Venture capital firms investing in energy

2,505 investors have made two or more investments in energy companies: 2,242 funds and 263 angels. Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Khosla Ventures and SOSV lead by energy deal count, and Series A is the most crowded stage.

2,505investors with two or more energy deals
2,242VC firms
263Angel investors
Active at stage
Pre-seed1,638
Seed2,321
Series A2,348
Series B+2,133
By investor type
VC firms1,567
Angels263
Family offices31
Private equity524
Other120
An investor counts as an energy investor with at least two portfolio companies tagged energy. One deal does not make a thesis. In the table, deals are the investor's energy investments, while Last 12 mo counts all of its deals in the past year. Source: Fundraisly investor database, September 2026.

The most active investors in energy

InvestorTypeDeals in energyLast 12 moLeadsHQ
Breakthrough Energy Venturesbreakthroughenergy.org
VC137
17
YesParis
Khosla Ventureskhoslaventures.com
VC132
106
YesMenlo Park, CA
SOSVsosv.com
VC122
81
YesPrinceton, NJ
Kleiner Perkinskleinerperkins.com
VC100
65
YesMenlo Park, CA
Syndicate89
187
YesManchester, NH
Energy Impact Partnersenergyimpactpartners.com
VC83
17
YesNew York, NY
Antlerantler.co
VC77
316
YesSingapore
Lowercarbon Capitallowercarbon.com
VC76
26
YesJackson, WY
VC71
12
YesMenlo Park, CA
VC70
57
YesBonn

What the numbers say about energy

2,505 investors with two or more energy deals. 2,242 funds and 263 angels

Only 1,567 of the 2,242 funds are classic VC firms. The rest are syndicates, family offices and private equity

Series A and Seed are neck and neck. 2,348 and 2,321 active investors

Breakthrough Energy Ventures leads by energy deal count. 137 investments in energy

Frequently asked

Q1

Does an energy startup need an energy-focused investor?

No. Most of the 2,505 are generalist funds with a handful of energy deals; a focused thesis matters mainly at pre-seed and in capital-intensive sub-sectors. Look for the partner who led the fund's last energy deal, not for the word in the fund's name.

Q2

How many investors do founders contact to get meetings?

Founders in our Raise Benchmarks reached 45 to 900 investors per round. Besample reached 900 investors for 55 first meetings. Energy rounds are crowded on both sides, so targeting matters more than volume.

Q3

How do I get a warm intro to an energy investor?

Fundraisly's Warm Intro maps your team's LinkedIn connections against every investor in this database and shows which of these funds and angels a colleague can introduce you to.

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