About Clean Energy Ventures

Turning nascent innovations into category-defining companies.

Moving the needle on climate change is essential to our future. We've been compounding expertise in this space for decades, applying deep technical and commercial rigor to identify, fund, and transform lab breakthroughs and early winners into market-leading companies.

20+

Year INVESTING TRACK RECORD

50+

Companies Backed

2

Funds Under Management

Clean Energy Ventures team

For Generations

Investing in climate tech since before it was a category.

Our managing partners have been investing in climate since the early 2000s, when they founded an investment cohort of energy industry executives and entrepreneurs dedicated to clean energy — bringing together operators, engineers, and investors around a single idea: that climate solutions demand the same discipline as any other fundamental business or technology challenge.

In 2017, that conviction became Clean Energy Ventures. Today, we manage over $400 million across two funds, backing companies built on proven science with clear paths to commercialization. We were here before the hype, and we'll be here long after.

We were operators first, and we invest like it.

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Our People

Meet the team behind the mission.

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Clearly Applied Science

What we look for.

We look for companies where the science is proven, the path to commercialization is clear, and the potential for climate impact is measured in gigatons. Our diligence is rigorous and technical. We model each company's ability to achieve multi-gigaton emissions mitigation from day one. But fundamentals go beyond climate math: we evaluate competitive advantage, capital efficiency, team strength, and the market path to commercial scale.

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Hard Tech Builders

We don't fund from the sidelines.

Building hard tech companies takes more than capital. It takes the right innovation, the right people, and the discipline to stay the course or know to pivot when required. We've started and run companies ourselves, and we know what challenges founders face. That's why we embed directly, co-developing IP, building commercial strategy, coaching leadership teams, and taking active board seats.

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Community & Affiliations

Organizations we support & belong to