California Energy Commission Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

State agency for energy policy, planning, and efficiency promotion.

Founded

1974

Deals · 12mo

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Stage focus

Grant

Geographic focus

Canada

Finland

United Kingdom

United States

Sector focus

Energy

Energy Efficiency

Energy Management

Investment portfolio

19rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
SirenOpt	Oct 2025Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Tandem PV	Jul 2025Led	$4 MGrant
Sepion Technologies	Oct 2024Led	$18 MGrant
Ev.energy	Feb 2024Led	$41 MGrant
ZeroAvia	Jan 2024Led	$3 MGrant
RedoxBlox	Jan 2024Participated	$16 MGrant
Antora Energy	Nov 2023Led	$4 MGrant
Next Energy Technologies	Apr 2023Led	$3 MGrant
Ample	Feb 2023Led	$15 MGrant
Monarch Tractor	Nov 2022Led	$3 MGrant
Yotta Energy	Aug 2022Led	$1 MGrant
OhmConnect	Apr 2021Led	$3 MGrant
SirenOpt	Oct 2025Participated	$9 MOther Equity
Tandem PV	Jul 2025Led	$4 MGrant
Sepion Technologies	Oct 2024Led	$18 MGrant
Ev.energy	Feb 2024Led	$41 MGrant
ZeroAvia	Jan 2024Led	$3 MGrant
RedoxBlox	Jan 2024Participated	$16 MGrant
Antora Energy	Nov 2023Led	$4 MGrant
Next Energy Technologies	Apr 2023Led	$3 MGrant
Ample	Feb 2023Led	$15 MGrant
Monarch Tractor	Nov 2022Led	$3 MGrant
Yotta Energy	Aug 2022Led	$1 MGrant
OhmConnect	Apr 2021Led	$3 MGrant

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Deal Distribution

California Energy Commission: 19 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Series B	0	1
Other Equity	1	3
Grant	13	1

Monthly Deal Activity

California Energy Commission: 19 deals are recorded across 186 months. All available history
Month	Deals
May '11	1
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	0
Jun '12	1
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	0
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	1
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	1
Jul '15	0
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	0
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	0
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	0
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	0
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	1
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	0
May '19	0
Jun '19	0
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	0
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	1
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	0
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	1
May '21	0
Jun '21	0
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	0
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	1
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	1
Dec '22	0
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	1
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	0
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	0
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	1
Dec '23	0
Jan '24	2
Feb '24	1
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	0
May '24	0
Jun '24	0
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	1
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	1
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	1
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	0
Oct '26	0

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

California Energy Commission: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (15 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Clean Energy & Sustainability	15
Data, Analytics & IT	4
Transportation & Logistics	4
Manufacturing	4
Food & Agriculture	4
Real Estate & Construction	3
Space & Frontier Tech	3
Travel & Hospitality	1
Enterprise Software	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Networks, Cloud & Communication	1
Marketing & Advertising	1
Hardware & Robotics	1
Health & Life Sciences	1
AI & Machine Learning	1
Social & Community Platforms	1
Developer Tools	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

California Energy Commission: 19 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	12
$5M-$10M	1
$10M-$25M	4
$25M-$50M	2
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 3 of 3 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

California Energy Commission: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (16 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	16
Europe	2
Canada	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

California Energy Commission: 9 co-investors are shown, with U.S. Department of Energy sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
U.S. Department of Energy	2
CALSTART	1
Hitachi Ventures	1
InMotion Ventures	1
Inversiones Financieras Perseo	1
Nypro	1
The Frost Group	1
Visionaries Tomorrow	1
Voyager Ventures	1