronics Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the ecological transition. We invest from €1m to €30m to support companies at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high growth SMEs and infrastructure projects. ## Energy Impact Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Energy, Renewable Energy Energy Impact Partners (EIP) is a collaborative strategic investment firm that invests in companies optimizing energy consumption and improving sustainable energy generation. Through close collaboration with its strategic investor base, EIP seeks to bring the best companies, buying power and vision in the industry to bear on the emerging energy landscape. ## DCVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care We are deep tech venture capital. ## Climate Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Sustainability, Manufacturing, Biotechnology Climate Capital is an investment firm that supports companies that directly or indirectly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. ## Scottish Investment Bank - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 25 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology Our Entrepreneurship team (formerly the Scottish Investment Bank) helps you find sources of finance, engage with funders and secure investment to grow your business. ## Threshold - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 24 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Threshold is an early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on a high-conviction investment strategy. The firm partners with entrepreneurs building innovative consumer, enterprise, and healthcare technology companies. Threshold was founded in 2019 and is based in Menlo Park, California. ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey. ## Cycle Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Series B, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Electronics Cycle Capital is a pioneer in Canadian Cleantech venture capital fund management investing in companies at the development and commercialization stages in North America. Founded in 2009 by Andrée-Lise Méthot, Founder and Managing Partner, Cycle Capital’s Platform has become an important venture capital investor of the Cleantech industry with its 3funds totaling $230M Assets Under Management (AUM). Cycle Capital is looking to invests in promising ventures that are not capital intensive and/or that can benefit from the leverage brought by Cycle Capital extensive network of investors, strategic partners and advisors.In addition to its core investments, Cycle Capital targets companies with high growth potential – especially those with strong intellectual property, leading edge technologies and with exceptional management talent that would benefit from the firm’s network of strategic industrial partners and expert advisors. With its core investment and business expertise, Cycle Capital plays an active role adding meaningful and tangible value to its portfolio companies at all stages of their life. ## Powerhouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oakland, California, United States - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Energy, Solar Powerhouse Ventures backs entrepreneurs building the digital infrastructure for rapid decarbonization. ## BP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 23 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Manufacturing bp Ventures plays a key role in helping the company reinvent itself as an integrated energy company, in line with our new purpose: reimagining energy for people and planet. ## Sustainable Ocean Alliance - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Sustainability, CleanTech, Marine Technology SOA develops leaders, cultivates ideas, and accelerates solutions to the biggest problems facing our ocean through the Leadership and Accelerator programs ## Chalmers Ventures AB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Göteborg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Energy, Health Care We are a leading tech investor & venture builder in the Nordics. Taking deep tech from lab to market.WELCOMEINVESTMENTS ## Houston Angel Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology The Houston Angel Network (HAN) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the innovation ecosystem in Houston, Texas by supporting founders and startups with financial resources and mentorship. ## Evergreen Climate Innovations - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 22 - Stages: Convertible Note, Seed, Grant - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Electronics Evergreen Climate Innovations supports entrepreneurs and startups that are bringing impactful climate technologies to market. ## Collaborative Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Health Care, Software Collab Fund is a leading source of capital for entrepreneurs pushing the world forward. ## Chrysalix Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, CleanTech Leading global venture capital fund that invests in resource intensive industries across North America and Europe. ## Acumen - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Health Care, Agriculture Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Since 2001, Acumeninvested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people. ## RockPort Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 21 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series A - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Software RockPort Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm that invests in the areas of alternative and traditional energy, mobility, and sustainability. For more than a decade RockPort has partnered with entrepreneurs to foster growth and create value in a broad range of industrial and consumer facing companies whose technologies and products provideinnovative solutions to significant worldwide markets. RockPort has a collaborative approach to investing, deep domain expertise, and insights into all aspects of energy and cleantech. With offices in Boston and Menlo Park, RockPort is globally recognized as being among the largest and most established energy-focused venture capital firms. ## Demeter - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Renewable Energy Demeter is a major player in venture capital and private equity for the energy and ecological transition. They invest from 500 K€ to 30 M€ to support companies at all stages of their development: innovative startups, high growth SMEs and infrastructure projects. ## Contrarian Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy We are a hands-on, community-focused and founders vetted early-stage sustainable energy transition focused VC in Europe & Israel ## Sustainable Development Technology Canada - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Energy, Manufacturing, Software At Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), they fund Canadian cleantech projects and coach the companies that lead them as they move their ground-breaking technologies to market.SDTC’s support of cleantech translates into jobs, growth, and export opportunities for Canadian companies, as well as economic, environmental and healthbenefits for all Canadians. They are independent but don’t work alone. A big part of their role is building and sustaining networks of partners and stakeholders from private industry, academia and governments, at home and abroad. They operate at arm’s length and receive funding from the Government of Canada. ## Blue Bear Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Blue Bear Capital is a venture capital investor supporting companies that apply AI and data-driven technologies to energy infrastructures. The firm specializes in the fields of venture capital, financial services, and clean energy investments. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. ## DOEN Participaties - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Solar, Renewable Energy, Agriculture As the impact investment arm of the DOEN Foundation, DOEN Participaties invests in innovative, early stage companies whose mission is to make an environmental and social impact. ## My Climate Journey Collective - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 20 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Software My Climate Journey Collective is an early-stage climate tech fund. It seeks to invest in early-stage climate tech startups(primarily pre-seed, seed, and A across a wide range of sectors. Its typical check size is between $100-250k and aims for between 3-5 investments per quarter. ## Scottish Enterprise - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Grant, Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Software, Health Care Scotland's business advice, support and funding agency. Explore our products and services to find the right support for your business and apply online today. ## Prelude Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Energy, Manufacturing Prelude Ventures invests in and supports early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. For us, climate is everything. ## The Engine - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Manufacturing A home for Tough Tech founders. ## Braemar Energy Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Energy, Renewable Energy While energy has been a key to global development since the dawn of the electronic age, the beginning of the new century has seen a tremendous surge in the technology advancements, market activity and the strategic importance of energy around the world. While many companies and investors have sought to take advantage of the tremendous opportunitytoday's energy industry presents, the unique market issues, scientific contributions and complex web of interrelationships require a specialized expertise.Braemar Energy Ventures was formed in 2002 to create a venture capital firm with that expertise. Focused exclusively on technology and communications opportunities in the energy sector, Braemar Energy Ventures has both the industry and operating knowledge to select promising young companies, bring them into the larger energy world and guide them to reach their full potential.The firm's four principals have a long history of successful investments, as well as experience financing and operating companies in the energy sector. Together, they have been responsible for investing in almost 40 energy technology companies, including early stage companies which have grown to become some of the most successful in the sector.Braemar Energy Ventures works with management teams who are skilled in their industry but who can benefit from Braemar's assistance with strategic direction and financing issues. Having worked with many early stage companies, the Braemar Energy Ventures principals understand the challenges that many young companies face and provide invaluable counsel to their portfolio companies on longer-term issues, allowing management to focus on daily operations. ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## WindSail Capital Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 19 - Stages: Debt Financing, Seed - Focus: Energy, Software, Renewable Energy Growth Capital for the Clean Economy ## EDP Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy EDP Ventures is the venture capital arm of EDP. We invest in early-stage startups working in the energy space ## Chevron Technology Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Energy, Software, Oil and Gas Chevron Technology Ventures champions innovation, commercialization and integration of emerging technologies within Chevron. ## EnerTech Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Series B, Series C - Focus: Energy, Software, Manufacturing EnerTech Capital works hand-in-hand with pioneers and innovators daring to change the world. For 25 years EnerTech’s fundamental focus has been investing and partnering with innovative companies driving informational impact across the energy landscape; with a focus on Mobility, Industry 4.0, and Connected Customer. Since its founding in 1996,EnerTech has made 72 investments and has managed over $500 million in capital commitments. EnerTech works with investors and stakeholders from corporates with growing innovation programs to seasoned investors seeking differentiated opportunities for strategic capital deployment or tailored solutions. EnerTech partners with companies across all stages of enterprise value creation from late development and seed through commercialization and growth. While investment activities are predominantly focused in North America, EnerTech partners with teams globally on an opportunistic basis. ## Right Side Capital Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, SaaS, Health Care Right Side Capital Management is a venture capital firm that helps startups build their company. It invests exclusively in the pre-seed round of technology startups and makes 75-100 investment per year. The firms prefers to invest in diversified technology sectors such as the internet and cloud companies.RSCM was established in 2010 and is basedin San Francisco, California. ## Lifeline Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 18 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, E-Commerce Lifeline Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm specializing in startups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, games, web based and general high technology sectors. It seeks to invest in Finland with a few investments made outside Finland as well. The firm targets investing between €0.5 million ($0.66million) and €1 million ($1.32 million). It seeks make inception to Series A investments. Lifeline Ventures Oy was founded in November 2009 and is based in Helsinki, Finland. ## CDP Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rome, Lazio, Italy - Relevant deals: 17 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology CDP Venture Capital Sgr - National Innovation Fund aims to make venture capital a cornerstone of the country's economic development and innovation, creating the conditions for an overall and sustainable growth of the venture capital ecosystem. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co