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| 22.09.2025 | GridStrong: $10 Million Seed Funding Raised To Automate Grid Compliance And Reliability | GridStrong is an advanced platform dedicated to simplifying and automating the compliance and operational processes for electric grids. Recently, the company announced that it has completed a $10 million seed funding round, which was oversu... |
| 20.09.2025 | GreenLite: $49.5 Million Series B Secured To Transform Construction Permitting With AI | GreenLite, a rapidly growing construction technology company, has announced that it has raised 49.5 million dollars in a Series B funding round. The round was led by Insight Partners, a global software investor, with additional support from... |
| 17.09.2025 | GridStrong Raises $10M in Seed Funding | GridStrong, a NYC-based provider of a platform for automating electric grid compliance and operations, raised $10M in Seed funding.
The round was led by Congruent Ventures with participation from Energize Capital, along with investments fro... |
| 16.07.2025 | Felt Raises $15M in Funding | Felt, an Oakland, CA-based provider of a cloud-native geographic information systems (GIS) platform, raised $15M in funding.
The round was led by Energize Capital, with participation from BCV and Footwork.
The company intends to use the fun... |
| 25.10.2024 | Urbint's $35 Million Boost: A Game Changer for Energy Resilience | In a world increasingly battered by storms and natural disasters, the need for robust disaster response tools has never been more critical. Urbint, a Miami-based startup, has stepped into this arena with a fresh infusion of $35 million in f... |
| 24.10.2024 | Urbint raises $35M to enhance disaster response tools for energy sector
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One click below supports our mission to provide f... | Risk management platform startup Urbint Inc. announced today that it has raised $35 million through a strategic investment from S2G Ventures for further development of its resiliency and storm response solutions for utilities.
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| 21.08.2023 | Energize Capital: Climate Software Investor Raises $300 Million | Energize Capital (previously Energize Ventures) – a leading climate software investor – recently announced the close of its second growth fund, bringing the firm’s total capital commitments for the growth equity platform to $300 million.
Th... |
| 27.07.2023 | Introducing Energize Capital | In an exciting update for our firm, Energize is proud to announce two big – and closely related – firm milestones: We’ve closed our second growth fund, and we’ve changed our name from Energize Ventures to Energize Capital. These changes pos... |
| 27.07.2023 | Energize Capital raises $300 million growth equity platform as market for climate software matures to new level of scale | Firm surpasses $1.2 billion in assets under management; changes name to Energize Capital to reflect go-forward investment strategy
CHICAGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Energize Capital (formerly Energize Ventures), a leading climate softw... |
| 18.07.2023 | Why We Invested in PVcase | Energize is proud to participate in the $100 million financing of PVcase, the software solution for designing, estimating and optimizing utility-scale solar assets, alongside Highland Europe and Elephant VC. Energize managing partner John T... |
| 18.07.2023 | Lithuanian solar tech startup PVcase raises $100M in a Series B | Lithuanian solar tech startup PVcase raises $100M in a Series B
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| 06.07.2023 | 15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023 | The first half of 2023 hasn’t been kind to startups, but venture capital investors weren’t spared migraines either. Some VCs had a tough time of it, with their portfolio companies finding it hard to fundraise, while others dialed back their... |
| 06.06.2023 | Why We’re Continuing to Invest in Sourcemap | Energize is proud to lead the $20 million Series B investment in Sourcemap, marking our second investment in the supply chain mapping and monitoring software. We are joined by the E14 Fund, an existing investor. Energize’s Juan Muldoon main... |
| 24.05.2023 | Introducing Energize’s 2022 Annual Impact & ESG Report | Download Energize’s 2022 Annual Impact & ESG Report here.
The Energize team is thrilled to present our 2022 Annual Impact & ESG Report, an annual review of our impact and ESG approaches and performance across Energize’s firm and po... |
| 10.05.2023 | Introducing Electrifying Everything: 2023 Edition | Last summer, Energize released our comprehensive “Electrifying Everything” investment thesis, including our proprietary deep dive research report, the culmination of our 10-part blog series and our list of the top 30 software innovators app... |
| 20.04.2023 | How Fintech Innovations Are Accelerating the Energy Transition | Though not always included in conversations around climate tech, finance is an essential component of the energy transition. Most of the sustainable infrastructure projects that form the energy transition’s backbone require financial lendin... |
| 13.04.2023 | Capstone: 10 Ways to Win in Climate Software | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on our series opener and the Ways to Win countdown:
If you’ve been following o... |
| 27.03.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #1: Find Product-Budget Fit | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on our series opener and the Ways to Win countdown:
While many software invest... |
| 15.03.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #2: Align to Revenue | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on our series opener and the Ways to Win countdown:
As we near the end of our ... |
| 09.03.2023 | Energize's 2022 in Review | Now that another Chicago winter is (almost) behind us, we’re ready to reflect on the last year. 2022 affirmed Energize’s guiding belief that the time for climate software is now. Amid a challenging macroeconomic landscape, sustainability ta... |
| 07.03.2023 | Why We Invested in Banyan Infrastructure | Energize is proud to lead the $25 million Series B investment in Banyan Infrastructure, the software engine powering sustainable finance. Energize is joined by new investors SE Ventures and Elemental Excelerator and existing investors VoLo ... |
| 23.02.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #3: Activate the Climate Talent Honeypot | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on our series opener and the Ways to Win countdown:
From the migration to remo... |
| 08.02.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #4: Hype Cycles Don't Drive Sales Cycles | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on our series opener and the Ways to Win countdown:
At Energize, we like to ge... |
| 26.01.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #5: The Power of Climate Product-Led Growth | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on the series opener and our Ways to Win countdown:
As the race to transition ... |
| 12.01.2023 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #6: “Own the Problem” | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on the series opener and the first four Ways to Win in our countdown:
At Energ... |
| 20.12.2022 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #7: Don’t Skimp on Customer Success | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on the series opener and the first three Ways to Win in our countdown:
In trad... |
| 05.12.2022 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #8: Price to Scale | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on the series opener and the first two Ways to Win in our countdown: #10: When ... |
| 21.11.2022 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #9: "You Never Get Fired for Buying IBM" | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, catch up on the series opener and #10: When SaaS Metrics Fail in Climate Tech.
At Energ... |
| 09.11.2022 | USD 50 million to boost Beekeeper’s growth | |
| 09.11.2022 | Why We’re Continuing to Invest in Beekeeper | Energize is excited to share a new milestone in our partnership with Beekeeper, the frontline success platform for the deskless workforce. Energize joined the company’s $50 million Series C financing along with existing investors Thayer, Sw... |
| 09.11.2022 | Taking the sting out of frontline communications, Beekeeper adds $50 million to the hive | Zurich-based workplace app that connects the non-desk workforce to operational systems and communication channels Beekeeper has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round. The fresh honey is aimed at further fueling the company’s growth... |
| 07.11.2022 | Ways to Win in Climate Software #10: When SaaS Metrics Fail in Climate Tech | Welcome to “10 Ways to Win in Climate Software,” an Energize series defining the playbook for sustainability SaaS entrepreneurs. In case you missed it, read the series opener.
The Silicon Valley tech boom that has defined recent decades ha... |
| 24.10.2022 | Energize Presents: 10 Ways to Win in Climate Software | After years of being under-resourced, the field of climate technology – from EVs to carbon sequestration – is finally in full bloom. As entrepreneurs and venture capitalists flock to the space, barriers like soft costs, red tape and constri... |
| 28.09.2022 | Why We're Continuing to Invest in Sitetracker | We’re excited to announce Energize’s continued investment in Sitetracker, the operations management software for renewable energy and telecommunications infrastructure deployment, marking our third investment in the company. Sitetracker has... |
| 27.09.2022 | Why We Invested in SINAI | Energize Ventures is proud to lead the $22 million Series A investment in SINAI Technologies, the decarbonization intelligence platform, marking our third investment in carbon market infrastructure. Energize is joined by Stardust Equity and... |
| 14.09.2022 | Why We Invested in Monta | Energize Ventures is proud to lead the $30 million Series A+ investment in Monta, the only all-in-one EV charging management platform, alongside existing investors Creandum, Pale Blue Dot, byFounders and Headline. This marks our third inves... |
| 14.09.2022 | Patch lève 55 millions de dollars de série B, intégrant l’action climatique directement dans l’économie mondiale | SAN FRANCISCO, 14 sept. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patch, la société de technologie climatique qui fait de l’action climatique significative une partie de l’activité de chacun, a annoncé aujourd’hui un tour de financement de série B de 55 mil... |
| 14.09.2022 | Monta mounts up for North American expansion with €30 million raise | Monta has raised €30 million in what the company is calling a Series A+ funding round. In addition to solidifying and bolstering its market position in Scandinavia, the UK, and Germany, Monta is also now setting its sights further afield an... |
| 14.09.2022 | EV charging platform Monta raises at $155M valuation to expand into the US | EV charging company Monta has been building out EV charging solutions to make it easier to charge electric vehicles everywhere. It started in Europe, but it just raised an additional $30 million from Energize Ventures, at a $155 million val... |
| 13.09.2022 | Patch Raises $55M Series B, Embedding Climate Action Directly Into the Global Economy | SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patch, the climate-tech company that is making meaningful climate action a part of everyone’s business, announced today a $55M series B funding round, customer growth and overall company mom... |
| 13.09.2022 | Why We Invested in Patch | Energize Ventures is proud to lead the $55 million Series B investment in Patch, the API-powered digital backbone for carbon markets and other regulated emissions, marking our second investment in carbon market infrastructure. A16z, Coatue,... |
| 16.08.2022 | Energize Ventures Releases 2021 Impact & ESG Report | Download Energize’s 2021 Annual Impact & ESG Report here.
In an important milestone for our firm, we are excited share Energize Ventures’ 2021 Annual Impact & ESG Report publicly for the first time. Energize invests in software sol... |
| 10.08.2022 | What the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Climate Software | On Sunday, the U.S. Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act. If passed by the House of Representatives, the bill will mark a tremendous milestone for investments in climate technology and infrastructure, providing $369 billion to turbocha... |
| 22.06.2022 | Electrifying Everything: The Top 30 Software Innovators | In the past five years, Energize has spoken with more than 400 promising startups addressing solar, wind, clean firm power, battery storage, transmission, EV charging, building electrification and demand flexibility. As a culmination of our... |
| 22.06.2022 | Electrifying Everything: Why Software is Alpha in the ClimateTech Deluge | Electrification is a key theme of Energize’s investment thesis. We invest in software and business model innovations, many of which directly contribute solutions towards decarbonization by means of electrification. This marks the capstone p... |
| 26.04.2022 | Why We're Continuing to Invest in TWAICE | We’re excited to announce Energize’s continued investment in TWAICE, the leading predictive analytics software for batteries. This funding includes $30M in additional Series B capital led by global investment firm Coatue, with participation... |
| 07.03.2022 | Energize Ventures Year in Review: 2021 | 2021 was marked by growth for the Energize team. While adding a lot of “new,” we consistently iterated on our investment thesis and core values across all functions of our firm – from deals to operations. Keep scrolling for a snapshot of wh... |
| 02.03.2022 | Why We Invested in NCX | Energize Ventures is proud to lead the $50 million Series B investment in NCX—the leading marketplace for quality carbon credits. J.P. Morgan, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Dalus Capital, and Clearvision Ventures also joined the round, a... |
| 28.02.2022 | Why We're Continuing to Invest in Aurora Solar | Today, we're excited to announce Energize’s continued investment in Aurora Solar, the leading operating system for the solar industry. Energize co-led the company’s $200M Series D financing alongside Coatue Management, with participation fr... |
| 19.01.2022 | Smartcar announces $24M Series B to power the next wave of mobility innovation | "As more software applications emerge to serve the increasing number of connected and electric vehicles, Smartcar is well-positioned as the leading API platform for developers across a wide breadth of mobility-focused industries.”
MOUN... |
| 19.01.2022 | Why We Invested in Smartcar | Energize Ventures is proud to lead the $24 million Series B investment in Smartcar, the API developer platform for connected vehicles. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and New Enterprise Associates (NEA) also participated in the round... |
| 13.01.2022 | Here Comes The Sun: How Software Makes Solar Energy More Profitable | The first wave of solar innovation was focused on getting costs down. Now, the industry must look to software and automation to unlock the next phase of growth. My team at Energize Ventures is doing a lot of work on this space and we wanted... |
| 01.10.2021 | Why the autopsy of Zoom’s dead $14.7 billion deal matters | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign up to get it delivered free to your inbox.
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| 29.09.2021 | Energize Ventures Closes Second Fund, At $330M | Energize Ventures, a Chicago, IL-based global alternative investment manager, closed its second flagship fund with total capital commitments of $330m.
Energize intends to invest in digital solutions with proven potential to optimize energy,... |
| 29.09.2021 | Energize Ventures Raises $330 Million Fund to Invest in Digital Technologies Accelerating the Energy Transition |
CHICAGO, September 29, 2021 -- Energize Ventures, a leading global alternative investment manager that funds digital-first solutions accelerating the sustainable energy transition, today announced the closing of a second flagship fund wit... |
| 29.09.2021 | Energize Ventures raises $330M to fund energy, mobility and climate resiliency technology | Energize Ventures, an early and growth-stage venture fund, has announced the closing of its second fund with total capital commitments of $330 million. Fund II will be used to help scale and commercialize software across renewable energy, m... |
| 29.09.2021 | Chicago's Energize Ventures raises $330M fund | - |
| 22.06.2021 | Energize Ventures is Hiring: Principal- Growth Equity | Apply to join our team!
We’re excited to share that Energize Ventures is hiring! Apply to join our growing team of investment professionals to help accelerate the digital transformation of energy and sustainable industry. We are looking fo... |
| 19.05.2021 | Munich-based battery analytics company TWAICE powers up with $26 million in Series B round | Munich’s battery analytics software company TWAICE has raised $26 million in a Series B round led by Energize Ventures (not to be confused with Energizer, the battery company, and bunny, of a similar name). All previous investors including ... |
| 05.04.2021 | Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure in 2021 | At Energize Ventures, we believe that software can be a powerful tool driving the transition of energy and sustainable industry. There is an important digital layer that allows electricity grids, transportation networks, data centers, manuf... |
| 04.02.2021 | DroneDeploy Secures $50M to Accelerate Development Beyond Drones and Solidify Global Market Leadership | SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading enterprise drone data company DroneDeploy today announced it has raised $50 million in Series E financing. The round was led by existing investors Energize Ventures and AirTree, with ... |
| 13.12.2020 | Energy Transition Jobs: Plug Power readies for M&A with new VP, plus Solaria, Samsung SDI, Aurora Solar, QuantumScape | Kevin Kopczynski is now VP of strategy and M&A at Plug Power. Plug Power recently raised about $1 billion to build a network of hydrogen systems for fuel-cell-powered vehicles and forklifts.
Tom Thompson was promoted to VP of sales at h... |
| 03.12.2020 | Venture capital funding in solar, storage and energy intelligence sees a year-end surge | In this year like no other, solar, storage and cleantech investors are finding reasons for optimism — driven, in part, by an incoming Biden administration aiming to enact a $2 trillion climate plan.
Here’s a rundown of these year-end invest... |
| 30.11.2020 | Aurora Solar raises $50M for remote photovoltaic sales and design | Aurora Solar, a SaaS startup developing software that enables solar installers and financiers to design and sell residential solar remotely, raised $50 million in a Series B led by Iconiq Growth, along with existing investors Energize Ventu... |
| 17.11.2020 | There Will Be (More) Blood: Exxon Should Acquire BP | The 2007 movie thriller There Will be Blood portrayed the ruthless quest for wealth throughout the 1920s oil boom. Wannabe oil barons menacingly clamored for land and used any method to extract and convert crude oil to wealth. |
| 29.10.2020 | Electrifying Everything: The Key to Decarbonization & A More Sustainable Future | Electrification is a key theme to Energize’s investment thesis. We invest in software and business model innovations, many of which directly contribute solutions towards decarbonization by means of electrification. This is the inaugural pos... |
| 13.10.2020 | Matroid Completes $20 Million Series B Financing to Expand into Manufacturing and Industrial IOT | PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–October 13, 2020–
Matroid, the leading U.S. computer vision (CV) provider and a world leader in machine learning, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series B funding led by Energize Ventures with ... |
| 09.10.2020 | New energy transition exit: the Array Technologies IPO | Here is an incredible story about resilience and perseverance in the renewables industry.
A 30 year-old hardware company, previously overlooked and dismissed as selling a niche solar product, is now growing >100% year-over-year with re-a... |
| 02.02.2020 | Energy and industrial VC activity down in 2019: Here’s what it means for entrepreneurs | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Last year, I wrote about the massive 10-year grow... |
| 02.02.2020 | Energy and industrial VC activity down in 2019: Here’s what it means for entrepreneurs | Last year, I wrote about the massive 10-year growth trend in venture capital dollars flowing into technology companies that serve the energy and industrial verticals. In fact, venture funding for startups addressing these verticals grew 30%... |
| 30.05.2019 | Sitetracker Raises $10M from Energize Ventures | Sitetracker, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based essential project, asset, and work management platform for critical infrastructure companies, received an approx $10m investment from Energize Ventures, extending the company’s Series B financing to $3... |
| 22.03.2019 | 11 Under-The-Radar Chicago VCs You Should Know About | In my most-recent Forbes article, I shared about 12 Chicago-based VCs that are behind hot startups both within our region, like G2 Crowd, and beyond, like SpaceX. These firms tend to get a lot of buzz and make national headlines, but they a... |
| 08.03.2019 | Analysis: The Biggest Deals of 2019 By Women-led Ventures Land Outside The U.S. | 70 Shares Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
In honor of International Women’s Day, we analyzed the biggest deals that female-led companies scored so far in 2019. We didn’t plan on leaving out the United States, but it turns out that the top d... |
| 04.03.2019 | Jupiter raises $23 million to tell businesses and governments how climate change will destroy them | Whether it’s by flood, fire, or the fury of a storm, climate-related catastrophes are now impacting most cities and towns across the country. As these natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, cities and the businesses that resi... |
| 22.01.2019 | Industrial tech may not be sexy, but VCs are loving it | There are nearly 300 industrial-focused companies within the Fortune 1,000. The medium revenue for these economy-anchoring firms is nearly $4.9 billion, resulting in over $9 trillion in market capitalization.
Due to the boring nature of som... |
| 22.01.2019 | Industrial tech may not be sexy, but VCs are loving it | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
There are nearly 300 industrial-focused companies... |
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| 27.09.2018 | Energize Ventures Closes First Venture Capital Fund, at $150M | Energize Ventures, a Chicago, IL-based venture capital fund investing in digital solutions for energy and industrials, closed its first fund, at $150m.
Limited partners (LPs) included industrial companies such as Invenergy, General Electric... |
| - | EGEB: 100 homes in Vermont to get free Gen 2 Span Smart Panel in pilot program | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is the first US utility to offer the Span Smart Panel in a pilot program.
Chicago-based Energize Ventures leads its first investment in the battery sector.
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| - | Munich-based battery analytics company TWAICE powers up with $26 million in Series B round | Munich’s battery analytics software company TWAICE has raised $26 million in a Series B round led by Energize Ventures (not to be confused with Energizer, the battery company, and bunny, of a similar name). All previous investors including ... |
