Energize led the $24M Series B into Smartcar in January 2022. We had performed extensive research on how innovation in the mobility landscape could enable the electrification of mobility. Ultimately we wanted to identify and invest in a software company that served as many stakeholders in the mobility space as possible. We felt there would …
We have some investments in the climate software arena that are very tangible combinations of digital and climate: Aurora Solar designing rooftop solar, Patch as a marketplace for the carbon markets, etc. We also have a few investments at that “digital X climate” intersection where the climate connection is harder to grasp. These companies tend …
Last week I was fortunate to be part of the Morgan Stanley Sustainable Finance conference. My conversation was a fireside chat with a leading executive at Morgan Stanley and the topic was “Climate Earthshots”. MS defines Earthshots as more realistic, near-term versions of pie-in-the-sky moonshots. The topics included:1- Potential scale of technologies that are available …
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 applying digital solutions to help accelerate widespread electrification. In brief, we believe electrifying everything – and powering those electrons with zero-carbon clean energy – is the optimal …
I was on a podcast this week with Chris Wedding and his Entrepreneurs for Impact. Here is his summary below, and the links to the podcast are here: On Spotify and on Apple Podcasts Here is the summary from Chris Want access to $1.2B for investing in climate software? What 4 megatrends are driving climate …
A link to the post on the site for the full post can be found here). Below is also the text. My two cents: At Energize we have 5 ethos written on the wall. One of those core tenets is “We choose to grow, together”. 2022 was a great year for Energize Ventures and our year-end figures …
At Energize we have proprietary data sources that reveal the types of assets being deployed within the energy & sustainability movement. We also have the benefit of focus, and our team has been tracking the funds flow of renewables projects for close to 5 years. While utility scale projects capture the headlines and are a …
A company in the Energize portfolio with a focus on renewables is in a big GROWTH mode to meet the market opportunity. As part of that internal investment, the team is hiring for two key positions. The roles are not yet public but if you know of any candidates (or you yourself are interested) please …
To deploy capital as a professional investment firm, first the firm must raise capital for the specific Fund strategy. The capital contributors in a Fund vehicle are called “Limited Partners” and tend to be institutional asset managers, family offices, corporates or individuals. There are several ways these firms evaluate a prospective firm (aka “Manager”), the …
Goldman Sachs has a podcast called Exchanges at Goldman Sachs. They kicked off their 2023 series with a summary on the M&A outlook for 2023, titled “Complex but Optimistic Outlook for Deal Making” There were 5 topics in here that jumped out to me for their relevance in the current environment. I also thought these …