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CB Insights AI 100

April 8, 2021 John Tough

CB Insights is a top research organization for the private markets. They do a great job creating market maps and…

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What is an “Edge Operating Strategy”?

April 5, 2021 John Tough

Over the past decade, a common question t Fortune 500 CTOs and CIOs were seeking to answer was “what’s your…

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CDPQ & Energize Ventures

April 2, 2021 John Tough

We all know venture-backed startups need to raise capital. A lesser known fact is that venture firms identify and raise…

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Pennies & Train Tracks

March 25, 2021 John Tough

I was speaking with one of Energize’s Limited Partners this week. For the VC newbies, LPs are the groups (endowments,…

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Digital S-Curve: Hardtech’s Opportunity

March 12, 2021 John Tough

The materials industries are stubbornly analog. As seen below, the analog industries like: agriculture, mining & materials, buildings, rail &…

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Hydrogen is Coming

March 10, 2021 John Tough

This week, Barclays released a future of the energy economy presentation and there was a big section on hydrogen. And…

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Team, Office & Travel

March 8, 2021 John Tough

Our team has been going into the office 1-2 days per week for the past few months. We stagger and…

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Transmission is Coming: Xcel Power Pathway

March 5, 2021 John Tough

Transmission might be the least interesting part of the energy transition. It is also one of the most important lynch…

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Energize’s Investment into Fast Radius

March 4, 2021 John Tough

Q1 2020 was pretty wild: in January we closed on an investment into Awake Security. And in February 2020 we…

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Busy Times in Sustainable Transportation & Mobility Tech

March 3, 2021 John Tough

Cowen investment banking does a great job summarizing the sustainable technology markets. February was a busy month. I won’t /…

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