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💥 💪 Introducing Energize Endurance – and building out our team! ⚡⚡
Energize Capital is a firm aligned to growth of the climate markets. For us, the climate narrative has always encompassed
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HQ Expansion
In 2020 the entire Energize team fit comfortably in a (maybe) 2,000 square foot space on the 11th floor of
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Team first
In September Energize held our 2-day marathon of events: the Energize NEXT Climate Software conference, and our Annual General Meeting. Before the day started at our conference we were able to sneak away for a quick team photo. That photo of the current team is below – and we have another 3 starting before year-end.
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Europe scales up – Energize leads $13M investment into Elum
One of the first investments Energize made as a firm was in a European leader, Nozomi Networks. Since then we have deployed nearly 20% of our invested capital into the European ecosystem. While others shy from the market we believe there is tremendous climate and industrial technology innovation emerging.
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Energize leads $8M investment into GridStatus (…2 years in the works)
I've gained a lot of value from posting to this blog over the years. But the story below probably is my favorite example of creativity, content, and the long-term relationship mindset we have at our firm.
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Climate Solutions: The Meteoric Rise of Solar Power
Last week The Economist published an article titled "The Exponential Growth of Solar Power Will Change the World," emphasizing a well-known trend at Energize: energy technologies such as solar and batteries are rapidly expanding.
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The Team
Energize holds an annual summer retreat, alternating between a Chicago-based
event and a travel destination. This year we went to the east coast and focused
on how we can continue to invest in our team’s resources to meet the scale and
complexity of the growing climate opportunity.
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